International Gender Design Network e.V.

How to Gender Design

Gender-Sensitive Design Methods in Practice.
In this two-and-a-half-hour workshop, we’ll explore the fundamentals of gender-sensitive design and examine how visual communication shapes societal notions of identity, the body, and gender. Together, we’ll analyze examples from design and brand communication and discuss which design decisions can create visibility, reproduce stereotypical narratives, or open up alternative perspectives.


Are you a designer or a design student? Do you work at an agency, manage creative projects, or develop communication materials for companies and institutions? And are you wondering how you can integrate gender-sensitive design into your own practice? Then this workshop is exactly what you need.


The focus is primarily on practical application: What questions should designers ask during the design process? What methods and tools can be used to implement gender-sensitive design in practice? And how can this knowledge be meaningfully integrated into your daily work?
The workshop combines theoretical foundations with practical strategies and is aimed at anyone who not only wants to understand gender-sensitive design but also actively incorporate it into their design practice.