This document provides information about the Interaction Design program at Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG) in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany. The program focuses on developing human-computer interfaces with foundations in programming, design history, science, and technology. Students complete projects in areas like interface design, application design, and invention design. The HfG emphasizes hands-on learning and collaboration with industrial partners and other institutions.

1. H f G
Hochschule für Gestaltung
Schwäbisch Gmünd

2. H f G
Schwäbisch Gmünd

3. H f G
Hamburg
Berlin
Frankfurt
Schwäbisch Gmünd
Location Stuttgart
München

4. H f G
The Hochschule für Gestaltung, in the small German town
dubbed "The secret capital of German design", offers a
decidedly analytical approach influenced by the traditions of the
Bauhaus and the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Ulm.
Tradition

5. H f G
582 students
27 professors
40 employees
Hochschule für Gestaltung
Schwäbisch Gmünd

6. H f G
BA (7 semesters)
· Communication Design
· Interaction Design
· Product Design
MA (3 semesters)
· Communication Planning and Design
· Product Planning and Design
Programmes of study

7. H f G
Programme started in 2007
35 students per year
Admittance until 2011: 35 students per year
2012: 21 students per semester
HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd
Interaction Design

8. H f G
· Education and High Tech Fairs
· Semester exhibition and workshops
· Cooperations with industrial partners
Interaction Design

9. H f G
· Typography and colour systems
· Illustration and sketching
· Design processes
· Interaction design basics
· 2- and 3-dimensional design
Interaction Design
Foundations

10. H f G
Programming languages like
Processing, Flash, HTML5 and graphical
programming with vvvv, Max MSP and
and simulation tools
Interaction Design
Foundations

11. H f G
Design and media history
Interaction Design
Foundations

12. H f G
· Science basics
· Design management
· Sociology
· Law
Interaction Design
Foundations

13. H f G
· Mechatronics
· Sensor and tracking technologies
· Media technologies
· Usability
Interaction Design
Workshops

14. H f G
· Interface Design
· Application Design
· Invention Design
· Interactive communication systems
Interaction Design
Focus areas

15. H f G
Design and development of human-computer-interfaces:
implications and influence of hardware and software on the
user interface
Interaction Design
Focus areas: Interface

16. H f G
· Software design
· Graphic user interface
· System behaviour
· Information architecture
Interaction Design
Focus areas: Application

17. H f G
· Development of technology-based scenarios
· Drafts of new concepts for tools and products
· User-centered use cases
· Rapid prototyping
Interaction Design
Focus areas: Invention

18. H f G
Development and design of
informations systems for digital exhibits
and spatial installations
Interaction Design
Focus area: Communication Sytems

19. H f G
Concept for an interactive exhibit for the German Museum, Munich
Experimental didactic environment for the field of chemistry
Enables to analyse and discover molecules and atoms on an
interactive screen guided by haptic and visual feedback
Interaction Design
Project: Tangible Chemistry

20. H f G
Concept for a tangible tabletop interface
for discussions to advance city planning processes
Interaction Design
Project: City planning tool

21. H f G
Study of possible interactions
for digital pen systems pen
Interaction Design
Project: Interactive electronic pen

22. H f G
Concept for an interactive tool where
architect and customer jointly develop a building
Interaction Design
Architectural communication

23. H f G
Cooperation with the German Cancer Research
Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg
Interaction Design
MA-Project: Surgery software

24. H f G
Interaction Design
Facilities: Computer labs

25. H f G
Interaction Design
Facilities: Media lab

26. H f G
Workshops for wood, metal, plastics
stone, and glass
Interaction Design
Facilities: Classical Workshops

27. H f G
Interaction Design
Facilities: Usability lab www.iao.fraunhofer.de

28. H f G
Interaction Design
Media installation HfG building

29. H f G
Cooperation with the HTW Aalen, the University of
Hohenheim, and the Baden-Württemberg
State Museum
Interaction Design
"Celts" exhibition in Stuttgart

30. H f G
http://ig.hfg-gmuend.de
http://www.designmethodenfinder.de
Thank you