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Araştırma Görevlisi İlanı Nihai Sonuçları

30 Ekim 2023 tarih ve 32354 sayılı Resmi Gazete ile ilan edilen Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Endüstriyel Tasarım Bölümü’nde istihdam edilecek 3 adet Araştırma Görevlisi kadrosu için başvuruda...

Araş Gör. Ön Değerlendirme Sonuçları

30 Ekim 2023 tarih ve 32354 sayılı Resmi Gazete ile ilan edilen Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Endüstriyel Tasarım Bölümü'nde istihdam edilecek 3 adet Araştırma Görevlisi kadrosu için başvuruda...

A seminar by Pınar Kaygan: "Gendered Aspects of Designing"

As a part of ID480 Design Management course, Pınar Kaygan will give a seminar titled "Gendered Aspects of Designing". The seminar will happen at Kubbealtı at the Faculty of Architecture on 24th May...

A seminar by Birnur Şahin: “Story of Joining a Global Company after Graduation”

As a part of BA 100 Career Planning course, Birnur Şahin will give a seminar titled “Story of Joining a Global Company after Graduation”. The seminar will be held online on 17th May 2023,...

A seminar by Mehmet Emin Okutan: Entrepreneurship in Design

As a part of ID480 Design Management course, Mehmet Emin Okutan will give a seminar titled "Entrepreneurship in Design". The seminar will happen at Kubbealtı at the Faculty of Architecture on 10th...

International Event on Material Culture in Collaboration with Israel, the Neri Bloomfield Haifa School of Design (WIZO Haifa)

METU Industrial Design Department hosted the first phase of an international event on material culture as part of a regional project led and funded by our partner university in Israel, the Neri...

A lecture by Yekta Bakırlıoğlu: Design Management for Sustainability

As a part of ID480 Design Management course, Yekta Bakırlıoğlu will give a lecture titled "Design Management for Sustainability". The lecture will happen both as an online and at Kubbealtı at the...

A seminar by Aren Emre Kurtgözü: Material Culture and Everyday Life in Turkey: The Turkish Tea Glass and the Dolmuş

As a part of ID403 Collaborative Design course, Aren Emre Kurtgözü will give a seminar titled "Material Culture and Everyday Life in Turkey: The Turkish Tea Glass and the Dolmuş". The seminar will...

A seminar by Sertaç Ersayın: Codes and Impact of Design

As a part of ID480 Design Management course, Sertaç Ersayın will give a seminar titled "Codes and Impact of Design". The seminar will happen at Kubbealtı at the Faculty of Architecture on 12nd April...

A seminar by Nihal Bursa: "Material Culture of Turkish Coffee"

As a part of ID403 Collaborative Design course, Nihal Bursa will give a seminar titled "Material Culture of Turkish Coffee". The seminar will happen online on 7th April 2023, Friday, between 10.40...

A seminar by Özge Özdemir: Generating Design Briefs in the Automotive Industry

As a part of ID480 Design Management course, Özge Özdemir will give a seminar titled "Generating Design Briefs in the Automotive Industry". The seminar will happen at Kubbealtı at the Faculty of...

A seminar by Değer Demircan Acılıoğlu: In-house Design Practice in Turkey

As a part of ID480 Design Management course, Değer Demircan Acılıoğlu will give a seminar titled "In-house Design Practice in Turkey". The seminar will happen online on 22nd March 2023, Wednesday,...

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A seminar by Demet Doğanay and Hilal Bayer: Both a Blessing and a Curse

As part of ID121 Introduction to Industrial Design course, our recent graduates Demet Doğanay and Hilal Bayer will give a seminar titled 'Remote Work: Both a Blessing and a Curse'. The seminar...

A seminar by Bartu Bugatur: Solar Supported Product Design

Bartu Bugatur will give a seminar titled 'Solar Supported Product Design'. The seminar will happen on 22nd December 2022, Thursday, at 12:30, at Kubbealtı, METU Faculty of Architecture. We invite...

A seminar by Berk İlhan: Wonder&Design

As a part of the ID121 Introduction to Industrial Design course, Berk İlhan will give a seminar titled 'Wonder&Design'. The seminar will happen on 14th December 2022, Wednesday, at 14:40, in...

Announcement for Undergraduate Students whose Maximum Period of Education has Expired

Exam dates for undergraduate students whose maximum term of education has expired are listed below.

A Seminar by: Damla Çay: Tackling Challenges for Co-designing Geographical Visualisations

As a part of the ID480 Design Management course, Damla Çay will give a seminar titled 'Tackling Challenges for Co-designing Geographical Visualisations'. The seminar will happen online on 2nd June...

A Seminar by: Eileen Blackmore: Using Circular Design Applications in an Always Moving Society

As a part of ID480 Design Management course, Eileen Blackmore will give a seminar titled ‘Using circular design applications in an always moving society’. The seminar will happen online on 28th...

Tones of UX Week 06: Design Literacy by Mehmet Emin Ciddi

This week in Tones of UX, we are hosting Mehmet Emin Ciddi from Insider to present “Design Literacy”. The presentation will happen online on the 3rd of December 2021, Friday, between 16.30-17....

Tones of UX Week 05: Design Strategy by Arda Sesli

This week in Tones of UX, we are hosting Arda Sesli from Primer to present “Design Strategy”. The presentation will happen online on the 26th of November 2021, Friday, between 16.30-17.30 and...

Tones of UX Week 04: Make Out of Stories, Not Atoms by Çiğdem Demir

This week in Tones of UX, we are hosting Çiğdem Demir from UserGuiding to present “Make Out of Stories, Not Atoms”. The presentation will happen online on the 19th of November 2021, Friday,...

Tones of UX Week 03: Know Your User by Özgürol Öztürk

This week in Tones of UX, we are hosting Özgürol Öztürk from Xedzone to present “Know Your User”. The presentation will happen online on the 12th of November 2021, Friday, between 16.30-17...

Tones of UX Week 02: Embrace Your Curious Self by Sezgi Kaya

#embrace #curiosity #tonesofux #id415 #tonesofux This week in Tones of UX, we are hosting Sezgi Kaya from Bosch eBike Systems to present “Embrace Your Curious Self”. The presentation...

Tones of UX Week 01: Design for Business and Organization by Özge Atçı

Özge Atçı’nın “Design for Business and Organization” konulu sunumu YouTube’da yayında! https://youtu.be/ZeZkNTbx8XA #design #business #organization #tonesofux #id415 This week in Tones...

Industrial Design: An Unlimited Discipline to Discover Yourself

This week ID121 History of Industrial Design hosts Industrial Designer Ecem Kumbasar from TED University to present “Industrial Design: An Unlimited Discipline to Discover Yourself.” The presentation...

ID415 UX for Special User Groups Course Invitation

The ID415 UX for Special User Groups Course is offered as an elective course this semestre at METU, Department of Industrial Design. If you want to participate in the course, please apply no later...

UTAK 2022 “Tasarım ve Çoğulculuk” Web Sitesi Yayında!

“Tasarım ve Çoğulculuk” teması ile düzenlediğimiz UTAK 2022 – 5. Ulusal Tasarım Araştırmaları Konferansı’nın web sitesi yayında! Temalı oturumların içeriği, konferansa bildirileriniz, çalıştaylar ve...

A Seminar by Sine Çelik: Embracing Complexity Through Systemic Design

As part of ID480 Design Management course, Sine Çelik will give a seminar titled “Embracing complexity through systemic design”. The seminar will happen online on 15th June 2021, Tuesday, between 12:...

A Seminar by Stuart Walker: The Third Exit

Prof. Dr. Stuart Walker, Chair of Design for Sustainability and Co-Director of the ImaginationLancaster Research Lab, which he co-founded at Lancaster University, will be giving an online seminar...

A Seminar by Ezgi Ozan Avcı: Sustainable Design Considerations for Product Personalization

Dr. Ezgi Ozan Avcı, full-time lecturer in Yaşar University Department of Industrial Design, will be giving an online seminar titled “Sustainable Design Considerations for Product Personalization.”...

Workshop: Design for User Intentions

Dilruba Oğur Aydın, our Ph.D. candidate and research assistant at METU Department of Industrial Design, facilitated a whole-day generative design research workshop by incorporating the “Design for...

A Seminar by Orhan Irmak: Cardboard and Creative Packaging Design

Orhan Irmak, co-founder and design director of Orhan Irmak Tasarım, will be with us for an online seminar titled “Cardboard and Creative Packaging Design”. All interested are kindly invited to a Zoom...

A Seminar by Alex Jimenez: Why to introduce sustainability in design processes. The case of Nutcreatives

As part of ID480 Design Management course, Alex Jimenez will give a seminar titled “Why to introduce sustainability in design processes. The case of Nutcreatives”. The seminar will happen online on...

A Seminar by Nazlı Terzioğlu Özkan: Investigating User Perspectives related to Product Repair towards a Circular Economy

Nazlı Terzioğlu Özkan, researcher at Product Realisation Department, Linköping University in Sweden, will be giving an online seminar titled “Investigating User Perspectives related to Product Repair...

Guest Speaker Stuart Walker: Design after a Pandemic

Stuart Walker, Chair of Design for Sustainability and Co-Director of the ImaginationLancaster Research Lab, joined us on 17 April 2021 as part of the ID 561 Product Design for Sustainability, Guest...

2020-21 Spring Semester Courses and Schedule Are Announced

You may find the documents in the for students page.

International Women’s Day

METU Industrial Design Department wishes you a happy International Women’s Day!

A Seminar by Güzin Şen: Virtual reality (VR) and Experience Prototyping: UX Research through Simulation

Güzin Şen, instructor at METU Department of Industrial Design, will be giving an online seminar titled “Virtual reality (VR) and Experience Prototyping: UX Research through Simulation”. All...

Happy New Year!

METU Industrial Design Department wishes you a happy new year!

A Seminar by Yekta Bakırlıoğlu: “Exploring New Forms of Collaboration: Open Design & Distributed Production for the Circular Economy”

Yekta Bakırlıoğlu, postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Media and Visual Arts, Koç University will be giving an online seminar titled “Exploring New Forms of Collaboration: Open Design &...

Course Invitation: ID728

ID728: Generative Design for Sustainability First meeting: 14 October, Wednesday, 09:00 If you want to register the course, you must attend the first meeting. Send an e-mail to dilrubaogur@gmail.com...

New Graduate Course: ID734

ID734 DESIGN FOR SPORTS, HEALTH AND WELLBEING by Prof. Dr Bahar Şener-Pedgley * the course may not appear in the registration list * FIRST MEETING: 13 OCTOBER, Tuesday @13:40 If you are...

New Graduate Course: ID715

ID715 CURRENT ISSUES IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN by Prof. Dr Owain Pedgley FIRST MEETING: 16 OCTOBER, Friday @ 09:40 If you are interested, you need to attend the FIRST MEETING..!
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2020-21 Fall Semester Courses and Schedule Are Announced

You may find the documents in the for students page.

Lisans tanıtım sunuşumuz, puanımız ve başarı sıralamamız

Üniversite Adaylarının dikkatine, Bölümümüzün lisans programı tanıtım sunuşuna buradan ulaşabilirsiniz. Yüksek öğretim Kurulunun kararı ile içerikleri aynı, ancak isimleri farklı olan...

Happy World Industrial Design Day!

Happy World Industrial Design Day!

Live Broadcast Invitation: Introduction to Undergraduate Program of Industrial Design at METU

We expect all interested to our live broadcast with the participation of the Chairperson, Prof. Dr. Gülay Hasdoğan, and the Vice Chairperson, Assist. Prof. Dr. Harun Kaygan on METU YouTube channel on...

Jury Invitation

ID202 Section 2 final jury “Protective mask for pandemic diseases” will be held online on 2-3rd of June at 13:30-17:30.

Conversation Invitation

ETMK Idea Conversations will be held on 23rd of May at 21:00 via Zoom with the participation of Mehmet Asatekin. Conversation will be held by METU Industrial Design Chairperson Güley Hasdoğan. https...

Competition Promotion

Reyhan Sezgin and Melike Özmen will introduce “Amorf Doğal Taş Yarışması” on 15th of May Friday at 12:30 via Zoom. Meeting ID: 87416396978 Password: 026149

Live Broadcast Invitation

One of our tutors Ece Yalım will be on live broadcast at 4th of May on “Tasarım Konuşuyor” in Kalebodur instagram page (@kalebodur) with Zeliha Yurdatap.

A Seminar by Müge Uçar and Yusuf Dudu from METU Technology Transfer Office (TTO): “Fikri ve Sınai Mülkiyet Hakları”

Müge Uçar and Yusuf Dudu from METU Technology Transfer Office (TTO) will be giving a seminar titled “Fikri ve Sınai Mülkiyet Hakları”. All interested are kindly invited to Kubbealtı on March...

A Seminar by Özgür Mutlu Öz: “Designing the UX at Arçelik”

Özgür Mutlu Öz, UX/UX Design Manager, from Arçelik Inc. will be giving a seminar titled “Designing the UX at Arçelik” as part of ID 480 Design Management seminars. All interested are kindly invited...

A Seminar by Secretary-General Erol Gül from KASAD and Business Development and Innovation Manager Aylin Topal Yılmaz from Lithosan: “Karton Ambalaj Tasarımı”

Secretary-General Erol Gül from KASAD and Business Development and Innovation Manager Aylin Topal Yılmaz from Lithosan will be giving a seminar titled “Karton Ambalaj Tasarımı”. All interested are...

A Seminar by Prof. Oğuzhan Özcan: “Tasarlarken Araştırmak (Koç Üniversitesi Deneyimi)”

Prof. Oğuzhan Özcan from Koç University will be giving a seminar titled “Tasarlarken Araştırmak (Koç Üniversitesi Deneyimi)”. All interested are kindly invited to Kubbealtı on February 11th, Tuesday...

UTAK 2020 Call for Workshops

8-10 Eylül 2020 tarihleri arasında Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesinde gerçekleştirilecek olan UTAK 2020, 4. Ulusal Tasarım Araştırmaları Konferansı kapsamında, tam metinli bildirilerin yanı sıra...

UTAK 2020 Conference Paper Submission Date Reminder

UTAK2020 Ulusal Tasarım Araştırmaları Konferansı için bildiri metni son teslim tarihinin 3 Şubat 2020 Pazartesi olduğunu hatırlatmak isteriz. Bildiri yazım şablonuna https://utak.metu.edu.tr/sablon-...

Happy New Year!

METU Department of Industrial Design wishes you a happy new year.

A Seminar by Refik Burak Atatür: “Service Design 101”

Refik Burak Atatür from I-AM Istanbul will being a seminar titled “Service Design 101”, as part of the ID 121 course. All interested are kindly invited to Yüksel Proje Amfisi A-4 on December 25th,...

A Seminar by Ece Yalım: “Why do we design?”

Ece Yalım from Ece Yalım Design Studio and Artful Interior Design Co., will be giving a seminar titled “Why do we design?”, as part of the ID 121 course. All interested are kindly invited to Yüksel...

A Seminar by Yashar Kardar: “Tackling System-Wide Challenges in Industry and Society”

Yashar Kardar from Viveka Incubation Center, will be giving a seminar titled “Tackling System-Wide Challenges in Industry and Society”, as part of the ID 121 course. All interested are kindly invited...

A Seminar by Sinem Güler Adalet : “Consumer Segmentation and Design Elements in Home Appliances”

Sinem Güler Adalet from B/S/H will be giving a seminar titled “Consumer Segmentation and Design Elements in Home Appliances”, as part of the ID 401 course. All interested are kindly invited to...

Workshop: Organic Design

Design Fiction Works research group is conducting a new workshop! What will happen when organic tissue is material for product designers? In this workshop, we will be using design fiction to think...

The First Lecture of the Academic Year: “On the Act of Designing”

One of the first academic members of our department Ali Günöven will be giving the opening lecture of the academic year. All interested in the lecture titled “On the Act of Designing” are kindly...

A Seminar by Sedef Süner-Pla Cerda: “Designing with Children: Methods and Guides”

Our graduate and the head of TEDU Department of Industrial Design Sedef Süner-Pla Cerda, will be giving a seminar titled “Designing with Children, Methods and Guides”, as part of the ID 301 course....

Seminer Invitation: Ufuk Keskin’in It’s a Great Day to Be a Designer: Design as a Bridge Between Technology and Human”

2004 mezunumuz Ufuk Keskin, ID 121 Endüstri Ürünleri Tasarımına Giriş dersi kapsamında “It’s a Great Day to Be a Designer: Design as a Bridge Between Technology and Human” başlıklı bir seminer...

Reminder: Necdet Teymur Research Award

Necdet Teymur Research Award is open for submissions until September 30th, 2019. All undergraduate students of architecture, industrial design and city & regional planning can apply. See poster...

50/40 Exhibitions

Don’t miss the chance to witness the history of industrial design education in Turkey and in METU! Celebrate 50/40 years with us. The exhibitions will open on June 28th, Friday.

METU Experience from the Eyes of Its Educators and Alumni

METU Department of Industrial Design is remembering its 50/40 years through its educators and alumni. Meet us at Kubbealtı on June 28th, Friday. (The panel will be in Turkish)

Announcement on 2019 Summer Internships

Announcement regarding summer internships can be found below in Turkish: Sevgili Endüstri Ürünleri Tasarımı Bölümü Öğrencileri, Eğitim programımızın önemli bir parçası olan ID 290, ID 390 ve ID 490...

Peak and mobile games: How do we make games? Industrial Designers of Peak

Our department’s graduate Başar Muluk and his colleague Yekta Ömer Akyol from Peak Games will be giving a seminar titled “Peak and mobile games: How do we make games? Industrial Designers of Peak” on...

Damla Tönük: “Materiality, Design, and the Caveman”

Our part-time instructor Damla Tönük Ph.D., will be giving a seminar titled “Materiality, Design, and the Caveman” on May 8th, 2019 Wednesday. We kindly invite all interested to Kubbealtı between 12:...

Necdet Teymur Research Award

Purpose of the Award This Award is set up in memory of Prof. Dr. Necdet Teymur, a METU graduate and an inspiring teacher. The purpose of the Award is to encourage extra-curricular research at...

Tuğçe Sönmez Evin: “New Generation Designers: Maker-designer”

Tuğçe Sönmez Evin, founder of Kitbox Design will be giving a seminar titled “New Generation Designers: Maker-Designer”, as part of the ID 480 Design Management course seminars. All interested are...

Necdet Teymur PhD Scholarship

Purpose of the Scholarship This scholarship is set up in memory of Prof. Dr. Necdet Teymur, a Middle East Technical University (METU) graduate and an inspiring teacher. The purpose of the...

Evren Akar: “The Advent of Usability and User Experience in the Turkish Private Sector: The UTRLAB Experience”

Evren Akar, UTRLAB Director of User Experience will be giving a seminar titled “The Advent of Usability and User Experience in the Turkish Private Sector: The UTRLAB Experience”, as part of the ID...

8 March International Women’s Day

Sultan Kaygın Sel: “Experience Design for Life”

Sultan Kaygın Sel, UX Lead at Vestel Electronics and a graduate of our department will be giving a seminar titled “Experience Design for Life”, as part of the ID 480 Design Management course seminars...

Prof. Jasjit Singh: “Are you inFORMed enough?”

Prof. Jasjit Singh from Sweden’s Lund University will be giving a seminar titled “Are you inFORMed enough? Skills and qualities needed to prepare future designers” on March 7th 2019, Thursday. We’d...

Results for the assistantship position

The results for the assistantship position can be found below.

2018-19 Spring Semester Courses and Schedule Are Announced

You may find the documents in the for students page.

Available Positions for Research Assistants

The call can be found here in Turkish.

Happy new year!

“Now What?” by Fulden Dehneli

Fulden Dehneli, a graduate from our department and industrial designer at Electrolux, will be giving a seminar titled “Now What?” on January 3rd, 2019 in Kubbealtı. Join us to share her experiences...

Tasarım Nedir? Buluş Nedir? 6769 sayılı Sınai Mülkiyet Kanunu’nun Getirdikleri

ODTÜ Teknoloji Transfer Ofisi Fikri Haklar ve Sözleşmeler Birimi tarafından gerçekleştirilecek olan, "Tasarım Nedir? Buluş Nedir? 6769 sayılı Sınai Mülkiyet Kanunu'nun Getirdikleri" başlıklı sunuma...

Dr. Orhan Irmak: Global Experience in Packaging Design

Dr. Orhan Irmak will be giving a seminar titled: “Global Experience in Packaging Design” as part of ID 403 Collaborative Design Seminars. The seminar will take place at Kubbealtı on October 10th...

Let’s Design Together: Apply for ID 403 Collaborative Design

This semester in ID403 Collaborative Design course we collaborate with Department of Food Engineering and Orhan Irmak Design. We invite undergraduate and master’s students from Departments of...

Design research from academy to practice

Assist. Prof Işıl Oygür from Ozyegin University will be giving a seminar titled “Design research from academy to practice” on Friday May 11th 2018 on 14:00, as part of ID 480 Design Management...

Call for Tracks: DRS LEARN X DESIGN 2019

Call for Tracks DRS LEARN X DESIGN 2019 Fifth International Conference for Design Education Researchers 9-12 July 2019, METU, Ankara We are happy to announce that Middle East Technical University...

Meeting to Commemorate Necdet Teymur and Necdet’ten Exhibition

Meeting to Commemorate Necdet Teymur: "Tasarım ve Mimarlıkta Kuram, Eğitim ve Söylem" April 20 2018 | 13:30 | Kubbealtı Exhibition: Necdet'ten April 20 2018 | 17:00 | Deanery Exhibition Hall METU...

Designing the UX at Arçelik

Özgür Mutlu Öz, UX/UI Manager of Arçelik A.Ş. will be giving a seminar titled “Designing the UX at Arçelik” on Friday April 6th 2018 on 14:30, as part of ID 480 Design Management seminars. We are...

Visual Language Theory & Practice in Automotive Design: Behold the Paradigm Shift!

Tuğra Erol (PhD) will be giving a seminar called “Visual Language Theory & Practice in Automotive Design: Behold the Paradigm Shift!” in Kubbealtı, Friday December 29th at 12:30. Tuğra Erol is a...

CROSSWAY: Urban Transit Concept

Our guest lecturer, Amsal Mumtaz from National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan, will give a seminar, entitled “CROSSWAY: Urban Transit Concept” on April 6th, 12:30, at Kubbealtı,...

Seminar: Working with Industrial Design Students from the Perspective of Architecture, Engineering and Business Administration Students

Students of the Interdisciplinary Design Studio; Elif Merve Ünsal, İbrahim Anıl Balkan, Utku Ay ve Jean-Piere Demir will be joining us in a panel, titled: “Working with Industrial Design Students...

Design for Life: Creating Meaning in a Distracted World

Our guest lecturer, Prof. Dr. Stuart Walker from ImaginationLancaster design research centre, will give a seminar, entitled “Design for Life: Creating Meaning in a Distracted World” on April 19th,...

Seminar: “Stories of Design Management in Arçelik”

Özgür Mutlu Öz, Senior UX&Industrial Designer in Arçelik will be giving a seminar called “Stories of Design Management in Arçelik” via video conferencing on Monday, April 4th 2016 between 15:00-...

Seminar: ICSID, ETMK and ETAK – Three Institutions and Current Industrial Design Agenda in Turkey

Within the scope of ID480 Introduction to Design Management course, Prof. Dr. Gülay Hasdoğan will give a seminar about “ICSID, ETMK and ETAK – Three Institution and Current Industrial Design Agenda...

Seminer: Design in Sustainability Transitions – Dr. İdil Gaziulusoy

Dr. İdil Gaziulusoy from University of Melbourne, School of Design will give a seminar, entitled “Design in Sustainability Transitions” on November 12th, 12:30, at Kubbealtı, Faculty of Architecture...

METU ID Talks: “The Invisible Product” – Dripta Roy

Dripta Roy, founder of the Dripta Design Studio in London, will give a seminar, entitled “The Invisible Product” on May 12th, 12:30, at Rm27., Faculty of Architecture. The seminar is open to all.

Graduate Seminar: A Brief Story of my Journey in 3D Printing, by Efe Alpay

Efe Alpay, PhD. Candidate in our department, will give a seminar, entitled “A Brief Story of my Journey in 3D Printing” on May 6th, 12:30, at Kubbealtı, Faculty of Architecture. The seminar is open...

Seminer: “Imagination’s Promise: Practice-based Research in Design for Sustainability” by Stuart Walker

Prof. Dr. Stuart Walker from ImaginationLancaster design research centre, will give a seminar, entitled “Imagination’s Promise: Practice-based Research in Design for Sustainability” on March 24th,...

Exhibition: Güner`ce Tasarımlar

We are commemorating our dear professor Güner Mutaf on the first year anniversary of his passing by exhibiting a collection of his works in “Güner`ce Tasarımlar” exhibition. We are inviting you all...

Project Sheeperd by METU ID Graduate Students

An interactive fun experience project that tries to mimic sheep-shepherd relationship in outdoor settings. It has been developed by our graduate students within the ID413 Interactive Prototyping for...

ODTÜ EÜTB Araştırma Görevlisi İlanı

13 Ekim 2014 tarihinde ilan edilen ODTÜ Endüstri Ürünleri Tasarımı Bölümü'nde istihdam edecek 2 adet Araştırma Görevlisi kadrosu (İlan No:23322) için yapılan başvuruların değerlendirilmesi...

Results of Pre-evaluation of Applications to Assistanship Positions

You can access the announcement that contains the results of pre-evaluation of applications to assistanship position for the Department of Industrial Design from link below

ID Open Lectures: Designing for Additive Manufacturing by Ian R. Campbell

Our guest lecturer, Ian R. Campbell from Loughborough Design School, will give a seminar, entitled “Designing for Additive Manufacturing” on May 5th, 12:30, at Rm.28, Faculty of Architecture.

ID Open Lectures: Product Styling: Influences, Analysis and Generation – Ian Storer

Our guest lecturer, Ian Storer from Loughborough Design School, will give a seminar, entitled “Product Styling: Influences, Analysis and Generation” on May 6th, 12:30, at Kubbealtı, Faculty of...

ID Open Lectures: “Designing Sustainability: Making Radical Changes in a Material World” – Stuart Walker

Our guest lecturer, Stuart Walker from ImaginationLancaster design research centre, will give a seminar, entitled “Designing Sustainability: Making Radical Changes in a Material World” on March 25th...

ID Open Lectures: “Imagination’s Promise: Practice-based Research in Design for Sustainability” – Stuart Walker

Our guest lecturer, Stuart Walker from ImaginationLancaster design research centre, will give a seminar, entitled “Imagination’s Promise: Practice-based Research in Design for Sustainability” on...

ID Open Lectures: “External Qualities: The Aesthetics of Color, Line, Shape, Texture, Pattern and Gloss” – Martin Skalski

Prof. Martin Skalski is a Professor at Pratt Institute, USA, and he is currently a guest lecturer in our department, giving the “Sense of Form” course. He is going to give an open lectrue entitled “...

ID Open Lectures: “Teaching and Design with Abstraction: A Third Year Industrial Design Class at Pratt Institute” – Martin Skalski

Prof. Martin Skalski is a Professor at Pratt Institute, USA, and he is currently a guest lecturer in our department, giving the “Sense of Form” course. He is going to give an open lectrue entitled “...

ID Graduate Seminars Series #1:

Our PhD graduate, Dr. Armağan Kuru, will give a seminar entitled “Exploration of User Experience of Personal Informatics Systems” as a part of our ID Graduate Seminars Series. The seminar will take...

Seminar: Imagining and Designing for the Future: How to Read Changes, as the Future Accelerates Needs and Perspectives – Maria Luisa Rossi

Maria Luisa Rossi, MFA Design Chair and Professor in College for Creative Studies, is giving a seminar, titled “Imagining and Designing for the Future: How to Read Changes, as the Future Accelerates...

Course Registration is Now Open!

Course registrations are now open, and you can find the information on courses, sections, and schedule below. For Undergraduate students: http://id.metu.edu.tr/en/people/undergraduate-program/...

Seminar: The Death of User-Centred Design – Jodi Forlizzi

Jodi Forlizzi from Carnegie Mellon School of Design is going to give a seminar, namely “The Death of User-Centred Design”, on May 22th, 2013, Wednesday, at 14.00, in METU Facualty of Architecture,...

OPEN STUDIO: Presentation and Workshop on 3D Modelling – Gün Acar

ID302 Open Studio continues with the Presentation and Workshop on 3D Modelling conducted by Gün Acar. The Presentation and workshop are free and open to the public 19 Apr 2013, Friday / 13:30 – 17:...

Seminer: Close to the Body – Oscar Tomico

Oscar Tomico, from TUe, the Netherlands will present a seminar entitled “Close to the Body” at METU Faculty of Architecture in Kubbealtı on the 12th April 2013 Friday at 12:30. Abstract: The...

Seminer: Rapid Prototyping in Education – Chet Bangaru

Chet Bangaru, from TUe, the Netherlands will present a seminar entitled “Rapid Prototyping in Education” at METU Faculty of Architecture in Rm.89 on the 11th April 2013 Thrusday at 12:30. Abstract:...

A year in Japan – Damla Özer

In “A Year in Japan”, Damla Özer shares her experiences as a researcher in Kyushu University. The presentation is free and open to the public 03 April 2013 METU Faculty of Architecture R.44, 12:40 -...

New Erasmus Exchange Agreement with Loughborough Design School

METU ID is pleased to announce the finalisation of a new Erasmus undergraduate and staff exchange agreement with Loughborough Design School, United Kingdom. Loughborough University is one of the...

ID302 Open Studio – Berdan Çerçioğlu

ID302 Open Studio starts with the Presentation and Workshop on Sketching conducted by Berdan Çerçioğlu. The Presentation and workshop are free and open to the public 22 Feb 2013 METU Faculty of...

Seminar: Designing with People – Julia Cassim

Julia Cassim, from Helen Hamlin Centre for Design will present a seminar entitled “Designing with People” at METU Faculty of Architecture in Kubbealtı on the 18th February 2013 Monday at 10:30

Design Informed by Nature workshop was held on November 22nd and 23rd, 2012

A biomimicry workshop, namely `Design Informed by Nature` was held in METU Department of Industrial Design on November 22nd and 23rd. The participants had the opportunity to learn and apply the...

Seminar: Sultan Kaygın Sel

Sultan Kaygın Sel, designer from Vestel, is going to share her experiences, and the design process at Vestel, as a part of the Department of Indsutrial Design course ID 121 “Introduction to...

Research Seminar: The gendering of industrial design in Turkey as technology-related work – Pınar Kaygan

The second research seminar of this semester, “The gendering of industrial design in Turkey as technology-related work: Exploring the narratives of professionals”, will be delivered by Pınar Kaygan...

Research Assistant Positions

Our department invites applicants for two research assistant positions. You can access the announcement from the link below. http://personel.yok.gov.tr/AkademikDuyuru/?sayfa=detay&i=...

Light Through Culture: Interactive Installation, METU Faculty of Architecture Exhibition Hall, April 11-18, 2012

Results of international workshop conducted in METU Department of Industrial Design in collaboration with Technical University Eindhoven and Sint Lucas Brussels University were exhibited between...

Seminar: Why The World Needs You – Johanna Kint and Cindy Van Den Bremen

JOHANNA KINT, from Technical University Eindhoven and Sint Lukas Brussels, and CINDY VAN DEN BREMEN, from Technical University Eindhoven, gave a seminar entitled “WHY THE WORLD NEEDS YOU” on April 13...

Seminar: I Can’t Believe My Eyes – Jacob Alkema, Light and Material Consultant at Openlight

Jacob Alkema, from Openlight Programme of Technical University Eindhoven, gave a seminar entitled “I can’t believe my eyes” on April 12, 2012 at METU Faculty of Architecture.

Ayşe Birsel: “Loving Design” Seminar

Industrial Designer AYŞE BİRSEL From Birsel + Seck New York gace a seminar entitled “LOVING DESIGN” on Friday May 27th 2011 at METU Faculty of Architecture.