Graphic Design & Visual Communication

Chan Tsz Ching | Darius Wenzeck | Engy Ahmed | Mayar Khaled | Egemen Kelleci | Deha Sarp Yalcinkaya | Ezgi İnan | Pinar Kupeli | Deniz Ilter | Berk Karaoglu

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1st semester / year 1: Basics in information design by Chan Tsz Ching

The students identify facts about Berlin a newcomer usually does not know. They design a set of instructions based on illustrations, pictograms and text to inform Berlin visitors about these conditions. Finally, the entire communication concept is being presented on an A2 poster.

2nd semester / year 1: Book design by Darius Wenzeck & Chan Tsz Ching

Marc Twain’s Berlin travel report “The Chicago of Europe” serves as an inspiration. The students combine the original text with their own photos, illustrations and collages. Starting with layout exercises and software tutorials, they get to know methods to plan and design pages, familiarize with paper qualities and learn to bind a book.

2nd semester / 1st year: Bilingual typography poster workshop „INTERSCRIPTUAL“ by Darius Wenzeck, Chan Tsz Ching, Engy Ahmed, Mayar Khaled, Engy Ahmed & Darius Wenzeck

During a joint workshop with students of the German University in Cairo, the students have designed a range of multilingual typographic posters. For example local groceries from Berlin such as “Sauerkraut” are being explained in English, while the way the word sounds is expressed in Arabic or Chinese. The design magazine PAGE online has published the project (in German).

3rd semester / year 2: Animated posters, motion graphics by Egemen Kelleci, Deha Sarp Yalcinkaya, Darius Wenzeck & Ezgi İnan

The posters have been designed for “BAUarbeiten”*, the semester exhibition of our design students. They function as printed placards as well as screen-based animations.
* Bauarbeiten (German) has a double meaning, it says “BAU’s work” as well as “Construction works”

3rd semester / year 2: Interaction and interface design by Pinar Kupeli, Darius Wenzeck & Deniz Ilter

Utilising Design Thinking techniques, the students develop concepts for novel services based on apps. There is a strong focus on Service Design and User Experience Design (UX Design) in the creation phase. From content planning to the actual screen design, the students develop interactive prototypes of their mobile apps.

4th semester: Brand campaign by Deha Sarp Yalcinkaya & Berk Karaoglu

The Berlin-based fashion brand Polyforma offers premium sneakers, manufactured in Italy. Together with the company the students designed campaigns to position the brand more in Berlin. Click here for further information.