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Professor

Prof. Tanja Schmitt-Fumian

Professorship in Design

E-Mail: tanja.schmitt-fumian@mobile-university.de
Phone: +49 7371 9315-0
SRH Fernhochschule | Prof. Tanja Schmitt-Fumian
About me

About me

Academic career

Diploma in Design, State University of Design Karlsruhe, 1995-1996

Rhode Island School of Design, USA GPA: 3.675

Professional career

Professor of Design at SRH Fernhochschule - The Mobile University, Riedlingen

Professor of Design (Media and Communication Design B.A., Design Management M.A.), Macromedia University

Dekanin, Hochschule Macromedia

Dekanin, Macromedia University

Course & Programme Leader, Media and Communication Design BA (Hons), University of Westminster, London.

Vice Dean, Macromedia University

Excerpt

I have contributed to these publications



  • Schmitt-Fumian, T. (2022). Generation Z: Losing touch. Design for All Institute of India. August 2022 Vol-17 No-8 Design for All Institute of India. ISSN: 2582-8304.
  • M+M Fieberhalle, München, Oktober 2020, p. 650-651. Museum Villa Stuck München, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Koenig Books London. ISBN 978-3-96098-667-6.

Research and Teaching Focus Areas

Specialties: creative direction, user centered design, user interface design, UX design, visual design, art direction, interaction design, new technologies, innovation design, information architecture, strategic design, design history, design models &  methods, semiotics, usability, team leadership.

Others

  • Jury iF Design Award, 2022.
  • Strate School of Design Paris Annual Design Jury, 2018.
  • Official paper reviewer for the DMI Academic Design Management Conference (ADMC), , Design Management Institute London 2018 – 2022.
  • Advisory Board Member “Fuel4Design” 2020. Futures Design Literacy for design learners and educators. University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins, Politecnica di Milano, Fundacio Privada Elisava Escola Universitarie Barcelona, Erasmus+, 2020.
  • Professional Scrum Master Scrum.Org, 2018.
  • I.D. Magazin NY, Interactive Media Design Review Juror 2004, I.D. Magazin NY, 11.2004 p. 100.
  • Board member, Girls Gearing Up International Leadership Academy e.V, Berlin, 2017-2022.
  • Short listed/Honourable Mention: “New  Seat  for  the  Lombardy  Regional  Government”,  Milan,  Italy International  Competition entry 2004, “New Façade for the Art Interactive Gallery”, Cambridge, Harvard, International Competition entry 2003. Horizon Interactive Award NY 2004, 2005.

Awards (Excerpt)

  • Awards
  • Diploma Thesis: Grade: Summa cum laude, 'High Design Quality,' German Prize for Communication Design 1998
  • Nominee Europrix Multimedia Art, Europe’s Best in Multimedia 1998, Austria
  • Red Dot Design Award (2020)
  • ADC – Art Directors Club Germany (2020)
  • ADC – Art Directors Club Italy, Bronze (2005)
  • ADC – Art Directors Club NY/USA, Certificate (2005)
  • iF Communication Design Award (2008)
  • First Prize at Google Doodle Logo Competition, 'Adweek,' New York (2005)