Foundation · Professional · Research

Curriculum Roadmap

The complete map of the Hacking Design curriculum across the Foundation, Professional and Research tracks, with the status of every course: live, in development or planned.

Live, full course In Development, outline final, content in progress Planned, roadmap only, no page yet

Foundation 36 courses

The irreducible core. Every designer, regardless of discipline.

F1 · Seeing 11 courses

F2 · Thinking 10 courses

F3 · Making 9 courses

F4 · Knowing 6 courses

Professional 23 specializations across 5 clusters

Applied practice for working designers, mirroring NID's 5 faculties. Clusters are a grouping label, every specialization keeps its own top-level URL.

Communication Design

  • P3 Graphic Design 6 courses In Development Renamed from Visual Design
  • ID Information Design 8 courses In Development
  • PH Photography Design 10 courses In Development Ten courses outlined, further specialisations planned
  • MV Film, Video & Animation 8 courses In Development Eight courses outlined, further specialisations planned
  • Exhibition & Spatial Design Planned
  • New Media Design Planned

Industrial Design

  • PD Product Design 10 courses In Development
  • FI Furniture & Interior Design 8 courses In Development
  • Ceramic & Glass Design Planned
  • Transportation & Mobility Design Planned
  • Toy & Game Design Planned
  • Universal Design Planned

Textile / Apparel / Lifestyle & Accessory Design (TALAD)

  • Textile Design 10 courses Planned
  • Apparel / Fashion Design 20 courses Planned
  • LA Lifestyle & Accessory Design 8 courses In Development Includes footwear as 2 courses

IT Integrated Design

Interdisciplinary Design

Research 19 courses

Cross-cutting methodology and theory for designers moving from practitioner to scholar. All nineteen courses are outlined with module lists and are marked in development.