On Saturday, May 2025, 5, we will release a video of the entrance exam explanation held at the Design Studies Degree Program Graduate School Information Session. If you were not able to attend, please take this opportunity to take a look.
We are pleased to announce that starting today, the Graduate School of Design Degree Program admission guidelines (for the 2025 entrance examination) have been posted on our website.
【Japanese version】
https://www.ap-graduate.tsukuba.ac.jp/course/chs/
【English version】
https://eng.ap-graduate.tsukuba.ac.jp/course/chs/
*Updated Monday, March 3
With Ms. Tadamizu Sato (1st year student in the Design Studies program at the Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences (Master's Program), Supervisor: Assistant Professor Someia, Faculty of Arts)Su Anjie (3rd year student in the Design Studies program at the Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, School of Comprehensive Human Sciences (PhD program), Supervisor: Professor Shinichi Koyama, Faculty of Arts)won the Best Paper Award of KEER 2024 at the 2024 International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research (KEER2024).
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"A Study on the Identification of Acceptable Ranges for Wearable Sound with Wearer's Sense of Wearability and Surrounding People's Impressions" by Tamami Sato
Su Anjie “Exploring the Relationship Between Visual Stimuli Speed and Comfort: The Role of Interoceptive Sensitivity and
Anxiety
Hasegawa Yasuto (2nd year student in the Design Program, School of Comprehensive Human Sciences (Master's program), Supervisor: Associate Professor Uchiyama Toshiro, Faculty of Arts) and Yoshida Miki (2nd year student in the Design Program, School of Comprehensive Human Sciences (Master's program), Supervisor: Assistant Professor Kato Ken, Faculty of Arts) were awarded the Outstanding Presentation Award at the Student Proposition event at the 2024 Fall Planning Conference of the Japanese Society for the Science of Design.
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Yasuto Hasegawa: "Design and development of Phonorium, an electronic musical instrument using physical simulation"
Miki Yoshida "Kasumigaura Old House Renovation School"
Professor Sari Yamamoto of the Faculty of Arts will appear twice on NHK Educational TV's "Walking and Walking Tour: Rediscovering the Charm of the City."
In episode 5, Professor Yamamoto walks around Tsukuba in search of fascinating color techniques, explaining color schemes that you might not notice unless someone points them out.
The exhibition will also introduce the university's medical cafeteria and student accommodation, for which Professor Yamamoto was involved in planning the exterior color scheme.
Doho Park - Tsukuba Station, Post Office, Central Park - Medical Cafeteria and Student Dormitory
Please have a look.
■Program name NHK E-Tele "Walking and Walking Travel: Rediscovering the Charm of the City"
■Broadcast date and time: Monday, November 2024, 11, 4:21 to 30:22
Rebroadcast: Monday, November 11th, 11:12-15:12
■ Program page https://www.nhk.jp/p/syumidoki/ts/5N8N91PYV7/episode/te/ZPJZ83P3LX/
In episode 6, Professor Yamamoto actually walks around the downtown area of Kiyosumi Shirakawa and the Sumida River in search of lighting ideas.
We will explain the shape of street lamps, the reflected light unique to Japanese houses, and bridge illumination.
Please have a look.
■Program name NHK E-Tele "Walking and Walking Travel: Rediscovering the Charm of the City"
■Broadcast date and time: Monday, November 2024, 11, 11:21 to 30:22
Rebroadcast: Monday, November 11th, 18:12-15:12
■ Program page https://www.nhk.jp/p/syumidoki/ts/5N8N91PYV7/episode/te/QZK53W4W9P/
(Note: The broadcast may be postponed due to broadcasting station circumstances.)
Kotaro Hosoya (graduated from the Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Master's Program in Design in 2023) has been selected for the 2024 Good Design New Hope Award in the "Information Design" category of the Japan Design Promotion Organization's 2024 Good Design New Hope Awards for his graduation project "Life Visualization and Sharing Tool Ku.Neru.Okiru.Furikaeru.Morning Edition." In 606, there were 94 applications, of which XNUMX were awarded. Hosoya's selection was from among the XNUMX applications submitted.
Kotaro Hosoya: "Life visualization and sharing tool Ku.Neru.Okiru.Furikaeru.Morning edition"
https://newhope.g-mark.org/award/2024/24NHA030005.html
Hasegawa Yasuto (2nd year Master's student in the Design Program at the Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, supervised by Associate Professor Uchiyama Toshiro, Faculty of Art) has won the Jury Prize (Okazaki Prize) at the 17th Shachihata New Product Design Competition for his work "Sumigakure (Suigakure)."
List of Award-winning Works
https://sndc.design/award/
Ms. Nozomi Inagaki (1st year, Master's program, Design Studies, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Supervisor: Associate Professor Toshiro Uchiyama, Faculty of Art) has won the Excellence Award and Council Award in the presentation category of the 5th Creative Idea Contest [Category A] for "Product ideas useful for medical care and welfare in times of disasters."
Fukushima Medical Device Development Support Center website article:
https://x.gd/KgdvK
Ms. Tomomi Era (2nd year student in the Design Degree Program at the School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences (PhD program), Supervisor: Professor Sari Yamamoto, Faculty of Art) has been awarded the Japanese Society for the Science of Design Good Presentation Award.
The book was praised for its meticulous analysis of a large number of samples and for its systematic explanations.
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Presentation title: Application of Katsushika Hokusai's "Hokusai Pattern Drawings" to patchwork designs
