Digital Design Professional, Foundation Level

Today, digitalization has found its way into all avenues of our daily life as well as our business solutions. There is a huge difference between today’s approaches for developing typical software solutions and an optimal approach for truly digital solutions. For the latter you have to think outside the box, and as a Digital Designer you need to answer questions like: Which technology does exist? Which is relevant? Whom to consider for cooperation? How to anticipate a solution’s effect apart from its original purpose? How to foresee new business opportunities? To answer such questions, the DDP education provides a new way of thinking in your problem-solving process. The holder of this certification has the following competences in Digital Design: • Recognize when and how to use the principles of good digital design to craft sustainable digital solutions at different technological levels. • Understanding of value of prototypes and conceptual work in Digital Design, to evaluate ideas and to get early feedback during the entire building process. • Knowledge of different technologies for building digital solutions and awareness of the impact of technology selection in terms of quality and acceptance of a digital solution. • Knowledge of cross-cutting Digital Design competencies regarding business models, people management, human factors in order to shape digital solutions considering technology, business and people in the same way. • Understanding of how to integrate Digital Design into the building process of a digital solution, to create tangible results. The official IREB Registry of "Digital Design Professionals" can be found here: https://www.ireb.org/en/service/ddp-registry-list