FLOW – HFG-ANNUAL REPORT 2009
The HfG Annual Report concentrates on general projects and diploma theses of the last two semesters, and also introduces new faculty members. Our annual reports always include a DVD with animations, short films, and documents about the HfG. Annual reports have traditionally been designed and planned by teams of students. The title of the 2009 edition, »Flow«, highlights the theme of development in design and also the book’s playful and experimental approach to typical layout designs. The report begins with a fairly static layout design, which becomes ever more free and fluid as the book progresses. »Flow« can be purchased for € 20 (plus postage) in the HfG library under: bibliothek@hfg-offenbach.de.

RED DOT AWARD: COMMUNICATION DESIGN 2009 FOR THE HEINRICH HOFFMANN PATH AND THE SHOCK-HEADED PETER PATH
13 June 2009 was the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Heinrich Hoffmann, the Frankfurt psychiatrist and creator of the children’s-book character of Shock-Headed Peter (Struwwelpeter). His home city celebrated the occasion with numerous events and exhibitions. Offenbach Academy of Art and Design students from both faculties were given the responsibility for the artistic design of the Heinrich Hoffmann Summer. Now the students Isabell Anhalt, Ellen Heilmann, and Kathrin Schumacher from the department of product design have been presented a Red Dot Award for their designs of a Hoffmann Path and Shock-Headed Peter Path. Both of these walking tours are equipped with a guidance and information system, and were designed and created for the Hoffmann Summer.

HFG STUDENT FILM AT 2009 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
Tim Bollinger’s experimental short film Between was shown at the Cannes film festival as part of the German short film program Next Generation 2009. With this film Bollinger completed his studies in the Department of Media at the HfG Offenbach under Prof. Bernd Kracke and Prof. Rotraut Pape in 2008. Next Generation brings together the most recent productions from German film schools and is always premiered at the international film festival in Cannes. In 2008 Between was awarded the distinguished Hesse film prize for the best student film.

HFG RANKED FIRST ON UNICHECK
The HfG Offenbach has been ranked first place on the Internet portal Unicheck for its use of tuition fees. Students at the HfG were able to recommend how the 500 euro in fees charged per student and semester since 2007 should be used. Although the Hesse government abolished the fees again in 2008, the HfG continues to allow its students to have a say in how university money is spent.

COMMUNICATIONS: ART, DESIGN, AND MEDIA. OFFENBACH ACADEMY OF ART AND DESIGN HEADS LEAGUE TABLE
In the first league table of German arts academies published in the weekly Focus (no. 22/2006), Hesse’s smallest higher education institution came out top. The Offenbach Academy of Art and Design came in ahead of major public universities in the “communications” category, and was also ranked higher than private universities. The HfG was also among the top five in the categories “moving media” (TV, film, video) and “product design.”

HFG ONE OF THE FIVE BEST PLACES TO STUDY ADVERTISING
In an article in UniSpiegel entitled “The Wonderful World of Advertising” Tobias Wiethoff introduces the profession of art director and reports on the current situation in the advertising industry. He mentions the Offenbach Academy of Art and Design as one of the top five places to study for a career in advertising, citing the results of the fall 2003 survey carried out by the Association of Communications Agencies, which accorded the HfG fifth place in Germany.

OFFENBACH COMMUNICATIONS DESIGNERS WIN PRIZE IN CHINA

Among the winners of the poster competition for Shenzhen Universiade 2011 were seven students of Klaus Hesse, professor for conceptual design at the HfG Offenbach. With more than seven thousand designs submitted from twenty countries, the Shenzhen Universiade 2011 jury did not have an easy task. The Universiade is an international sports event for students, held, like the Olympic Games, in both winter and summer. In 2011 the summer Universiade will take place in Shenzen, China.