Projects of the Design Department

Virtual reality, mixed reality and augmented reality have now become design spaces for very different action scenarios. And although the use of text is necessary for a large number of applications, it is noticeable overall that the handling of type and typography in VR/AR/XR is treated as a lower priority. We want to change this.

The Game with Limits – My Climate Budget was developed by Prof. Holger Jahn and Tobias Jänecke as part of the materialnet research project and on the occasion of the 2021 Environmental Festival Potsdam. Since then, the Game with Limits has been used at various events. So far, more than 600 citizens have been reached and sensitised to the topics of climate, CO₂e, residual climate budget and self…

With Materialnet, the search and selection of materials and commodities as well as the evaluation of their technical suitability and ecological impact, works as easily and intuitively as online shopping.
The platform prototype for Materialnet was funded as part of the Innovation Fund of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.

Starting from collection objects, overcome borders and create spaces of networking, understanding and mediation.

The interdisciplinary research and digitalisation project "Restaging Fashion. Visualisation of Vestimentary Sources" (ReFa) has developed explorative approaches to holdings from the Berlin Art Library with its collection Modebild – Lipperheide Costume Library and from the Fabrics collection of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nuremberg.

An orientation towards more gender-equitable design

A participatory exhibition concept on queer urban experience and spatial perception

The aim of the project, which is funded by the European Regional Development Fund, is to bring together virtual and real environments.

The BMBF-funded project DataSkop focuses on the potential of innovative user interfaces and visualisations to promote the digital sovereignty of users.

The project explores the potential of immersion and narration for visualising and making available cultural assets.