In Coding IxD, we co-educate computer scientists and product designers. Beyond experiencing interdisciplinary work, we want students to envision interactive and responsible systems: by this, we mean a responsibility through code that is carefully using material, form, and context, while profoundly respecting both human capabilities and vulnerabilities. We understand this course as experimental space, where different perspectives meet, exchange, and evolve. Each semester, based on small project teams of up to four members, students are challenged to examine a specific application context. Within this context, the teams envision new application or product concepts.


We guide this process through various carefully tuned methods that are used to spark their ideas. Students iterate through several rounds of ideation and refine their concepts in different prototype versions. The most compelling or promising interaction concept, the one that allows grasping the quality and essence of the product concept is implemented in a working prototype. Students are accompanied by a team of experienced designers and computer scientists but also by guest experts that provide feedback to the various design iterations. If needed, special workshops are organized to cover specific topics ranging from prototyping to project management. The whole course is evaluated continuously to enhance our methodological toolbox.

Freie Universität Berlin

Human-Centered Computing (HCC) Research Group
Königin-Luise-Straße 24-26
14195 Berlin

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Weißensee School of Art and Design Berlin

Bühringstraße 20
13086 Berlin

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This seminar is organized in cooperation of the
Cluster of Excellence — Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Matters of Activity

Sophienstraße 22A
10178 Berlin

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News

2023

Teaching

Expanding:THE BODY

Coding IxD is back for the winter term 2023/24. This year, we are exploring a highly relevant topic: how we can responsibly design for the diversity of human bodies.

2023

Design Fair Video

Let's Get:PHYSICAL

The design fair of Coding IxD of „Let’s Get:Physical“ was recorded and is now available.

2023

Design Fair

art in berlin

This year’s Design Fair on Data Physicalizations is featured on the website of „art in berlin.“

2022

Talks

Physical data visualizations

Explore the creation of physical data visualizations in our guest speaker section of „Let’s get:PHYSICAL.“

 

2022

Teaching

Let's get:PHYSICAL

Coding IxD is back for the winter term 2022/23. The course text with this year’s topic can be found at the link below.

 

2022

Weißensee School of Art and Design Berlin

Rundgang

On 9 and 10 July 2022, the Weissensee School of Art and Design Berlin will be opening its studios, workshops, and laboratories and will provide insights into how its young generation of artists and designers work and conduct research.

2022

Freie Universität Berlin

Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften

On 2 July 2022, from 5 pm to midnight, the Human-Centered Computing Research Group will contribute an exhibition boost to LNdW containing, for example, projects from Coding IxD’s „Digital:Sovereignty.“

2022

EduCHI

Paper accepted

We are honored that our contribution including our Coding IxD teaching practice was accepted at this year’s EduCHI conference.

2022

Tagesspiegel Background

Interview with Judith Glaser

Prof. Judith Glaser was interviewed by the Tagesspiegel on the topic of „Digitalization & AI.“

2022

Design Fair

art in berlin

This year’s Design Fair on Digital:Sovereignty is featured on the website of „art in berlin.“

2022

Design Fair

Digital:Sovereignty

The final event of Coding IxD on „Digital:Sovereignty“ will take place soon. We are pleased to invite everyone to the exhibition at the Weizenbaum Institute.

2021

Global Grad Show

Aktiv Labor

Aktiv Labor is shortlisted for the Global Grad Show 2021.

2021

Talks

Perspectives

For this winter term, we have invited four guest speakers to discuss digital sovereignty with us from four perspectives.

2021

DS2_news

Teaching

Digital:Sovereignty

Coding IxD is back for the winter term 2021/22. The full course text with this year’s topic can be found at the link below.

2020

Teaching

Coding IxD postponed

Due to the ongoing pandemic, the upcoming Coding IxD course will be postponed. We regret this very much, but still look forward to a hopefully physical comeback in the winter term 2021/22.

2020

UX Design Awards

Aktiv Labor

Aktiv Labor is included in the nominee list of the UX Design Awards 2020. The UX Design Awards recognize the role that excellent experience design plays in creating a positive living environment.

2020

ndion

Fire Fly

The project Fire Fly was published as a news article on ndion. The platform ndion regularly features news about trends in the fields of design, branding and innovation.

2020

Spiegel Online

Fire Fly

Fire Fly is an extremely relevant project due to its innovative value and the current pandemic situation. Spiegel Online has dedicated an article to Fire Fly in the mobility section.

2020

#besserweiter

Fire Fly

Together with other projects on the field of mobility, Fire Fly was mentioned under the topic „Passenger management in public transport.“ This involves dealing with and improving the utilization times of public transport.

2020

Frame

Fire Fly

On the topic of mobility, „Mobility concepts for safe travel during the Covid-19 pandemic,“ Fire Fly is listed with other innovative projects in the online edition of the world-renowned Frame magazine.

2020

Design Fair

Entity:City

The time has come, the final event of Coding IxD on the topic Entity:City will take place soon. We are pleased to invite everyone to the presentation of the student projects at CityLab Berlin.

2018

Global Grad Show

Aux Synesthesia

The project Aux Synesthesia is invited to participate and exhibit at this year’s Global Grad Show. This exhibition is part of the Dubai Design Week and presents among others projects of the Royal College of London or the Parsons School of Design in New York.

2018

Core77

Aux Synesthesia

Aux Synesthesia was accepted and featured as a contribution to the well-known design blog Core77.

2018

campus.leben

Aux Synesthesia

Team Aux Synesthesia was interviewed for the current issue of the campus.leben magazine of Freie Universität Berlin. The focus is on the design process of the project itself as well as the upcoming exhibition at the Dubai Design Week.

2016

Fast Company

Flux

Team Flux was asked by Fast Company to contribute an online article. This article has now been published on the magazine’s website with a focus on technology, business, and design.

2016

Core77

Flux

Flux was successfully accepted as a contribution from the international design blog Core77.

2016

Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften

Mirror

As part of the Long Night of the Sciences, the project „Mirror“ will be presented in the form of an interactive exhibition at Freie Universität Berlin.

2015

Deutscher Multimedia Preis

Floradex

Team Floradex is recognized in the „Creative Mobile“ category of the Deutscher Multimedia Preis.

2015

Cod1ng da V1nc1

Floradex

Floradex is featured as a project and contribution of the preservation of the German cultural heritage on the website Cod1ng da V1nc1.