Most people spend their lives in a constructed world that is shaped by design.

Design influences our work, our communication and our social interactions. I am a designer, teacher and researcher working in precisely this field.

Featured on

Red Dot Award
German Design Award
Creative Comunication Award
Communications Art Competition
International Creative Media Award
Joseph Binder Award

Featured on

Red Dot Award
German Design Award
Creative Comunication Award
Communications Art Competition
International Creative Media Award
Joseph Binder Award

Memberships

past:
Alliance of German Designers, AGD
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Designtheorie und -forschung, dgtf

present:
Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre

Memberships

past:
Alliance of German Designers, AGD
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Designtheorie und -forschung, dgtf

present:
Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre

Experienced in

Analog
App
AR/MR/VR
Branding
Digital
Identity
Interactive
Synthetic
UI/UX
Web & Mobile

Worked with

Aktion Mensch
Bertelsmann
Meyer Werft
TUI
Oldenburg University
Warner Music
and more ...

Curious to know more? Let's talk and learn more about me and my work. Perhaps we will find common ground.

Fields of work

For almost 30 years, I have been supporting companies, organisations and institutions in the design of analogue, digital and interactive media. My work has consistently attracted attention in internationally renowned competitions and exhibitions.

Today, I primarily work in interaction design, interface design, UX design, AR/MR/VR and synthetic media. As a professor of media design, I also conduct research in the field of design ethics and design ecology.

Teaching

After many years of teaching as a lecturer and tutor at universities and business academies in Bremen, Düsseldorf, Essen and Hanover, I now teach as a professor of media design at IU International University. My areas of expertise are design theory, interface design, interaction design, user-centred design, UX design and design ethics.

2021 - present
IU Internationale Hochschule
Professor for Media Design, Head of Study Program

2020 - 2021
DIPLOMA Hochschule
Lecturer for Design profession

2018 - 2021
EMBA Europäische Medien- und Business-Akademie
Lecturer for Media Business Administration and Graphicdesign

2014 - 2016
Wirtschaftsförderungsinstitut Salzburg (A)
Lecturer for Brand Design and Communication

2013 - 2014
Kunstschule Wandsbek
Lecturer for Editorial Design and Digital Publishing

2012 - 2013
VWA Verwaltungs- und Wirtschaftsakademie Essen
Lecturer for Design and Layout

Research

I am currently conducting research in the fields of artificial intelligence in the design profession and the ecosystemic effects of design. Specifically, my dissertation focuses on the design of artefacts with consideration for their systemic effects. Other areas of research I am working on include the social significance of synthetic media and general topics related to design ethics.

Awards

Others appreciate what I do.

1 x Red Dot: Best of the Best
3 x Red Dot: Winner
3 x German Design Award: Winner
3 x German Design Award: Special Mention
1 x Creative Comunication Award: Honorable Mention
1 x Communications Art Competition: Award of Excellence
1 x International Creative Media Award: Silver
2 x International Creative Media Award: Award of Excellence
1 x Joseph Binder Award: Silver

Publications

Tanne. Landschaften. (2023 ) Strickrodt, T., Althans, F.
Excellent Communications Design. (2022) Rat für Formgebung
Excellent Communications Design. (2021) Rat für Formgebung
Spezialisierung und Generalisierung. Research (2020) Report. Althans, F.
International Yearbook Communication Design. (2020) Red Dot Edition
Wagner, Wahnsinn & Walküren. (2019) Althans, F.
Excellent Communications Design. (2019) Rat für Formgebung
International Yearbook Communication Design. (2019) Red Dot Edition
Cello. Grafische Skizzen. (2018) Althans, F.
Excellent Communications Design. (2018) Rat für Formgebung
International Yearbook Communication Design. (2018) Red Dot Edition
IchDuWir. Monotypien und Zeichnungen. (2018) Strickrodt, T., Althans, F.
Die kalte Schulter des Labyrinths. (2018) Altmann, P., Althans, F.
Joseph Binder Award Book. (2018) designaustria
Commarts Yearbook. (2018) Coyne & Blanchard
Das Kamasutram des Vatsyayana Mallanaga. (2017) Althans, F.
Excellent Communications Design. (2017) Rat für Formgebung
International Yearbook Communication Design. (2017) Red Dot Edition
Das Nasohnehorn. (2017) Althans, F.

Exhibitions

5 x Excellent Communications Design Museum Angewandte Kunst Design Space (Frankfurt/Main)
3 x World’s Best Communication Design Red Dot Design Museum (Essen)
3 x Best Brands & Communication Design Museum für Kommunikation Berlin (Berlin)
1 x Joseph Binder Exhibition Designforum Vorarlberg (A-Dornbirn)
1 x A Feast of Colour and Form WEISRAUM. Designforum Tirol (A-Innsbruck)
1 x A Feast of Colour and Form Designforum Wien (A-Wien)

5 x Excellent Communications Design
Museum Angewandte Kunst Design Space (Frankfurt/Main)
3 x World’s Best Communication Design
Red Dot Design Museum (Essen)
3 x Best Brands & Communication Design
Museum für Kommunikation Berlin (Berlin)
1 x Joseph Binder Exhibition
Designforum Vorarlberg (A-Dornbirn)
1 x A Feast of Colour and Form
WEISRAUM. Designforum Tirol (A-Innsbruck)
1 x A Feast of Colour and Form
Designforum Wien (A-Wien)

Education

2021 - present
Doctoral studies Doctoral student
HbK Saar | Saarbrücken

2017 - 2020
Creative Direction M. A.
Diploma University of A. S. | Bad Sooden-Allendorf

2018 - 2021
Media Economics and Management B. A.
Diploma University of A. S. | Hannover

1994 - 1996
Architecture preliminary diploma
Bremen University of A. S. | Bremen