Full Name
Nikolaus Hafermaas
Job Title
Designer, Department Chair, Undergraduate and Graduate Graphic Design
Company
hafermaas creative
Speaker Bio
Nikolaus Hafermaas is an internationally recognized and award-winning designer, media artist, and educational leader. Nik collaborates with diverse experts to bring creative visions to life, informed by insight, cutting-edge design, and extensive experience

As chair of ArtCenter’s undergraduate Graphic Design Department and of the new Graphic Design Graduate Program, Hafermaas created a new transmedia curriculum, by fusing print, packaging, motion and visual interaction design. Both programs educate a new generation of communication designers to become creative leaders in a rapidly evolving world. As the executive director of the Berlin satellite program, he fosters future-forward global collaborations and transdisciplinary programs abroad.
Nikolaus Hafermaas