Kai Bergmann

Professor Kai Bergmann serves as Professor of Interdisciplinary Design at the Faculty of Design, Augsburg University of Applied Sciences since 2010. His academic career is complemented by extensive professional practice through Bergmann Studios, which he founded in 2008 after co-founding the interdisciplinary design firm dreizueins® in 2005.

His research interests center on interdisciplinary design systems with emphasis on corporate identity, brand development, and spatial communication. Bergmann's work focuses on creating conceptually comprehensible design solutions for institutional clients, particularly in cultural and public sectors, across multiple media formats including print, digital, and spatial environments.

Professor Bergmann maintains significant professional affiliations with leading design organizations including:

• Art Directors Club Germany (ADC)
• German Designers Club (DDC)
• Design & Art Direction (D&AD), London (2010–2012)
• Type Directors Club (TDC), New York (2006–2010)

His research collaborations include projects with EIGA – Strategic Brand Design (Hamburg, 2023), Peter Schmidt Group (2018), and Pixelgarten (2013), focusing on identity design for major institutions including Deutsche Bahn, Union Investment, and the Archdiocese of Cologne. He leads the User Experience Lab within the Faculty of Design at THA.