Academy of Visual Arts, Frankfurt

studying Design

The first thing that is important for you: In the practice of creative professions, we distinguish two areas:

1. The communicative field in which you will work, e.g. design in economy and ecology, design in cultural dialog, etc.

2. The creative means with which you prefer to work, e.g. photography, film, textile design, etc.

Let's start with the communicative fields, the most important areas of your future professional activity are:

• Design in Economics and Ecology • Design in Cultural Communication • Design in Education • Design in Political Communication • Design in Scientific Communication

Please briefly describe which of the areas are you most interested in and why:

Let's move on to the creative means and the corresponding areas of design. The most important are the following:

• Drawing and Printing Techniques > drawing is both a means of design in almost all fields of design and an independent means in the field of illustration, fashion design, character design, cartoons and comics, artistic drawing, etc. • Typography > in the field of editorial design, i.e. print and online magazine design, font development, in the field of corporate design for companies and institutions, logotype development, etc. • Painting and Color > free painting, color and textiles, color and fashion, color and education, etc. • Photography > product photography, portrait photography, fashion photography in the field of fashion design, photojournalism, etc. • Programming and specific programs > in the fields of image processing, vector graphics, 3D, interactive design, screen design, interface design, game design. All in all, a field that is constantly evolving through the use of artificial intelligence. • Textile design > fashion design, home textiles in the field of interior design, textile sculpture, stage design, etc. • Film and video design > auteur films, documentaries, e.g. on social and political design, educational films, experimental films, etc. • Craft materials > such as wood, ceramics, metal especially in the fields of interior design, exhibition design, designer products, and all analogous design fields.

Please briefly describe which of the creative means are you most interested in and why:

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How to become a professional in the field of arts and communication design in our time

We are delighted that you are interested in studying in a creative field!

Studying art or design is more important and exciting today than ever before.

The question of how we want to shape our world and how we can achieve this together is one of the most important questions of our time. Art and design have an increasingly important role to play.

Together with you, we want to find out how you can play a part in this, what artistic and creative activities inspire you most, and what topics interest you.

Learning more about your preferences and skills will help us to advise you in the best possible way.
The more we know about your preferences and abilities, the better we can advise you:

Whether the program meets your expectations,
Which specialization suits you best,
What your specific career options are,
Which paths of further education (certificates, master's, PhD) are open to you.

Below you will find a short questionnaire that will help us to better understand your perspectives:

In addition, you will find a selection of student work here.

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