Middle East Technical University Department of Industrial Design is listed in Domus Magazine`s Guide entitled "Europe`s Top 100 Architecture and Design Schools 2015". The Guide is provided as a supplement to the December issue of Domus Magazine. The guide has information on 100 schools, covering study areas of Architecture, Product Design, Graphic Design, Architectural [...]
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 Designers course conducted by Inst. Evrim Şahin. Here is the project`s blog:http://www.sheeperd.com/ Project Team: Ahmet Burak Aktaş Aslıhan Tokat Emre Çağlar Meriç Dağlı Pınar [...]
The proceedings of Ulusal Tasarım Araştırmaları Konferansı (National Design Research Conference) organised in our Department on 10-12 September 2014 is available in print by Publications of METU Faculty of Architecture. A digital copy of the book, titled UTAK 2014 Bildiri Kitabı: Eğitim, Araştırma, Meslek ve Sosyal Sorumluluk, edited by Assist. [...]
ODTÜLÜ magazine`s latest edition, theme of which is "I, Design" can be found at the following link: http://mezun.metu.edu.tr/_docs/dergi/50/Dergi/Odtulu53.pdf
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
nspired by the ramps placed next to the stairs, this project works like an elevator that decreases its incline as it goes upwards and can be applied on stairs up to 150cm in height. With paralel elevation technique, the user can rise as high as needed without any discomfort. For more [...]
According to the ranking by the Red Dot Institute in Germany, METU Department of Industrial Design is on the list once again this year. Our department is on 7th place out of 15 universities in "Red Dot Design Ranking 2014: Universities – Americas & Europe". We congratulate all our staff [...]
There will be 3 workshops in the National Design Research Conference, UTAK 2014, Turkey. The workshops will be conducted by experienced design educators and designers between September 10-12, 2014, in METU Faculty of Architecture, Ankara. The workshops will be held in Turkish, you can find the Turkish announcement below: ODTÜ Endüstri [...]
We love to demand everything without facilitating the foundation for technology, without being acquainted with its patience and human resources, without paying its price. We, as a society, are not even aware of the price we pay by ignoring the fact that creative ideas are a form of human intelligence. [...]
Güner Mutaf, one of the two founders of the Department of Industrial Design at Middle East Technical University (METU), passed away on February 13, 2014. His funeral was held on February 15 in Ankara, in the presence of his loving family, colleagues, friends and students. His contribution to our workplace [...]