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Post Graduate Certificate Program(PGCP)

The 1-year PGCP (Postgraduate Certificate Program) in Design is one of its kind in the country. The program begins with building strong design foundations, including strategic design thinking, followed by specialization in design technology. The focus is on creating human-centric designers, who are equipped to solve real-world problems. The program places the students in a strategic position enabling them to explore a successful career as designers who design for the future. 

THE DIFFERENTIATORS

  • Interdisciplinary Approach
  • Strong Design Foundation
  • Industry Mentors
  • Placement Assistance

Specialisation

Interaction Design
(UX/UI)

Our Interaction Design (UX/UI) program equips students with the skills to design intuitive user interfaces, enhance user experiences, and develop innovative digital products. The curriculum provides in-depth learning on both User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) Students gain hands-on experience with specialized design software and are introduced to the latest AI tools and applications that are shaping the future of digital interaction.

Lifestyle Product
Design

Our Lifestyle Product Design program blends creativity with functionality, enabling students to design products that are both practical and aesthetically engaging. The curriculum covers key areas such as ergonomics, sustainable materials, and branding strategies, encouraging students to create meaningful products. Students also have the opportunity to explore various sub-sectors within product design and develop a specialization aligned with their interests and career goals.

Fashion Communication and Styling

Our Fashion Communication & Styling program offers an in-depth exploration of visual storytelling, styling techniques, and the impact of digital media in the fashion industry. At the heart of the course is the art of crafting fashion narratives, collaborating with designers and photographers, and shaping the brand identity. Students gain hands-on skills for careers in fashion media, branding, and styling.

Interior and Experience Design

The Interior and Experience Design course provides both practical skills and theoretical foundations in areas such as spatial planning, material selection, sustainability, lighting, and immersive environments. Hands-on training with industry-standard tools, makes students well-prepared to take on real-world interior design projects with confidence. It encourages creative thinking to transform everyday spaces into meaningful experiences.

Accreditation & Associations

Associated with the best to bring you the future of design

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About Insight Campus

The INSIGHT Centre for Design, Technology and Creative Arts is located on the iconic Willingdon Island in Kochi—a historic, man-made port island built during the colonial era. The campus is housed in the former premises of D.B. Khona, a distinguished shipping and freight forwarding company whose legacy is closely tied to the growth of the modern Cochin Port.

Blending colonial charm with Kerala’s vibrant cultural landscape, INSIGHT offers an inspiring setting for creativity, collaboration, and learning. The campus’s serene atmosphere, distinctive architecture, and thoughtfully designed spaces provide an ideal environment for students to explore their potential—all just minutes away from the bustling heart of Kochi city.

Admission for 2025 -2026

Admissions are open for the 1-YEAR Post Graduate Certification Program (PGCP) in Design.

Our carefully curated programs are designed not only to ignite your creative spirit but also to shape you into a skilled professional, ready to thrive in the vast and exciting world of design. Embark on a transformative journey that blends avant-garde techniques with industry-aligned experiences!

Discover the unique essence of our programs—where knowledge meets application, and every concept learned becomes a stepping stone to your future success.

Upcoming Events

Completed Events

Design Unfolded

19 July 2025

10:00 am to 04:00 pm

Willingdon Island, Kochi

We are delighted to invite graduates and designers to “Design Unfolded”, a one-day career awareness…

WDO President Visit

12 February 20225

10am

Willingdon Island, Kochi

Kochi, Feb 11: Kochi has “great potential” to become India’s design hub and its talent…

Online Seminar Career Pathways in Design

24 May 2025

Online

10:00am to 11:00am

Online Seminar on “Career Pathways in Design” Held on May 24, 2025 The INSIGHT Centre…

Insight Open House

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  • Design Cohort
  • Design Ethnos Studio
  • Partnerships And Outreach

Design Cohort

DESIGN     |    TECH     |    VIBE

Join the Creative Shift!

Ways to collaborate

FOR STUDENTS

  • careers and trends in design
  • workshops AND SEMINARS
  • Mentor meetups

FOR DESIGNERS

  • be a guest faculty
  • be part of talks
  • design community meetups
  • design for public action

A space where ideas spark, disciplines blend, and creative futures are shaped. Stay ahead with insights into the evolving design landscape. Join Design Cohort

Design Ethnos Studio

Where culture meets creation. Design Ethnos Studio is the design research arm of the INSIGHT Centre for Design, Technology and Creative Arts, located in the culturally rich and historically vibrant Willingdon Island, Kochi, Kerala. At the intersection of ethnography and design thinking, the studio explores how cultural practices, everyday life, and lived traditions can inform innovative, context-sensitive design solutions. We believe that meaningful design emerges not just from inspiration, but from deep immersion in people’s realities, values, and environments. Rooted in Kerala’s rich heritage and reflective of India’s diverse cultural fabric, the studio engages in field research, participatory design, and storytelling-based methods to connect traditional wisdom with contemporary challenges—be it in crafts, public systems, social innovation, or user experience.

What We Do:

Ethnographic design research

Contextual design explorations

Community-led design initiatives

Craft documentation and co-creation

Design for cultural sustainability

Public storytelling and exhibitions

Whether you’re a student, designer, researcher, or cultural practitioner, Design Ethnos Studio invites you to co-create in a space where insight becomes impact.

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Partnerships And Outreach

Collaborating for a Creative Future At INSIGHT Centre for Design, Technology and Creative Arts, partnerships are central to our mission of nurturing a new generation of culturally grounded, industry-ready designers. We actively engage with academic institutions, global organizations, industry bodies, and forward-thinking companies to co-create opportunities for learning, research, innovation, and impact.

Academic Collaborations

We work closely with premier design institutions like Kerala State Institute of Design (KSID) to foster academic exchanges, joint studios, faculty sharing, and shared infrastructure. These collaborations ensure that our students and faculty are constantly exposed to diverse pedagogies and real-world perspectives.

Global Networks

INSIGHT is proud to build connections with international design bodies such as the World Design Organization (WDO), helping position our students and research initiatives on the global design map. Through such linkages, we promote dialogue on sustainable design, cultural innovation, and socially responsive practice.

Industry & Innovation Ecosystem

We partner with cutting-edge technology and innovation hubs such as Maker Village Kochi, allowing students to interface with startups, hardware prototyping environments, and deep-tech entrepreneurs. These collaborations bridge the gap between design and engineering, tradition and technology. 

Corporate & Sectoral Engagement

Our outreach extends to national and international companies across lifestyle, technology, health, retail, and social sectors—organizations that employ design for user experience, branding, product innovation, and strategy. These partnerships enable: Internship & placement pipelines Industry-led workshops and mentoring Real-world design challenges Sponsorship of research and design projects INSIGHT invites institutions, industries, and individuals who share a commitment to design-led impact to collaborate with us in shaping a future where design is inclusive, contextual, and transformative.

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