Roger Ibars, Julia Leihener and Katrin Schoof,  in the context of the Creation Center of theTelekom Laboratories,  have explored the "dos & don'ts" of interacting with digital communication media. They followed an ethnographic design research approach,  also involving the Deutsche Knigge Academy as well as the Royal College of Arts in London. The resulting book and website aim to reveal unspoken behavioural rules,  spark the debate as well as the challenge of designing well-mannered services. This talk will be held in english.

Ramzi Rizk is a researcher and software engineer with a focus on social media,  and internet and mobile technologies. He is also one of the four co-founders of EYE'EM,  a mobile photography hub that offers photographers a chance to be exhibited in galleries all over the world. Ramzi will be talking about EYE'EM and the growing impact of mobile photography.

This talk will be held in english

Juli Gudehus presents her recently published »Lesikon der visuellen Kommunikation« , which doesn't just talk about the weather but also about mistakes, mountain climbing, dreams, sex, larceny, occupational disease and much more. On 3.000 pages  she assembled countless anectdotes, insights, outlooks  on all aspects of life and areas of visual communication.