Under the motto Hands on Tools, each group of students develops a workshop for another group. In this way, five assignments emerge—each exploring the working methods of contemporary designers. Every group passes on its task to another and receives a different one in return.

Inspired by the work of designers Anja Kaiser and Andrea Tinnes, we developed the Layer it workshop to explore the creative potential of layering.
We created a series of graphic sheets based on a nine-grid system, designed in black and white with a strong focus on composition and the interaction of shapes. These sheets can be combined both digitally and analog, forming a growing pool of visual elements that can be recomposed and reused at any time. The goal is not to produce a final image, but to engage in an open, experimental process that celebrates the richness of layering. The workflow is intentionally intuitive—meant to inspire design, not to limit it.