Design Area | Master's and Doctoral Programs
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Graduate School of Fine Arts

First half

Research Area Overview

Students will acquire a wide range of knowledge about design, from the basics to cutting-edge fields, and pursue the possibilities of each design field based on advanced theories and methodologies. In the design field, students will practice comprehensive design research that combines theoretical research on the relationship between people, objects, space, information, and design with the creation of works.

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Research Topics

A design field that carries out creative activities in cooperation with industrial society

Future vision: Designer, creator, etc.

Faculty Introduction

full name Research Field Research Themes
Koichi Inoue ◯ Information Design Information design in electronic media
Takashi Saegusa ◯ Design Studies, Visual Design Visual arts research and production
Toru Kurita ◯ Design studies, spatial design Practical research into spatial design
Tomoko Inoue ◯ Art History, General Art, Design Studies, Western Art History and Design History British Art and Design and Regional Development and the Arts
Sakaida Kakiemon ◯ Art in general Kakiemon style
Satoshi Anzai ◯ Architectural history and design, design studies, spatial design Space design and production
Atsushi Iwata ◯ Design Studies Visual Communication Design
Seiji Takamori ◯ General arts, traditional crafts (ceramics) Research into the formation of blue-and-white porcelain using a potter's wheel
Den Chengmu ◯ Design Studies, Visual Design Visual communication through illustration
Kim Biyeon ◯ Design Studies, Visual Design Color gradient visual effects
Yoichiro Nishikawa ◯ Design Studies, Visual Design Contemporary Visual Art Research
Akinori Sato ◯ Design Studies, Product Design Design of home appliances, information devices, furniture, and daily necessities
Shin Keitaro ◯ Metal crafts (carving and hammering) Research and verification of traditional carving and metal forging techniques, research and production of metal sculptures
Takeshi Mashima ◯ Clothing and Housing Studies, Design Studies, Educational Technology, Dietary Studies Design theory, practice and production
Takehiko Shibamura ◯ graphic design Research into visual communication through graphic design
Kari Uko ◯ Design Studies, Clothing and Living Studies Initiatives regarding clothing design and people's behavior regarding clothing
Hiroshi Sakamoto Design Studies, Basic Design Visual communication media and creative expression
Yu Sakurai Area studies, art practice theory, cultural anthropology, folklore Practice and research of editorial techniques and thinking
Yuichiro Ishibashi Visual design, Printing, Design Research and production of print in visual design
Sayuri Nagashima Design Studies Information design, web design, design education

* "◯" indicates a master's course research supervisor

Late Period

Research Area Overview

It is comprised of the fields of graphic design, illustration, craft design, product design, spatial design, and social design research. Each field fosters designers, creators, researchers, and other talented individuals who have the ability to build and propose new paradigms in the diverse, globalizing and expanding fields of design through historical and philosophical consideration of the various situations that humans and society, the environment, humans and things, and information intertwine, as well as the social, economic, and ecological considerations necessary for their continuance.

Faculty Introduction of the Department of Creative Expression

full name Research Field Research Themes
Toshiya Kuroiwa ◯ Visual expression in media arts Theoretical consideration of video expression and visual arts, and research into the creation and expression of media art works
Satoshi Minami ◯ General art, Japanese painting, fine art Characteristics and expression of materials (mineral pigments, glue, etc.)
Peiichi Inoue ◯ Information Design Information design in electronic media
Takashi Saegusa ◯ Design Studies, Visual Design Visual arts research and production
Toru Kurita ◯ Design studies, spatial design Practical research into spatial design
Toshiya Momose ◯ General art, photography Photographic expression
Koji Hoshino ◯ Art and engineering, art in general Research on the role of digital museums as shared virtual environments
Sato Chika ◯ Visual expression, emotional informatics Impression effect of picture quality in video expression
Chengji Tian ◯ Design Studies, Visual Design Visual communication through illustrations

* "◯" indicates doctoral course research supervisor