Centre for Design Studies

Design Education of the Future: A Pioneering Approach Following the academic model of the Royal College of Art, London –World’s No. 1 Design School for ten years running, CDS draws upon the best in International & National Design Educators and Professionals for conducting its courses. This gives the students the highest quality of design inputs, unmatched by any other design school in India. The CDS Academic Program has been developed and is being mentored by Prof Kirti Trivedi, one of the most eminent design educators from India, Former Professor, IDC, IIT Bombay; and the founder of India’s First Master of Design Program in Visual Communication; and a Member of the International Team of Design Educators who formulated the Manifesto of the Future of Design Education, presented at 'Oullim' – the ICOGRADA Millennium Congress in Seoul, 2000 The completely new academic program at CDS includes courses of the future, and exciting new areas of work such as Projection Mapping, Generative AI, Visual Music, Immersive Environments, and Interactive Installations. State-of-the-Art facilities and a campus culture of freedom and joyful learning ensures that all learners get to develop their own creative potential to the fullest.