The image film for the AGD is the diploma work of Wolfgang Amboss and Patrick Weiser, students of Media Structure at the Mainz University of Applied Science.
   
The basis for the film was a questionnaire sent by the students Patrick Weisser and Wolfgang Amboss to various art schools, etc, on the subject of design associations. One of the most significant findings was that students recognise how useful design associations can be in everyday professional life but are frequently unable to name any such association and have not yet attempted to make contact with one.
   
The aim of the AGD Image Film was to improve the recognition factor of the AGD and present the concrete advantages and services it offers; consequently it combines practical information with a wide range of associative images.

Have fun watching it!

The training provided for designers could be improved. The AGD would like to see training in universities, art schools and companies which prepares designers better for commercial independence and is more focused on business practice. The rights of designers should be communicated more effectively, and concepts such as Sustainable Design and Design for All should be part of modern design training. The Alliance of German Designers has formulated six ways it would like to see training improved, under the heading Vision: Designer Future.  [read...]

The Ministry of Economy, Employment and Transport in Lower Saxony plans to introduce a series of measures over the next few years under the motto "Promoting Design in Lower Saxony", intended to encourage design thinking in the economy of the state - and also to strengthen the position of designers in Lower Saxony.
[more in German...]

If you are interested in being appointed an adviser for the implementation of a design contract, please apply to be accredited at the NBank-KfW Consultancy Exchange. The necessary requirements and all further information can be found at:  http://www.kfw-beraterboerse.de/start/

Lecture and seminar by Thomas Hoyer, one of the rare specialists in calligraphy and type design in Germany

Anyone who missed Thomas Hoyer's lecture at Waldeck, or would like to hear it again and also put in some concrete practice, should be aware that Thomas Hoyer is now going to give lectures throughout the country, combined with a one-day seminar on the subject "Handwriting for Designers", which could be held on the same day or the following day. [read more in German ...]

After a year spent researching and analysing lists of best-selling fonts, Fontshop has come up with the 100 best fonts and presents them on a website created specially for the purpose. And there is even better to come...  (more in German)