Enjoy the summer, the sun, and explore Berlin: As of today, five students from ADE partner universities in Italy and France are our guests at the Summer School at HMKW Berlin. Under the motto "My Berlin Story," the participants are expecting a varied program centered around storytelling, design and photojournalism over the next three weeks.

Congratulations to our design graduate Max Bartram, who was awarded gold in the category "Final Theses" at the ADC Talent Award 2021 with his bachelor thesis "Why so panicky?".

Congratulations to the lecturer and photographer Prof. Nora Bibel! Her photo series "Family comes first" is part of the current exhibition "Family Affairs" at the renowned Deichtorhallen in Hamburg.

How do ice cream and social activism go together? The American company Ben & Jerry's has wanted to help shape social debate and change ever since it was founded in the late 1970s. Today, in the course "Strategic Communication" by Prof. Dr. Kim Murphy, students of the M.A. Public Relations and Digital Marketing got to know Nils Knoop, who works as Integrated Marketing & Communications Manager for Ben & Jerry's in the DACH region.

Storytelling is not only essential in film or literature. The ability to create stories is also becoming increasingly important for designers. Maike Gosch, who has been working as a storytelling consultant for well-known companies, political parties and NGOs for many years, gave our communication designers a small workshop this week as part of the MA Brand Strategy course with numerous practical tips for upcoming practical projects.