The three-part un/learn AI publication series “Approaching,” “Navigating,” and “Integrating AI in Aesthetic Practices” which was created as part of the KITeGG research project, is now available as an open-access publication.
Over a period of four years, five design and art schools established experimental laboratories, developed new teaching formats, organised symposia and created a shared digital infrastructure.
These publications offer an insight into the various project formats, their outcomes and the research topics and approaches that demonstrate how artificial intelligence can be explored creatively and critically integrated into teaching. Each book highlights a phase of the research project and is structured around different key topics.
The publications are structured as a web-to-print pipeline and are available online and as a limited print edition. They can be downloaded as PDF files from the website and read online as individual articles. The web view offers sorting options for the articles, as well as additional content, such as translations and videos.
Several natural language processing algorithms were utilised during the design process to contribute to the books’ navigation system, as well as their visual and structural design. The texts from all the books are divided into sections which are then semantically compared and linked.
For the second volume in the series, Prof. Dr. Lasse Scherffig and KISD staff members Jakob Kilian and Matthias Grund edited a selection of thematic chapters. The third volume was published by the KISD project team (Prof. Dr. Lasse Scherffig, Matthias Grund, Jakob Kilian and Jana Hartmann) in collaboration with HfG Offenbach (Johanna T. Wallenborn, Leon-Etienne Kühr and Mattis Kuhn).
Numerous contributions from other teachers and students at KISD are represented:
Editorials
Editorial: Physical AI. Sensor-Based AI in Art and Design – Rahel Flechtner, Jakob Kilian, Ivan Iovine (Volume 2)
Editorial: The Algorithmic Gaze. Reflections on Image Cultures in AI – Matthias Grund, Johanna T. Wallenborn, Leon-Etienne Kühr, Lasse Scherffig (Volume 2)
Editor’s Note: Approaching, Navigating and Integrating AI in aesthetic practices – Matthias Grund, Johanna T. Wallenborn (Volume 3)
Introduction [Educational Strategies] – Lasse Scherffig (Volume 3)
Introduction [Student Project Showcase] – Leon-Etienne Kühr, Mattis Kuhn, Jana Hartmann, Elisa Deutloff (Volume 3)
Project / Events
Living Objects Lab (KISD) – Laura Juliane Wagner, Jakob Kilian (Volume 1)
Standortupdate – Jakob Kilian, Matthias Grund, Lasse Scherffig (Volume 2)
Hidden Layers 24 – Matthias Grund, Lasse Scherffig (Volume 2)
Teaching
KI, Kreativität und Kollaboration – Laura Juliane Wagner (Volume 1)
Making (Non)Sense. Workshop on Prototyping AI-based Interactive Systems with Sensors – Rahel Flechtner, Jakob Kilian (Volume 2)
AI Literacy for the Long Haul: Teaching Lasting Competencies in an Ever-Changing Field – Jakob Kilian (Volume 3)
Motion Experience Lab@(A)IDLE MODE: Echtzeit-Installation zur performativen KI Erfahrung – Embodied AI Learning in Design Education – Nina Juric (Volume 3)
Student Projects
Fragiles in Transition – Johannes Growe (Volume 1)
Return – Conrad Weise, Kjell Wistoff (Volume 1)
DeadHappy – Alfred Ramskill-Pugh, Tomás Corvalán Azócar (Volume 1)
Memories from Above – Jannik Bussmann (Volume 2)
Anthrobot – Ilona Achba, Tyanka Adrian, Philipp Gatzke, Meike Kattwinkel, Elena Schröder, Justus Schomann, Aikaterini Sideri, Jessica Zisa (Volume 3)
Dainų šventė – Alina Bertacca, Jana Hartmann, Luka Jacke, Jule Pickel, Aikaterini Sideri, Anna Sokolova
Distorted Messages – Viktor Werbilo (Volume 3)
Synthetic Eden – Pourya Sharifi (Volume 3)
Synthetic Reflection – Marie Backhaus, Henrike Hof, Levon Javaheri, Eva Matzerath, Phillip Schulz (Volume 3)
Research
Hunde halluzinieren. Das taxonomische Erbe von Google Deep Seek – Lasse Scherffig, Thomas Hawranke (Volume 1)
Algorithmic Culture Content – Matthias Grund (Volume 1)
I Will Rather Lose my Job to AI Than My Dad – Dzennifer Zachold (Volume 2)
Infinite Boredom: Generative AI as Template Culture – Matthias Grund, Lasse Scherffig (Volume 2)
You Press the Button, They Do the Rest – Moritz von Laufenberg (Volume 2)
I Think He’s Got a Helicopter in His Pocket: The AI Chewing Gum – Thomas Hawranke, Lasse Scherffig (Volume 3)
An Incredibly Average Face – Approaching 31,200 Images with Human Eyes, Sorting Systems, and Collaging – Jana Hartmann (Volume 3)
Attention to Color – The Role of Saliency in Image-Based UI Theming – Robert Halbach (Volume 3)