Umeå Institute of Design

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Student Work

Exploring AI in autonomous vehicles towards a trustworthy environment
Me & AI

Exploring AI in autonomous vehicles towards a trustworthy environment - Mario Schaffeld / MFA TD

A conceptual exploration of interaction design through weaving
Interwoven

A conceptual exploration of interaction design through weaving - Sandra Lundberg / MFA IxD

A tool for blind-deaf users to measure temperature independently
Point of Contact

A tool for blind-deaf users to measure temperature independently - Mika Sinclair / BFA ID

Carbon Care Work
Carbon Care Work

Exploring carbon dioxide removal under an ethos of care - Oliver Weglinski / MFA IxD

Sustainable e-mobility for regenerative agriculture ranchers
CAKE - Kibb

Sustainable e-mobility for regenerative agriculture ranchers - Fanny Jonsson MFA TD

Playful therapies for children with motor disabilities
hemi

Playful therapies for children with motor disabilities - Natalia Ikebara / MFA APD

Exploring the future of carbon positive mobility

The 'Aurora' enterprise saw students venture beyond the conventional as they investigated future user experience in tomorrow’s carbon positive vehicles.

The project, carried out in collaboration with BMW, began with a field trip to an island in the north of Sweden, where students experienced a deep and immersive reconnection to nature.

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Explore our Master's programmes

MFA Interaction Design

The Master’s programme in Interaction Design deals with the relation between people and IT.

MFA Transportation Design

The Master's programme in Transportation Design challenges students to innovate all matter of mobility.

MFA Advanced Product Design

The Master's programme in Advanced Product Design explores design through the lens of societal challenges.

Life at UID

Facilities

Since its inception in 1989, UID has gained a reputation as a dynamic environment offering exceptional possibilities for creative studies.

Arts Campus

Sitting on the banks of the Ume River, the vibrant Arts Campus is located just a stone's throw away from the Umeå city centre.

Experience Umeå

In Umeå, nature always serves as an inspiration, with a sun that barely sets in the summer and cold snowy winters.

Student spotlight

Designing through the eyes of a child

For her grad project, Natalia Ikebara, MFA APD, developed playful hand therapies for children with motor disabilities.

Challenging fossil fuels in agriculture

MFA TD student Fanny Jonsson's grad project, CAKE Kibb, is an autonomous ATV safeguarding the ecosystem of farms.

Sustainability through the kaleidoscope

Since the turn of the new millennium, sustainability has been an omnipresent buzzword in the world of design. But what does actual sustainable design look like?

UID’s two new professors in design for sustainability, Danielle Wilde and Cindy Kohtala, paint a multifaceted picture, focusing on bottom-up movements and the inclusion of marginalized voices, rather than silver bullet solutions.

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Design research

Sustainability at UID
Sustainability at UID
Sustainability at UID

At UID, we prepare students to become leading voices in initiating sustainable transformation

Sustainability at UID

At UID, we prepare students to become leading voices in initiating sustainable transformation