Tereza Ruller (she/her) (*1987, Czechoslovakia) identifies as a mother, communication designer, experimenter, and educator.
In her practice, The Rodina, she investigates performative and critical approaches to communication design. Her transdisciplinary methods emphasize the agency of playfulness, active spectatorship, and the relations between human and nonhuman actors. Engaging with the ecological and social urgencies of our time, she seeks to foster collective reimagination through graphic design.
Ruller’s work operates within cultural contexts—blending research, participatory events, spatial installations, virtual environments, and visual identities.
She is a Professor of Communication Design and Digital Practices at HfG Karlsruhe (DE) and a Critical Narratives tutor in the MA Information Design at Design Academy Eindhoven. Alongside her regular teaching, she frequently lectures and leads workshops internationally—for example at ZHdK (CH), CalArts (USA), RCA (UK), and CSM (UK).