Eva Vitting

Prof. Eva Vitting is a Professor in the Department of Design at Aachen University of Applied Sciences, where she leads research and teaching in information visualization and design theory. Her work bridges the gap between complex data systems and human understanding through innovative visual communication approaches.

Her educational philosophy emphasizes that "Good design requires dedication and a critical mind. It's about developing new ideas with curiosity, openness, and playfulness, methodically experimenting to create a variety of variants, and using analytical focus to filter out which design most convincingly solves the task." She has developed a conceptual design approach that alternates between experimental and analytical phases to find new solutions, with sustainability as a fundamental principle throughout her projects.

Prof. Vitting's research portfolio demonstrates consistent activity from 2008 through 2021, with recent work focusing on interactive data visualizations for Industry 4.0 applications, energy systems, and financial data. Her publications and conference presentations reveal a strong emphasis on making complex information accessible through thoughtful visual coding that considers human perception.

Her supervised student projects show expertise across multiple visualization domains including:

• Interactive weather data visualization (Caelum project)
• Robotics and human-machine interaction
• Plastics material properties catalog
• Time zone visualization for international teams
• Social media usage patterns

Prof. Vitting leads the ongoing research interest in Visual Coding in Information Design and has secured significant research funding through BMBF and BMWI projects including:

• "Matchbox" (BMBF StartUpLab@FH)
• "Founded@FH Aachen" (EXIST-Potentiale)
• ProSense project (2012-2015) with RWTH Aachen

Her teaching extends to foundational design principles through the Color Form Composition program where students learn that "All elements of a design should be optimized in their visual form to match the content, because graphic syntax implies semantic messages."