TH Nürnberg Fakultät Design

What TH Nürnberg Fakultät Design does

TH Nürnberg Fakultät Design is the design faculty of Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm, a public university of applied sciences (Fachhochschule) located in Nuremberg, Germany. The faculty delivers undergraduate and graduate design education through its Bachelor Design program and the Master of Digital Futures (M.A.) program, covering typography, graphic design, illustration, digital imaging, digital experience, and communication design for digital futures. It operates PrintLab, an appointment-based printmaking facility for students, and runs recurring academic programming including the Designers' Circle guest lecture series (held at venues such as KRUG12, DESIGNVEREIN, Kulturgewächshaus Fürth, and Kunsthaus Nürnberg), Projektwoche intensive workshops, and semester-end exhibitions under the Design Topics and Werkschau banners.

The faculty publishes 'auch gut_ – Design und Denken', an interdisciplinary design magazine, with Issue 08 'Fremd' released in January 2026. It maintains strategic partnerships with cultural and research institutions including Deutsches Museum München (the 'Quantum Futures – Illustrated' exhibition, March 2026), FH Joanneum Graz in Austria, and bidt (Bayerisches Forschungsinstitut für Digitale Transformation). Its 'customers' in operational terms are prospective and enrolled design students (primary persona) and design industry professionals engaging through public events and guest lectures (secondary persona); the entity is state-funded by the Free State of Bavaria and does not generate disclosed commercial revenue.

Business model: the faculty is funded through Bavarian state education appropriations under the oversight of the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts. Tuition for German public Fachhochschulen is nominal or absent under state policy, and specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. There are no funding rounds, no venture or private equity backing, no subsidiaries, no disclosed standalone revenue, and no M&A activity. Recent reputational milestones include the DDC Award Gold for Philip Förster's bachelor thesis (Editorial und Text, January 2026), the ADC Talent Award for graduate Minh Voll (2025), and Type Directors Club New York recognition for Prof. Markus Lange's 'REBEL PRINTS' (2025).

Name

TH Nürnberg Fakultät Design

Legal name

Fakultät Design der Technischen Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm

Website

https://d.th-nuernberg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TH Nürnberg Fakultät Design is the public design faculty of Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm in Nuremberg, Germany, offering Bachelor and Master of Digital Futures design programs. It serves prospective students and design industry professionals through PrintLab facilities, the Designers' Circle lecture series, and the 'auch gut_' magazine.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Design

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Industrial Design Services (541420), Industrial Design Services (54142)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Design Colleges (Graphic, Industrial, UX/UI, Interior) (EDAHAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM)

Keywords

• Design education
• Graphic design
• Typography studies
• Digital design
• Visual communication

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fakultät Design is a university design faculty that delivers Bachelor and Master degree programs in design covering typography, graphic design, illustration, digital imaging, digital experience, and communication design. It supplements its teaching with the PrintLab printmaking facility, the Designers' Circle guest lecture series, semester project exhibitions, an annual Projektwoche of intensive workshops, and the self-published design magazine 'auch gut_ – Design und Denken'.

Product overview

TH Nürnberg Fakultät Design is a university design faculty offering undergraduate (Bachelor) and graduate (Master) design education programs. The faculty operates PrintLab, a printmaking facility available to students. It publishes 'auch gut_ – Design und Denken', an interdisciplinary design magazine. Regular programming includes Designers' Circle guest lectures, Design Topics semester exhibitions, and Projektwoche intensive workshops. Annual Werkschau exhibitions showcase graduate work. The Master program 'Design For Digital Futures' focuses on contemporary digital design education.

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Products and services

• Bachelor Design
• Master Design For Digital Futures (M.A.) Undergraduate degree program in Design at the Fakultät Design, providing foundational education across multiple design disciplines for prospective students.
• PrintLab Printmaking laboratory available by appointment, providing students access to printing equipment and services for practical design production.
• Designers' Circle
• Projektwoche Annual intensive project week for students featuring workshops, excursions, type-design sessions, game jams, and international study trips.
• auch gut_ – Design und Denken (Design Magazine) Interdisciplinary design magazine published by the faculty, featuring essays, interviews, and thematic explorations on design and cultural topics.
• Werkschau (Graduate Showcase Exhibition) Annual showcase exhibition of graduate final projects from the faculty, such as 'SAMBA' and 'Supernova'.

Quantifiable outcome

• Student work exhibited at major venues including Deutsches Museum München
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Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Deutsches Museum MünchencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on science communication through the 'Quantum Futures – Illustrated' exhibition (March 2026) featuring student illustrations on quantum technology applications. Also involved in 'Quantum(t)räume' research and exhibition project.
• FH Joanneum GrazcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university in Graz, Austria. Students participated in workshop on magazine conception at the partner institution.
• bidt (Bayerisches Forschungsinstitut für Digitale Transformation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in bidt Demoday competition where team Neuropose won. Partnership for digital transformation research and student opportunities.
• Type Directors Club New YorkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRecognition of Prof. Markus Lange's publication 'REBEL PRINTS' by Type Directors Club New York, providing international visibility for faculty work.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd: Public German university specializing in design, communication, and product design programs. Direct peer as a state-funded German design college with comparable BA/MA structure and industry partnerships.
• Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe: Public German design school offering BA/MA programs in communication design and product design. Direct peer in the German public design higher education landscape.
• Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK Berlin): One of Germany's largest public arts universities with design, visual communication, and product design faculties. Broad incumbent peer for design higher education in Germany.
• Bauhaus-Universität Weimar: German public university with a renowned Faculty of Art and Design offering BA/MA programs in graphic design, product design, and visual communication. Direct peer to TH Nürnberg Fakultät Design in scale, mission, and public-university design education model in Germany.
• FH Joanneum Graz: Austrian public university of applied sciences with design and media programs. Already an active partner of TH Nürnberg Fakultät Design (per partnership data), and a direct peer in the DACH-region Fachhochschule design education market.
• Fachhochschule Aachen — Design program: Public German university of applied sciences with communication design and product design programs. Comparable Fachhochschule design faculty peer in scale and structure.
• Köln International School of Design (TH Köln): German public design school within TH Köln offering interdisciplinary BA/MA design programs with an international focus. Direct peer with similar Fachhochschule structure and design-led curriculum.
• Hochschule Darmstadt — Design Faculty: Public German university of applied sciences with design programs in communication design and interactive design. Comparable peer in scale and public Fachhochschule positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Central Saint Martins (UAL): World-leading UK public art and design college within University of the Arts London. Broad incumbent peer offering BA/MA graphic design, product design, and communication design programs with much larger international brand recognition.

Regional players

• Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst FHNW (Basel): Swiss public university of applied sciences offering BA/MA design programs in graphic design, digital communication, and industrial design. Comparable Fachhochschule design faculty serving a neighboring German-speaking market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ohmcast
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/th-n%C3%BCrnberg-fakult%C3%A4t-design
• Instagraminstagram.com/fakultaet.design

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