Design Education
NICC Anniversary Newsletter
NICC Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Two new programs:
UG Product Design and
PG Interaction Design
For their 10th Anniversary year
NICC has expanded the bouqet of
their programs - “Product Design
has always been taught at NICC
on a Postgraduate level. Many
Undergraduate students, however,
have shown interest in the
program while designing in the
domain of Packaging Design and
Experiential Design, so it was a
natural progression to intriduce
Product Design studies to students
in the Undergraduate programs.” says Aleksandra Rose, Dean,
NICC.
Interaction Design has been a part
of
Communication
Design
programs, which includes Web
and Mobile Application Design.
“The focus of digital technology is
moving quickly in the direction of
enabling greater control of every
aspect of our lives via internet and
mobile technology. Therefore, the
focus of Interaction Design has
shifted towards more effective
interaction with physical products
and systems.”- said Dr. Akash
Rose, Director, NICC. “What
makes the program unique is the
combination of studies that
focuses equally on human-centric
Design Thinking as well as
Technology. The program combination with MBA in Information
Systems brings an extra edge to
our students in the job market. ”
NICC students specializing in
domains of Product Design and
Interaction Design have already
been placed in the past with a
number of companies in India,
which
include
Cognizant
Technologies, RSA Division Of
EMC2, Global Delight, Pearl Pet,
Foley Design and others.
T
he world has changed more
rapidly over the past ten years
than it has in the past - in
terms of new opportunities,
specifically in the creative domain.
Demand for high level Design
Professionals is rising every day, but
supply of qualified career-ready
graduates is very small. The rapidly
evolving
and
increasingly
pan-disciplinary profile required for
these great careers needs a dynamic
and industry-centric education developed and constantly evolved by
experienced industry professionals in
tune with current creative industry
demands. NICC exists to deliver
exactly this education and skill
profile.
careers in high-grade starting-salary
brackets in the corporate sector
within India. This is also the foundation on which many have successfully obtained entry to careers and
speciality postgraduate programs at
elite higher-education institutions
abroad. These Diplomas have
pan-European acceptance since
NICC is an ELIA Member-Affiliate,
which counts over 400 institutional
memebrs worldwide. The global
validity of the diploma is further
ratified and reinforced via NICC's
prestigious acceptance by ICSID as a
member. The curriculum advisory by
Industry and NICC's membership of
CII ensure Industry relevance and
acceptance
which
particularly
empowers speciality-specific placement in respected industry careers.
The Unique Formula
National Qualification:
Right from its inception in 2005,
NICC decided on a formula which
simultaneously provides both a
traditional education (with a UGC
Degree) and an Internationally
respected, industry-guided careerspecific Diploma structure. Such a
structure ensures a two-pronged gain.
NICC's National segment operates in
collaboration with its sister Education Trust's 'Universal College'.
Students of NICC Twinning and
Combination programs are automatically under this Education Trust as
well as the NICC International Trust.
The Degrees given are issued by
Bharathiyar University duly recognized by UGC. The National Degree
confers the status of Graduate /
Postgraduate in terms of the National
Education System.
International Qualification:
NICC
International
Diploma
Programs provide state-of-the-art
career oriented knowledge, portfolio
and skill-sets. This is the foundation
on which NICC students have, for the
past 10 years, commenced their
Design is
Innovation.
It is what makes
life better
Exams at NICC are not the ordinary run of the mill
First year undergrad student presenting her project
the challenge and fun really begins, as these
combine different creative disciplines and
interconnect them. A typical example in the
foundation year is where the project brief given is
a stop-motion animation (an animation developed
by making multiple photographs of increments of
movements of a subject), where theoretical
knowledge and practical skills in photography, art
and film are combined to create the output. The
Visual Arts
domains in the first three years, and
students opt for one of them for their
specialization in the fourth year.
Students are placed with design
studios, ad agencies, and IT companies.
International Graduate Diploma in
Visual Arts + B.Sc.Visual Communication Degree:
The program includes studies in 3
major domains - Photography, Film
and Animation. Students study all of
these domains in the first three years,
and opt for specialization in one of
them in the fourth year. This structure
enables students to work in a
spectrum of industries, and makes
them specialists in the preferred
domain of their choice, empowering
placement with film production
studios, animation studios, or entry to
the world of corporate communication and advertising. They can also
choose and be guided to successful
entrepreneurship careers.
Exchange
Programs
with Otago Polytech,
New Zealand
Exchange programs during one’s
education are a great way to travel
the world and experience different
cultures and education systems.
In December, NICC signed an
Exchange Program agreement with
the renowned Dunedin School of
Art, a division of Otago Polytechnic
in New Zealand. The agreement
enables students of both institutions
to apply for a semester term to be
spent at the host institution, attend
classes and work on projects without
incurring additional costs for tuition
fees. Students can apply for
exchange programs in domains of
Photography, Art, Digital Design and
Animation studies.
9 Postgraduate Programs with a unique edge
Interaction Design + MBA Information Systems
Product Design + MBA Project / Technology Mgmt.
Interior Design for Retail + MBA Retail Mgmt.
Communication Design + MA MassCom
Cinematography + MA MassCom
Animation Production + MA MassCom
Photography + MBA Executive
Photography
Cinematography
Advertising Print Design
Product Design
Animation Production
Web & Interaction Design
Interior Design for Retail
3D Composited Animation
Communication Design
Product Design
Communication Design
International Graduate Diploma in
Communication Design + B.Sc.
Visual Communication Degree:
This program includes studies in
Graphic Design and Illustration for
process involves students in
envisioning a story and creating a
story-board, as well as making the
assets (mini stage sets, characters,
props), set up lighting. They must
then decide on choice of photographic lenses and techniques to
shoot the motion-graphic scenes they
create, combine multiple frames in
postproduction software and add
sound tracks. In other words, knowledge and skills in art, photography,
and film are combined to produce a
project with a specific deliverable.
Similarly, other three projects during
the year combine different creative
disciplines to produce projects in
graphic design, product design, and
moving media.
These projects are a great experience
for students since they can clearly
assess their own progression,
strengths and weaknesses and decide
which set of creative disciplines they
enjoy more and suit them better. The
experience with each project also
provides a platform for students to
take up a specific stream – product
design, communication design or
visual arts for their second third and
fourth year - the program streams
conducted by NICC on the undergraduate level.
It is these projects that allow students
to carve out unique paths in their
education, create a portfolio of
tangible and meaningful work, and
ultimately reach their dream professions by building on their passion,
knowledge and skills.
NICC is the first institution in
India to deliver a comprehensive
and complete program in the
High-End 3D platform, “Lightwave”. This was the program used
by Rob Powers, in the groundbreaking film ‘Avatar’. Mr.Powers
was one of the original "Malibu
Five" Avatar concept design team
and the first CG artist to join James
Cameron’s team as Animation
Technical Director for the film. He
subsequently became President of
the Lightwave Group. Lightwave
is the specialist’s platform for SFX
and VFX. It is used extensively for
virtually every form of Motion
Graphics as well as complex
Mechanical, Interior, Furniture,
Packaging, Product and Appliance
Design. The NICC Postgraduate
3D program includes all of the
above as well as creation of assets
for Game Design, Modeling,
Texturing, Rigging & Animation,
Real-World Dynamic Simulation,
and the application of this amazing
program to the creation of
spectacular Illustration and photoreal walkthroughs and print -media
content.
This takes 3D out of the realm of
‘only for animation’ and creates
valuable professionals who can
apply this to every field from
Real-Estate Pre-Visualization to
Electro-Mechanical
Product
Design.
The program also covers the
creation of Stereolithographic
output for direct input to
3D-Printing machines for prototyping and production.
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Certified Awesomness: NICC Students celebrating their graduation
NICC’s Undergraduate Twinning Programs: Design is
A foundation that nurtures creativity and the Future
lets you build your future - your own way
Many students, after completing their
school education, are aware that they
have the “creative spark” and have a
strong inclination towards creative
thinking. They are, however, often
unaware of the creative domains
which provide respected, stable
careers. It is even more so with
parents, who perhaps never had the
opportunity to be connected with
Design and related creative fields.
Students, therefore, need a platform
to familiarize them with the different
creative disciplines and opportunities. At NICC the first academic year
of undergraduate programs is exactly
that platform which serves as the
foundation-laying period. Students
are introduced to photography,
graphic design, art, filmmaking,
modeling and animation, game
design, print design, material studies.
All of these disciplines are addressed
not merely in theory, but equally in
terms of practical projects and
assignments, so that students learn
how to think creatively as well as to
convert their ideas into tangible
results.
It is in the quarterly projects where
New dimensions in Applied
3D Modeling & Animation:
Pre-Visualization &
Industrial Prototyping
NICC has education objectives born from the need for a
different kind of education in high-profile career specific areas
- particularly Technology and Media oriented Design, the rapid
growth of which is similar to the career revolution seen by the
IT Industry. The objective is to produce industry ready
professionals to fill this exponentially growing and highly
specialized pool of stable, respected and high-income careers.
NICC has been successfully pursuing its mission for the past
decade, and here’s how
Print and Digital Media, Advertising Design, and
User Interface Design for Web and Mobile Applications. Studies revolve around all of these
International Graduate Diploma in
Product Design + B.Sc. Visual
Communication Degree
The program includes studies in
Aesthetics and Function, Materials
and
Manufacturing
Processes,
Mechanical Systems, Electronic
Systems, Ergonomics, Soft Prototyping (3D Modeling), Physical Prototyping, Physical and Digital Interface
Design, Market Research Systems
and Marketability, Branding and
Packaging
and
Sustainability.
Students have a choice to opt to
pursue careers in Packaging Design,
Toy and Game Design, Appliance &
Consumer Durables Design or
Lifestyle Accessory Design.
Packaging Design
Commercial Photography
3D for Industrial Design
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