Design is anticipation of the future. It continuously updates methods and necessary scientific, technical and practical contexts.

Design means designing for sensible use and thereby reflects social-technological processes for today and for the future.

Today and in the future, design development is based both on digital methods (drawing, construction, model, data) and on research into the design interdependencies and contexts of the social-technological structures.

In the Industrial Design department, innovative scenarios for disruptive situations are designed in a comprehensive design approach in order to contribute to the improvement of human coexistence and interaction as a whole.

Three fields play a decisive role here:

1. sciences and theories look at future-relevant topics and causal relationships from the human perspective.

2. New technologies such as augmented and virtual reality, nano and sensor technology, artificial intelligence and material technology bring process-oriented expertise to planning and development.

3. thinking and design strategies such as discussion, approach, research, empiricism as well as other scientific and creative procedures guarantee continuous impulses and a constant increase in knowledge.

The methodological approach from these three problem-oriented perspectives is practised (teaching) and implemented (research) in design projects. 

Nevertheless, designers and design in essence remain what it has always been: an epistemic approach to unresolved issues with the help of visualisation. Often still with pen and paper. So designers are visualisers. Not much? We think it's the key!