Design Courses in Florence, Italy

Florence Design Academy:
Florence Design Academy (F.D.A.) is an international school providing academic and master's degree design courses in the center of Florence in the Tuscany region of Italy (approximately 3 hours north of Rome). The F.D.A. is one of the best and futuristic design schools in Europe for its international award winner teachers and designers with amazing talent. Our school offers high quality equipment and the use of powerful and modern tools. The fusion of our technology and methods are the base of a professional career.

Academic Courses:

- Graphic Design:  The graphic design course is offered as a one year course, two year course and three year course. These courses offer the knowledge and experiences of traditional art techniques and modern digital art techniques that one needs to know to become a competetive graphic designer.

- Interior Design:  The interior design course is offered as one year course, two year course and three year course. These courses offer the knowledge and experiences that one needs to become a competetive interior designer. Interior design is an important part of our life and creates personality in a room. Important themes are light, color, shadows, materials, shapes, furniture design and architectural details in a ambient.

- Industrial Design:  The industrial design course is offered as one year course, two year course and three year course. These courses offer the knowledge and experiences that one needs to know to become a competetive product designer. Every product must have two characteristics: functionality and appearance. The combination of shapes, colors, materials, technology and design will give the object a new dimension.

Master's Degree Courses:

- Graphic Design:  This master's degree course of Graphic Design is designed to improve the skills and knowledge of professionals and graduated students that want to reach a high level of professionalism. The course allows to the student to become a competent and competitive professional on a today very aggressive market.

The main objective of the master's course of graphic design is to enable students and professionals to achieve their full potential and creativity. The master's course will develop student's ability to use the broad range of new technology available to designers for creative generation and presentation of projects. The student will explore graphic design from many points of view, as well as a creative thought process requiring both inquiry and critical thinking.

The teachers of our graphic design school offer precious knowledge in traditional and modern graphic design, 3D graphics, 3D animations and virtual-enviroment. During the course, students have the opportunity to take part in international design contests. In this way, every student will be able to have hands-on experience with theory and real practice. The master of graphic design has a duration of one year. Students from other schools or universities may apply by sending a curriculum of their studies.

- Interior Design:  This master's course of Interior Design is designed to improve the skills and knowledge of professionals, like architects or interior designers, and graduated students that want to reach a high level of professionalism. The course allows to the student to become a competent and competitive professional on a today very aggressive market.

The main objective of the master course of interior design is to enable students and professionals to achieve their full potential and creativity. The course will develop the student's ability to use the broad range of new technology available to designers for creative generation and presentation of projects. The student will explore interior design from many points of view, as well as a creative thought process requiring both inquiry and critical thinking.

The teachers of our interior design school offer precious knowledge in traditional and modern graphic design, 3D graphics, 3D animations and virtual-enviroment. During the course, students have the opportunity to take part in international design contests. In this way, every student will be able to have hands-on experience with theory and real practice. The master;s degree course in interior design has a duration of one year. Students from other schools or universities may apply by sending a curriculum of their studies.

- Industrial Design:  This master's degree course of Industrial Design is designed to improve the skills and knowledge of professionals and graduated students that want to reach a high level of professionalism. The course allows to the student to become a competent and competitive professional on a today very aggressive market. 

The main objective of the master's course of industrial design is to enable students and professionals to achieve their full potential and creativity. The course will develop student's ability to use the broad range of new technology available to designers for creative generation and presentation of projects. The student will explore industrial design from many points of view, as well as a creative thought process requiring both inquiry and critical thinking.

The teachers of our industrial design school offer precious knowledge in traditional and modern graphic design, 3D graphics, 3D animations and virtual-enviroment. Students have the opportunity to take part in international design contests. In this way, every student will be able to have hands-on experience with theory and real practice. The course has a duration of one year. Students from other schools or universities may apply by sending a curriculum of their studies.

* All of our courses are taught in English.

Additionally:
- An Italian language course is provided for free to students of the design courses of the F.D.A.

- A special summer course of 3D visualization and advanced photorealistic rendering for professionals.