A group of six people gather around a computer monitor displaying colorful software interface with "HARDCUTS" text visible. A woman in a red shirt sits at the desk while others stand behind her observing the screen. Yellow signage is visible on the left side of the desk.

grid-to-groove.xyz

HAW Hamburg

Teaching, UX/UI Design, Creative Coding, 2024

In collaboration w/ Prof. Heike Grebin
Visit: grid-to-groove.xyz

From Grid to Groove

“I Had a Dream last night …” sang John B. Sebastian at the 1969 Woodstock Festival. The 1960s were a time of political and cultural upheaval. Protest movements, new ways of life, and artistic revolutions shaped an entire generation and continue to have an impact to this day.

A white iMac computer displays a purple interface with grid layouts labeled "AUTO," "INFO," and "FROM GRID" on its screen, surrounded by Apple devices and equipment on a desk.

Grid to Groove presents 16 works by students in the Communication Design program at HAW Hamburg. The course was supervised by Amyra Radwan and Prof. Heike Grebin.

An iMac computer on a desk displays a colorful grid-based design layout with blue, pink, yellow, and purple sections containing text and images related to "Rolling Stones" and band members, accompanied by a wireless keyboard and mouse.

A Mac monitor on a desk displays overlapping text in various fonts and sizes, with phrases like "We start," "Control," and "It will always" visible against a light background. A wireless keyboard and mouse sit beside the monitor on a white desk positioned in front of a window with dark frames.

An iMac computer displays a purple-themed website called "HACKERMAIL" with various text blocks and information panels. A cat sits beneath the desk in front of the monitor in a bright office space with windows and a radiator visible in the background.

An Apple iMac on a white desk displays a black and white photograph of a crowd of people at what appears to be a protest or public gathering. A wireless keyboard and mouse sit beside the monitor. Yellow and black hazard tape is visible on the wall to the left.

Today we live in this once-celebrated future, but how much of that spirit of optimism remains? On the one hand, social awareness has expanded—for diversity, equal opportunity, and new ways of life. And yet our globalized world is dominated by commerce, crises, and war: there is little sense of harmony and peace. What went wrong?

A modern office space with white walls and wooden flooring features two computer monitors on a black desk, a white office chair, and large windows with white radiators along the side. The room has contemporary ceiling lighting and appears bright and minimalist in design.

A Mac desktop computer on a white desk displays a purple webpage reading "Who knows who?" with a yellow and black striped pole visible on the left wall beside it.

A desktop workspace with an iMac displaying green terminal text reading "WOHN IN DEN MULL?" alongside a keyboard, mouse, and decorative items on a white desk. A large black monitor stands in front, with a bright window and white interior visible in the background.

Building on these historical shifts, the students explored individually chosen topics and presented their findings in the form of a website. They examined the extent to which the 1960s continue to shape our thinking, our society, and our visual culture to this day. A particular focus was placed on the transformation of the design process. In the 1960s, the approach to design underwent a fundamental shift: away from spontaneous, intuitive ideas toward a systematic and rule-based process. Grids, however, served not only as structuring tools but were also understood as a creative method for exploring new design possibilities.

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