Our Profile
Established in 2001 at Zurich University of the Arts, IAD is an educational and research environment in which we explore and create interactive experiences. We apply design thinking to real-world issues and develop novel interfaces, services and systems. Focused on opportunities emerging in our networked society, IAD's members work on concrete projects for business clients and users, as well as pursue academic research relevant for interaction design community.
Our Study Programs
We offer three study programs on Bachelor, Master, and PhD level with exciting courses in the fields of embodied technology, design theory and practice.
Our Research Fields
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Sonic Interaction
Sound Design for interactive products and commodities -
Embodied Interaction
Design of responsive environments and situated experiences -
Banking Experience
Designing customer-oriented banking experience -
Design Methods
Exploring design-oriented methods and approaches
Latest News
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Livecoding Workshop am 21. April 2012 -
Einladung zum UCD – Usability für Schlaganfallpatienten am Donnerstag, 29. März 2012, 18.30 Uhr – 20.00 Uhr. -
Karmen Franinovic talks about ways in which creating with self-actuated materials changes architecture and design practices. -
Ein Symposium von Ökonomen, Philosophen, Kulturtheoretikern und Designforschern. -
EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), IDSIA (Istituto Dalle Molle di Studi sull'Intelligenza Artificiale) und ZHdK treffen sich um einen kreativen Workshop über Robjects zu entwickeln! -
Die SimpleOpenNI Software Bibliothek von Max Rheiner prominent beschrieben im neuen Buch «Making things see» von Greg Borenstein.
Bachelor Projects 2011
CUBE
Studium 2011
Strokes can cause partial paralyzation. In order to rehabilitate motoric and cognitive movement control - patients need to exercise their impaired body parts. CUBE contributes to patient's training by creating an interactive experience.
Karmen FraninovicMax Rheiner
Selected Projects
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Small screen - big...
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Dreamcloud
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Emotive Environments...
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iGallery
