Author Archives for Tom Ruthemann

Wochenzettel 18,2: ‘[…]boooaoooaaaahh!’

January 8, 2018 10:25 am Published by Tom Ruthemann Leave your thoughts The start into the new year took place entirely in the minds of the master students. No seminars, no lectures, but still the brain was properly challenged. After all, this week they had to crack some hard nuts: Understanding theories, transferring them to the media, and at the same time inventing some future.

Wochenzettel 17,50:
We are colourful!

December 18, 2017 5:46 pm Published by Tom Ruthemann Leave your thoughts HannoLab, concept presentation and the last seminar dates. The first semester is coming to an end like the calendar year. An end, is that right? The special thing about the master is to look beyond the box and not accept everything as a given. This creates designs that makes a difference.

Wochenzettel 17,48:
A good opportunity to take responsibility

December 6, 2017 6:28 pm Published by Tom Ruthemann Leave your thoughts Winter is coming, Advent is knocking on the door. However, there is no trace of a quiet winter atmosphere. The last seminar dates on the subject media theory have started for this semester and the core thesis of the master's thesis has to be summed up until concept presentation. There is still much work to do – a lot of preparation, tinkering and discussing to been done.

Wochenzettel 17,46:
Looking forward to the future

December 5, 2017 6:43 pm Published by Tom Ruthemann Leave your thoughts This week our focus was on the „Future of work“ as well as the „Future of our (master)work“. In the lecture and coaching we did not only think about how to continue our masterthesis, but also how we can assert ourselves as designers in the digitalized future.

Wochenzettel 17,45: Tips & Advice – Preparing the Concept Presentation

November 15, 2017 4:01 pm Published by Tom Ruthemann Leave your thoughts Einmal kurz verdaut und weiter geht's: der „Schulterblick“ liegt nun hinter uns und es kann mit viel Feedback in die neue Woche stolziert werden. Um sich auf die gefürchtete Konzeptpräsentation im Dezember gut vorbereiten zu können, holten sich die Masterstudenten in der KW 45 viele Tipps und Ratschläge ein, was erwartet und gewünscht wird.

Wochenzettel 17,44:
Future Vision: negate, reduce, specify

November 6, 2017 3:49 pm Published by Tom Ruthemann Leave your thoughts The tenth week was all about the future: On Monday in media theory class, where future-oriented design was in focus, as well as on Wednesday. Because it was „Schulterblick“ time. The first milestone of the master degree! In 25 short presentations, the students reported about their current status of their master thesis.