Susanne P. Radtke

Susanne P. Radtke is a professor for Graphic and Media Design at Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Germany. She graduated in Visual Communications from Berlin University of the Arts and studied, among others, with renowned teachers from the School of Design Ulm (HfG), the successor of the Bauhaus in Germany. Her graduate degree was followed by her Master-Class Student Degree (MeisterschA ler in 1988) under Prof. Herbert W. Kapitzki, former Head of Visual Communication at the HfG. She is co-author of Textbook for Visual Media Design, which is required reading at many German design schools. She set up her graphic design office in 1987, and now has bases in Berlin and Ulm. Since 2009, Radtke has been developing and running intercultural design workshops, mainly in Southeast Asia and the USA. Her research field is naturally connected with her intercultural design workshops. She has participated in design and education conferences in Asia and Europe, and has published papers on those proceedings. Radtke has vast experience in international design education.