VIT School of Design (V-SIGN)
Our undergraduate programmes would encourage contemporary design thinking and would give a wider perspective to the thoughts and ideas of tomorrow. Our Bachelor of Design programme aims at developing skills, knowledge and aptitude among students so that they can bring about innovation in the product manufacturing industry.
Programmes Offered in Vellore Campus:
- B.Des. (Industrial Design)
B.Des. (Industrial Design)
The 4-year B.Des. (Industrial Design) program at VIT prepares students for careers in a variety of roles in design industry. Students are given holistic training in designing, developing, producing, and marketing various products and services. In addition, the program seeks to encourage freedom of expression and creativity through the development of innovative concepts with professional execution to help students become conversant in the philosophy and psychology of both historical and contemporary art and design forms. In this program, students are trained in the design and development of computer-based product designs using advanced digital sketching tools like Cintiq or Wacom. The USP of this design program is ‘designing for the smart-world’. So, students are well-trained in the subjects related to ‘Industry 4.0’ and they are made ready for the design challenges of contemporary world.
The Program will prepare the students to,
- Independently carryout complete Industrial Design considering aesthetics, ergonomics, etc.,
- Work in multicultural cross discipline teams effectively.
- Communicate the design and other technical aspects effectively using various tools.
- Have appreciation for the professional code of ethics for the creative process
- Design and develop appropriate products for the smart world
- Be well-trained in the subjects related to ‘Industry 4.0’ and made ready for the design challenges of contemporary world
Discover yourself / Introduction to Design / Freehand Sketching and Drawing / Colour and Composition / Design Drawing - Analytical and Orthography / Design Studio - Material Exploration / History of Industrial Design / Creative Exploration Techniques / Graphic Design and Typography / Design Thinking and Process / Materials and Processes - Metals / Materials and Processes - Non-Metals / Computer Aided Design / Elements of Form / Model Making / Fundamentals of Ergonomics / Simple Product Design / Representation Techniques / Techno-Scientific Principles / Advanced Form Studies / Manufacturing Processes / Advanced Ergonomics / Indian Society and Culture / Product Semantics / Electricals and Electronics / User Experience Design / Motion and Transmission / Packaging Design / Techno-Aesthetic Detailing / Technically Complex Product Design / Interaction Design / Product Presentation and Portfolio Making / Start up and Entrepreneurship / System Design
Toy Design / Product Branding / Design for Sustainability / Visual Syntactics / Inclusive Design / Technical Graphics / Ethnographic Research / Artificial Intelligence / Smart Product Design / Advanced 3D Modelling and Simulation Techniques (VR and AR) / Product Photography / Mobility Design / Exhibition Design / Advanced Computer Aided Design / Artefacts Design / Mechatronics and Robotics / Nature Inspired Design / Retail and Space Design / Healthcare Product Design / Design Project for Social Concern / Design Project for Special Needs / Design Project for Services / Collaborative Design Project
- This programme prepares students to become creative professionals for tackling the complexity of design problems in the 21st century by creating products, systems, and environments which help to innovate and improve everyday objects and situations.
- Students are trained to design “SMART Products”. This program besides imparting knowledge of designing tangible products additionally provides skills to incorporate “Internet of Things (IoT), multimodal natural interfaces, AI planning, and machine learning”.
- Career options include design positions in various industries like consumer electronics, home appliances, healthcare products, education, transportation, furniture, digital design, OTT platforms, and IT.
- Curriculum includes training to become a professional in design companies or a designer in start-ups / leading product manufacturing houses or a successful entrepreneur.
PROTICS Studio
This studio enables studies on form & colour for the development of new designs. All simulation models in soft materials for aesthetic studies are created here. The studio is well equipped to make mock-up models and prototypes using various materials. There is a dedicated Paint Booth with a Front open dry type filtering system and an air compressor. This facility is for professional quality spray painting of product models.
3D-iD Studio
This Industrial Design studio is meant for creating three- dimensional products / objects. It is equipped with 40 high-end iMacs. Students learn to build 2D and 3D models of products using image creation software tools.
iD-Innovation Lab
This laboratory facilitates the entire cycle of product design - experimentation to create designs in its final form. This Lab is well equipped with Wacom tablets such as Cintiq and Intuos for digital sketching and image manipulation. It is also equipped with machines for 3D Scanning and 3D Printing.
Smart PD Lab
The Smart Product Design laboratory mainly focuses on the development of futuristic products. Today, end users demand products with extended functionality, increased complexity, enhanced smartness and impeccable aesthetics. ‘Smart’ products are products that have the ability to identify and respond to changes in the environment and the user's needs. This is achieved through the integration of mechatronics into product design by enhancing control in the products using electronics, including microprocessors and micro-controllers.
Ergonomics Lab
The discipline of ‘Human Factors & Ergonomics’ deals with the designing of products and systems to match the abilities of people in order to improve user satisfaction, safety, performance and productivity. Studies on the physical factor of the human-product-interaction in a controlled environment, depending on the usage are done in the Ergonomics Lab. These studies are also done in the virtual environment using software tools like Delmia. This lab is equipped with devices like Electronic Digital Goniometer, Absolute axis Goniometer, Algometer, BLC Dynamometer, Polar Heart Rate Monitor, Holtain, Harpenden, Anthropometric Set and the Jamar Digital Hand Evaluation Set.
3D printing and Laser cutting and engraving
Laser Studio
Laser cutting is a process based on the removal of material by heating and cutting the part following a determined trajectory.
Laser cutting has been proven as a technically superior, cost-effective alternative in a broad spectrum of manufacturing requirements. Precision high-quality cuts, at very rapid rates, are hallmarks of this widely accepted process.
SIL Laser cutting machine helps students to cut sheets made of different materials for developing new product designs