Publications
Bronner, K., Hirt, R. (2009): Audio Branding. Brands, Sound and Communication. Nomos Edition Fischer, Baden-Baden. ISBN-10: 3832943528 (order)
Hirt, R. (2009): Multimodal Interaction Design: Die multimodale Wechselwirkung und ihre Bedeutung für den Gestaltungsprozess. Grin Verlag. ISBN-10: 3640365607 (order)
Bronner, K., Bruhn,Hirt, R.,Piper, D. (2008): Research on the interaction between the perception of music and flavour. Poster Presented at The 9th Annual Meeting of the Imrf, 15–19th July 2008, Hamburg, Germany.
Bronner, K., Hirt, R. (2007): Audio-Branding. Entwicklung, Anwendung, Wirkung akustischer Identitäten in Werbung, Medien und Gesellschaft. Verlag Reinhard Fischer, München (German, 2 articles in English). ISBN-10: 3889274110 (order)
Hirt, R. (2007): Sound follows function. Eine funktionale Betrachtung akustischer Zeichen. Masterthese, HTWG Konstanz. (Website)
Lectures
Juli 2009, Sound follows function- Presentation at the »Tag des Masters« (HTWG Konstanz). (Review)
April 2009, Nutzung der multisensorischen Produktforschung im Produktdesign Lecture at the 8th FEI-Cooperationforum. (Presentation)
April 2009, What is Audio Branding and Corporate Sound? Lecture at the ZHdK
July 2008, Research on the interaction between the perception of music and flavour. Posterpresentation on the International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF). (Poster abstract)
Juni 2008, What is the sound of citrus? Presentation at the »Hoo-Ha Sensorimix Festival« in Paris with Dr. Dag Piper (Symrise)
Januar 2008, What is Audio Branding and Corporate Sound? Lecture at the SIB Reutlingen (ESB Reutlingen)
November 2007, Sound follows function. Sound communication and the relevance of timbre. Lecture at the 2nd International VDT Symposium, with Kai Bronner. (Presentation)
Platforms
since 2009, Audio Branding Academy the first independent institution for acoustic brand communication. Founded by Cornelius Ringe, Kai Bronner and Rainer Hirt (visit)
since 2008, ICAB // International Community for Audio Branding ICAB is the free social network initiation for all interested in the field of auditive brand communication (visit)
since 2008, SONIC-INTERACTION.COM Portal for » Audio/Sonic-Interaction« (visit)
since 2003, audio-branding.de Portal for Corporate Sound (visit)