Prof. Stephan Rether

Motion design, science communication, conception and production of social media content

Courses on offer

Fundamentals of animation; projects focusing on the conception and production of educational content and formats

Career history

Stephan Rether studied communication design at Hochschule München. In 2013, he co-founded the animation studio and YouTube channel of the same name, “Kurzgesagt”, which specialises in science communication and information design. Until 2016, he was a member of the management team there and Head of Motion Design, and he remains involved in a number of productions to this day. In 2014, he founded the music publishing company “Bumm Clack”, with his work focusing on the interplay between the musical and visual worlds. As an interdisciplinary designer, he has been supporting various clients from the fields of science and pop culture since 2016.

In addition to motion design and science communication, his work focuses on the conception and production of social media content. His work has been recognised with awards including the Information is Beautiful Award, the DDC Good Design Award (Gold, Moving Image) and the Spark Design Award.

In the 2023/24 winter semester, he was appointed Professor of Knowledge Transfer through Motion Design and Animation at the Department of Design at Hochschule München. In addition to teaching courses on the fundamentals of animation, he runs projects focusing on the conception and production of knowledge-sharing content and formats.