About DVCD

Designers who can think, make and deliver.

The Department and Graduate Institute of Visual Communication Design at China University of Technology (CUTe) combines design, aesthetics and the humanities with hands-on practice. We see ourselves as a “pre-employment training base”: graduates leave with the skills, portfolio and attitude to start working right away.

137Red Dot Awardswon by our students, 2017–2026

No.5Young Ones ADC 2026global school ranking, New York

22Full-time facultydesigners, researchers and industry experts

2CampusesTaipei & Hsinchu, Taiwan

Our mission

Integrated designers for the visual design industry

We balance design skills with planning, marketing and management, and we encourage an international outlook. Our education goals are to build professional knowledge, skills and ethics; to connect theory and practice; to strengthen the integration of creativity and marketing; and to prepare students to meet industry needs as soon as they graduate.

Integrated practitionersvisual expression · planning & marketing · making

Pioneering designersprecise · efficient · diverse · refined

Cross-disciplinary innovatorsready for a fast-changing world

Eight things that make us different

From our 2026 curriculum handbook

Studio-based practice

The Visual Communication Design I–V studio series runs through all four years, taught in mentor groups of 3–7 students.

Industry co-teaching

Professionals from agencies and studios teach alongside our faculty, bringing current practice into the classroom.

Competitions & exhibitions

Courses include coaching for international and local design competitions—your entries become your portfolio.

Hands-on workshops

Metalwork, ceramics (Hsinchu), bookbinding, 3-D form and printmaking workshops for cultural and creative products.

Cross-disciplinary resources

Shared teaching with the Digital Multimedia Design, Film & TV and Interactive Entertainment Design departments.

Internships

Placements in advertising agencies, TV stations, photo studios, digital media and design firms, printers and in-house brand teams.

Professional certificates

Every student earns at least one professional certificate, e.g. iPAS Color Planning, Adobe (SSE), UI Design or Photography.

Mentoring & showcases

A dual-mentor system and end-of-semester showcases: the “Golden Vision Award” (Taipei) and “Golden Bamboo Award” (Hsinchu).

Two campuses, one department

The same curriculum, two different creative environments

Taipei

Taipei Campus

In Wenshan District, Taipei. Close to the city’s agencies, studios, exhibitions and design events—ideal for brand, advertising and digital media work.

Hsinchu

Hsinchu Campus

In Hukou, Hsinchu County. Surrounded by Hakka culture and local materials, with ceramics, metalwork and laser workshops in the Rixin Building.

Labs & facilities

11 featured labs across two campuses—each with its own website, courses and student work

Packaging Design Lab

Taipei · Chuanxian Bldg. 103Managed by Jung-Shun Huang

From materials and structures to visuals—learn to “wrap” a brand story. Cutting plotter, laser engraver, UV printer and plate maker; see the ocean-culture packaging series.

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Ceramics Design Lab

Hsinchu · Rixin Bldg. 203Managed by Yung-Ping Tsao

From a lump of clay to everyday tableware: wheel throwing, pinching, coiling, slab building, glazing and kiln firing. See five gallery series and a library of 27 glaze samples.

Lab page (Chinese)

Photography Studio

Taipei · Chuanxian Bldg. 401Managed by Kan-Sheng Lin

Seamless backdrops, product tables and ceiling-rail lighting, plus calibrated Mac stations for tethered shooting and retouching. Equipment use is certification-managed.

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Sketch to Story · Design Drawing Lab

Taipei · Chuanxian Bldg. 301Managed by Wei-Feng Kao

Drawing, illustration and picture-book courses—from style research and storyboards to a bound book. 23 student picture books readable online and 55 IP character designs.

Lab showcase (Chinese)

Craft Workshop · Metal / Book / Laser

Hsinchu · Rixin Bldg. 202Managed by Yung-Ping Tsao & Shuo-Ting Wei

One room, two workshops: metalwork and bookbinding, plus FLUX HEXA and Ador laser engravers (new in 2026) with step-by-step video guides and a safety checklist. See Prof. Tsao’s teaching aids in laser cutting, polymer clay and needle felting.

Lab page (Chinese)

Computer-Aided & Simulation Design Lab

Hsinchu · Rixin Bldg. 206Managed by Yin-Hsia Fan

Illustration, web UI/UX, video and 3D motion graphics. Try three online experiments, and prepare for SSE Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects certification with a mock test.

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Sustainable Branding & Low-Carbon Design Lab

Branding · Circular design · Low-carbon designManaged by Chien-Hsun Chen

Turning the SDGs into real design: research, teaching and industry projects, including a 2025 NSTC low-carbon packaging project and student works such as “Salt Wind”.

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Color & Composition Lab

Color science · Color psychologyManaged by Shuo-Ting Wei

Eight interactive color-mixing simulations, field color surveys around Taipei, a tactile color system for the visually impaired, and free iPAS Color Planning coaching.

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Museum Exhibition Technology Lab

Digital interpretation · Exhibition technologyManaged by Teng-Teng Shih

How digital technology helps museums and heritage sites tell their stories: immersive exhibitions, AR/VR, interactive installations, digital-archive curation and accessible design. The lab’s column has about 500 articles (in Chinese).

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UI / UX Lab

Research · Experiment · ApplicationManaged by Hsiao-Chin Wang

Interface and experience design for apps and websites. Practice Figma basics right on the site; the lab’s project “Special Local Products” won a 2022 Red Dot.

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