MATIX UP Cebu
The Materials Innovation and Experimentation Center (MATIX) UP Cebu is a research and innovation hub of the College of Communication, Art & Design dedicated to exploring the potential of sustainable, locally sourced, and alternative materials for creative design and product development.
It serves as a platform for interdisciplinary research, bringing together students, faculty, and partners to investigate how materials can be reimagined for contemporary applications in design, manufacturing, and the creative industries.
MATIX supports experimentation through hands-on processes, material studies, and prototyping, encouraging innovative approaches that respond to environmental, cultural, and economic contexts.
Through workshops, collaborative projects, and industry partnerships, the center promotes sustainable practices and material-driven design thinking.
By bridging research, creativity, and real-world application, MATIX contributes to the development of responsible design solutions and strengthens the role of CCAD in advancing innovation and sustainability at the University of the Philippines Cebu.
LATEST NEWS
WVSU students explore CCAD’s creative media facilities
WVSU students tour the Jose T. Joya Gallery | CCAD PIOEighteen students from West Visayas State University (WVSU) visited the University of the Philippines Cebu’s College of Communication, Art, and Design (CCAD) on November 11, 2026, for an academic facility tour and...
Fine Arts alumnus wins 2nd prize in inaugural watercolor competition
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After the Flood, Whose Story Gets Told? A Communication Study Examines the Contest Over Disaster Narratives
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Comm students bag 2nd place in 2026 Philippine Journalism Research Conference
Comm Program seniors and the photo essay panel at PJRC 2026 | Courtesy: Belha PusoA photo essay documenting the people and traditions behind Cebu’s iconic street food, tuslob buwa, earned a second-place finish for five students from the University of the Philippines...
Arts-based research forum to explore Cebu’s culture, heritage through ‘Urbanity Walk’
The Fort San Pedro is one of the stops for the Urbanity Walk | File PhotoFaculty members and students from the University of the Philippines Cebu, Japan’s Meiji University, and UP Open University are set to explore the history, heritage, and everyday lifeways of...
UP Cebu, Meiji University, UPOU to ‘reimagine’ downtown Cebu through arts-based research
Poster Credits: Instr. Greys CompuestoThe College of Communication, Art and Design, in partnership with UP Open University and Japan’s Meiji University, will hold a three-day forum to explore urban livability, sustainability, and climate resilience through art and...
When Nature, Light, and Urban Art Transform the Human Form
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Studio Arts’ Valmoria selected for Purita Kalaw-Ledesma Art Criticism Writing Workshop
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Beyond the Absence of Violence: How Communication Can Build Peace
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What is essential is invisible to AI, in defense of old-school Creative Writing
(𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘜𝘗 𝘊𝘦𝘣𝘶 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮'𝘴 "𝘛𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘬 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘞 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱" (𝘖𝘤𝘵. 19-20, 2026) by Asst. Prof. January Yap) | Photo courtesy: UP Cebu Creative Writing ProgramWhat shrieked in the head of mathematician...