Design degrees in Argentina

How design is studied in Argentina

There are university degrees, like Graphic, Industrial or Clothing Design, and tertiary ones, like Animation or Video Game Design. They are taught in public and private universities and institutes in Ciudad de Buenos Aires, La Plata, Mar del Plata, Córdoba, Junín or Posadas, among other cities.

Studying design is a lot of doing: sketching, building models or prototypes, redoing, presenting and defending your decisions in front of teachers and classmates. What you present is usually a project of your own rather than a written exam, and some institutions ask for an interview or a portfolio of work to get in. For the university ones, CONEAU evaluates and accredits the degrees.

How to choose between them

Think about what you do for fun: if you design posters for a show at your school, if you draw characters, if you rearrange the furniture in your house, if you take objects apart to see how they work.

Then ask yourself what you want to come out of your work. If it's a visual message, look at Graphic Design or Editorial Design; if it's an object, Industrial Design; if it's clothing, Clothing Design; if it's a place to live or work, Interior Design.

If you're torn between Graphic Design and Editorial Design, check whether you're more drawn to images in general or to books and magazines. The career test helps you see which projects appeal to you most.