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Designing Design Education Vol. 2 – 30 Impulses
€59.00*
How can design studies be made more practical? How can e.g.
innovation, creativity, sustainability or resilience become an everyday
part of training events? In 2021, the iF Design Foundation
published its white book on the future of design education on
the basis of international research. The key conclusion was: design
studies must change radically in order to master the challenges
of the future. This was followed by a three-year cooperation with
Neue Sammlung Munich that provided concrete impulses.
New
Neo-Narratives – Building Brands for the next Decades
€36.00*
In an era of over-communication, brands have to face radical
new realities and shape their identities in multipolar manors.
Spontaneously forming and iterative narrations can take on
this task. This is the idea behind neo-narratives. On a search for
virtuoso forms of articulation of brands, the basic idea of the narrative
is recast and a journey into new radical narrative structures
is undertaken in essayistic form.Wolf-Eike Galle is a creative and cultural scientist. As creative director
he accompanies international and national brands in their
transformation processes since 2006.
New
Experience & Event Design 2025/2026
€69.00*
Especially at the current time, shared experiences are of immeasurable
value. They forge a sense of community, strengthen
trust and foster optimism. They open up opportunities for new
perspectives, moments of inspiration and a temporary escape
from everyday life. New technologies play a key role in this. With
aesthetic spatial experiences, events that bring people together
and immersive, interactive worlds, this edition addresses precisely
this: the essential value of live communication.Search inside (PDF)
New
Brand Experience & Trade Fair Design Annual 2025
€88.00*
How can artificial intelligence revolutionise interactions with visitors, ecological intelligence promote sustainable solutions, emotional intelligence create lasting ties between brands
and people, and artistic intelligence transform places into creative spaces? How can technological intelligence push the boundaries of what is possible and how can collective and social intelligence culminate in participatory concepts? The latest edition of the Brand Experience & Trade Fair Design Annual aims to answer these questions and inspire exciting new projects by showcasing outstanding projects and presenting essays contributed by true industry experts.Search inside (pdf)Hersteller/manufacturer: av edition GmbH, Senefelderstraße 109, 70176 Stuttgart, Germany. Kontakt/contact: sales@avedition.de General information on product safety
New
Design for Democracy – Reader
€29.00*
With the theme "Design for Democracy. Atmospheres for a
better life", Frankfurt RheinMain holds the title of World Design
Capital® 2026. Our motto "Let us design how we want to live"
is an invitation to actively participate in shaping our living spaces
and our democracy. Design has the power to shape collective
processes, develop inclusive solutions and bring about social
change. Ten guest authors address the ten fields of action of
"Design for Democracy": Construction & Housing, Consumption,
Culture & Media, Education, Health, Industry, Mobility, Public
Space, Sport, Work.Search inside (pdf)Manufacturer: av edition GmbH, Senefelderstraße 109, 70176 Stuttgart, Germany.Contact: sales@avedition.deGeneral information on product safety
Experience & Event Design 2024/2025
€69.00*
The world is in motion – and live communication along with it.
There is particularly positive movement in the field of sustainability,
with great transformation pressure and noticeably growing
awareness. Social involvement is increasing, many seek to
forge a sense of community and solidarity with their projects and
to call for diversity, democracy and tolerance. At the same time,
new technologies such as artificial intelligence are driving the
developments forwards, extending not only the possibilities but
also the challenges.Search inside (PDF)
Experience & Event Design 2023 / 2024
€69.00*
The new edition has been shaped by a both turbulent and exciting
year. The demand for events and the delight about real experiences
were huge. At the same time, war and its economic consequences
have been a cause of great concern. The book collects this multitude
of formats, from small but accomplished communication forums to
virtual specialist conferences and captivating spatial experiences. The
result is a realistic cross section of social requirements, current experience
formats and difficult framework conditions.Sample pages (PDF)
Design Education in Germany 2023 – Contribution to public value
€24.00*
Today, it seems more urgent than ever to focus more attention in design on the common good. This is because we are faced with the consequences of a design methodology that is geared towards the good of individuals wherever we look.
The concept of public value seesm ideal as a way of focusing design edu-cation more strongly on the common good: »Public value is what the public values.« It provides an alternative to one-sided orientations such as the shareholder value paradigm. The iF Design Foundation 2022 has carried out the present study in order to determine the public value of design study programs at German universities. This study provides a basis for encouraging and realizing a form of design education in Germany geared towards the common good.
This publication also contains a list of all design courses of study at German universities.The iF Design Foundation is an educational foundation based in Hanover, Germany. It is committed to the common good and focuses on academic research and education in the context of design.Search inside on Issuu.com
Event Design Yearbook 2022 / 2023
€69.00*
After over two years of
COVID-19, there is now a bright light at the end of the tunnel: most events can
take place again. New formats and digital approaches have become established
and professionalised and the industry has gathered a wealth of valuable
experience.
But despite the waning
pandemic and the tangible delight about every event, the restart is not proving
easy due to a lack of personnel and war along with many still unanswered
questions surrounding digital and hybrid experiences.
Previous developments
and many of the 45 projects in this edition show new approaches, but in some
respects still no overall ideal answers. And that is quite alright – because we
are in the middle of a learning process!Katharina Stein is a specialist journalist and a connoisseur of the event design scene. In 2009 she founded eveosblog together with Henning Stein, one of the best-known and most widely read event blogs in Germany.Search inside on ISSUU.com
Designing Design Education – Whitebook on the Future of Design Education
€49.00*
How must design studies be structured in order to not
only keep pace with the changes in the economy and society but also to shape them? How much artificial intelligence and coding must be conveyed during studies? This book documents five years of international research on these questions, which 250 designers participated in worldwide.The iF Design Foundation is dedicated as a non-profit organisation to design as a phenomenon and practice in the context of education and culture, science and the economy, politics and society. It promotes the development of design-specific discourses and supports the sharing of design-relevant knowledge and findings.Search inside on ISSUU.comDieser Titel ist leider vergriffen
Retail Design International Vol. 5 − Components, Spaces, Buildings
€69.00*
Hybrid systems not only revolutionise our mobility but also provide a fresh breath of air in retailing with the layering of various functions. Large-format building structures such as department stores and shopping centres are revitalised in line with climate optimisation and supplemented with small-scale mixed uses. Shared spaces for young start-ups and established brands offer greater variety and the opportunity to liven up too extensive spaces with new experiences and inspirations. Retail sharing has developed into an effective recipe against decreasing frequenting.
The fifth edition of “Retail Design International” pursues the phenomenon of hybrid spaces between new work, leisure and retail worlds. It presents collaborative concepts from the European, Asian and Pacific regions that reveal opportunities for the transformation from a point of sale to a point of experience.
The editor Dr. Jons Messedat is an architect, industrial designer and author. His expertise regarding the built identity of companies and brands – from design to management and realisation – is in demand among global companies, as a jury member in architecture and design competitions, as well as at universities in Germany, Switzerland and the USA.Search inside on ISSUU.com
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Not My Thing − Gender in Design
€29.00*
A bench for breastfeeding in public space, a hijab for competitive sports, a bicycle saddle that is easy on the prostate. Boys prefer blue and girls love pink? What does gender have to do with design? And what is design "for all"?
On the search for answers to these questions, the publication takes a look at various aspects of our everyday life: public space, playing and education, medicine and health, cosmetics and household. The juxtaposition of contemporary and historical design stances, of critical, playful, innovative and provoking solutions of applied design research and results from extensive cooperations afford insights into a multilayered topic.Search inside on ISSUU.com
Trade Fair Design Annual 2019/20
€19.90*
So-called instagrammability has long become part of our communication policy – has the design of trade fair stands also changed as a consequence? Is the presentation's focus no longer the product but rather the potential customer and their interaction? How important are live experiences in order to draw the full attention of visitors? What effect does this have on the communication strategy and on the spatial design? These are questions pursued by the new Trade Fair Design Annual with 60 exceptional examples.
Sabine Marinescu and Janina Poesch are both architects, journalists and founders of PLOT – the network in the field of spatial staging. Since 2008 they have been publishing their own print and online magazines and reference books about scenography.
The standard reference work in the trade fair design world.
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Positionen des Neuen. Zukunft im Design. Gesellschaft für Designgeschichte, Schriften 2
€24.00*
Die Zeit des Designs ist das Neue. In den Anfängen haben immer wieder erneuerte Positionen das Design und seine Geschichte geprägt. Die dabei formulierten, wechselnden Positionen werfen zwangsläufig die Frage nach der Qualität und dem Sinn des Neuen auf. Darum vermessen die Beiträge Grenzstellungen des Neuen vor der jeweils als vergangen diskreditierten Gegenwart. Gleichzeitig beleuchten sie die Bedingungen seiner Entstehung. Die Herausgeber: Prof. Dr. Siegfried Gronert ist Vorsitzender der Gesellschaft für Designgeschichte (GfDg) und Honorarprofessor an Universitäten in China. Von 1993 bis 2011 lehrte er Geschichte und Theorie des Designs an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Dr. Thilo Schwer ist Produktgestalter und Designwissenschaftler. Seit 2011 lehrt er Designtheorie, Designmethodologie und Theorien der Produktsprache an der HfG Offenbach.
Überblick zu Designpositionen des Neuen in Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft. Mit 16 Fachbeiträgen.
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Informationstheorie für Designer
€18.00*
Designer und Gestalter erhalten in diesem Band Einblicke in die wichtigsten Phasen der Entwicklung des Informationsbegriffs. Der Band stellt die Wegbereiter der ersten informationsverarbeitenden Systeme vor, die die ungeheuren Möglichkeiten der heutigen Informationsgesellschaft mit entwickelt haben.
Das Buch gibt Überblick über die Rolle, die der Informationsbegriff in Wissenschaften wie Kybernetik, Lebenswissenschaften, Systemtheorie und der Forschung an Künstlicher Intelligenz spielt. Es beleuchtet die Brücken- und Scharnierfunktionen, die der Informationsbegriff an der Schnittstelle von Mensch und Maschine übernimmt. Zentrale Fragen der Verknüpfung von Information, Daten, Wissen und Lernen werden reflektiert und ethische Herausforderungen behandelt.
Dr. phil. Christian Bauer ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Fakultät Gestaltung der Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Würzburg-Schweinfurt. Seine Lehrgebiete sind Informations-, Kommunikations- und Medientheorie sowie Kulturphilosophie und Ethik.
Designkritik
€24.00*
Theorie, Geschichte, Lehre
Wie kaum eine andere kreative Praxis ist Design mit Alltag, Politik und Wirtschaft einer Gesellschaft verbunden. Technologischer Wandel, soziale Umwälzungen und globale Krisen fordern die gestalterische Profession zu Neubestimmungen heraus.
„Designkritik“ reflektiert das Spannungsfeld einer erweiterten Designpraxis innerhalb einer komplexen Medienlandschaft. Vor dem Hintergrund ökonomischer und politischer Umbrüche werden neue Ansätze zur Designkritik diskutiert, andererseits historische Bezüge im Kontext von Design, Medien und Gesellschaft untersucht. Es stellt sich die Frage, in welchem Maße Designjournalismus und Designkritik diesen veränderten, erweiterten, manchmal auch widersprüchlichen Designbegriff reflektieren und vermitteln können. Die Beiträge des Bandes beleuchten das unübersichtliche Terrain aus verschiedenen Perspektiven.
Zu den Herausgebern: Prof. Dr. Siegfried Gronert ist Vorsitzender der Gesellschaft für Designgeschichte (GfDg) und Honorarprofessor an Universitäten in China. Von 1993 bis 2011 lehrte er Geschichte und Theorie des Design an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Dr. Thilo Schwer ist Produktgestalter und Designwissenschaftler. Seit 2011 lehrt er Designtheorie, Designmethodologie und Theorien der Produktsprache.
Storytelling für Designer
€18.00*
Im Zeitalter von Medienkonvergenz, interaktiver Kulturtechnik und digitalem Entwerfen ist die Gestaltung von Produkten, Formen und Funktionen nicht mehr ohne erzählerische Impulse, Konzepte und Strukturen denkbar. Dieser Band gibt eine überblicksartige Einführung in sowohl erzähltheoretische wie erzählpraktische Grundlagen. Er skizziert unterschiedliche Felder von Design und Gestaltung im Hinblick auf das damit zu realisierende Storytelling. Im Ergebnis sollen Designer nicht allein als Gestalter, sondern vor allem auch als Erzähler dargestellt und ausgebildet werden.
Prof. Dr. Oliver Ruf ist Professor für Medien- und Gestaltungswissenschaft an der Fakultät Digitale Medien der Hochschule Furtwangen. Seine Lehr- und Forschungsgebiete umfassen Ästhetik, Anwendung und gestalterische Praxis erzählerischer Erscheinungen, insbesondere in (neuen) medialen Umgebungen.
Philosophie für Designer
€18.00*
In zehn übersichtlichen Kapiteln bietet der Band eine Einführung in und einen Überblick über Philosophie und ihre Geschichte. Ausgehend von den wichtigsten Meisterdenkern der Philosophietradition werden die konkurrierenden Stile, Schulen oder Programme verschiedenster Epochen gezeigt und in Bezug zu Gestaltung gesetzt:Kynismus (DIY-Design), Hedonismus (Luxus-Design), Skeptizismus (Anti-Design), Transzendentalphilosophie (Übergang von Handwerk zu Industrie), logischer Positivismus vs. Fundamentalontologie (Bauhaus), existenzieller Rationalismus vs. kritische Theorie (HfG Ulm), Poststrukturalismus (postmodernes Design) u.v.mFlorian Arnold studierte Philosophie und Germanistik in Heidelberg und Paris. Nach einer philosophischen Promotion an der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg absolviert er derzeit eine zweite Promotion im Fachbereich Design der Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach. Er leitet die Redaktion der Philosophischen Rundschau.
Medien: Theorie und Geschichte für Designer
€18.00*
Der erste Teil des Bandes stellt die Historie einzelner Medien wie Schrift, Buch, Fotografie, Film, Fernsehen oder Internet vor und fragt, was sie leisten. Der zweite Teil erläutert die wichtigsten Definitionen, Ansätze und Bausteine der Medientheorie und vermittelt verständlich, welche relevanten Bestimmungen des Begriffs »Medium« Gestalterinnen und Gestalter kennen sollten. Abgerundet wird der Band durch eine »kleine Typologie der Medientheorie«.Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schweppenhäuser ist Professor für Design-, Kommunikations- und Medientheorie an der Fakultät Gestaltung der Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften in Würzburg. Er lehrte Ästhetik und Philosophie an zahlreichen Hochschulen im In- und Ausland.
sushi 15
€19.00*
"There are easier ways to earn money, honestly."For 15 years, "sushi" has been showing the best projects by art and design schools from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, chosen by juries of the Art Directors Club for Germany (ADC). For 15 years, students of the Offenbach University of Art and Design (HfG) conceived and designed the "Magazine for young creativity".In their last edition the sushi editorial staff now summarizes: What are the ADC winners up to today? "sushi" gives an account of how they learnt, suffered, celebrated and especially of what they created. Furthermore, internationally renowned designers such as Christoph Niemann, Jianping He and Holm Friebe talk about breakthroughs and setbacks after university and how they get by today working as illustrators, authors or graphic designers.