College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University

Innovation in the name of sustainability

Students at the College of Design and Innovation (D&I) at Tongji University are prepared for working life with interdisciplinary training and a global approach. A strong focus is placed on sustainable design, human-centric innovation as well as the integration of digital technologies. State-of-the-art facilities in the industry, environment, media and communication design degree courses are provided to deliver on this aim. In addition, international exchange schemes as well as cooperation projects with industry and academic institutions foster creativity and instil practical skills.

About the College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University

To learn and create, for a meaningful life and a better world.

Yongqi Lou

Facts and figures

1k

Students as of 2025

7

Distinctions since 2011

2009

Year of foundation

Awarded in

Awarded projects 2025

Hou Ying’s Lecture at Tongji Advanced Forum

The typographic poster announces designer Hou Ying’s lecture “The Evolution of a Designer”. An acrylic container shaped like her name was filled with yeast dough, which gradually transformed through fermentation, thus visibly altering the poster over time.

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100 Best Chinese Posters 2024

For this exhibition poster, the designers reimagined the Chinese character for “100” using three aquariums, each containing 100 fish. The poster variations were created by photographically capturing the ever-changing movement of the fish.

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Interview with Brand Genesis Lab | Tongji University

To promote the graduate exhibition of Tongji University’s College of Design and Innovation, a student team combined traditional craftsmanship with AI. The double-layered typographic posters – designed by Prof. Dawang Sun (art direction), Hui Pan (concept), Kangyi Zheng (typography) and Fei Wei (photography) – were created using…

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