Professional career
2017 – 2020 Representative for Equal Opportunities, Pforzheim University
2007 – Art direction, Dummy magazine, Dummy-Verlag Berlin
2006 – Art direction, Dummy-Verlag Berlin / Jakob Augstein
2006 – Appointment at Pforzheim University
2004 – 2005 - Lectureship at the University of Wuppertal, Communication Design program, design basics for type/typography
2003 – Lectureship at the University of Wuppertal, Design Technology program, Typography
1996 – freelance art director, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf
1996 – 2006 Art direction and creative direction, Meiré and Meiré, Cologne
1994 – 1996 Assistant to Prof. Hagenberg, FH Düsseldorf
1996 – Diploma (FH), Communication Design, FH Düsseldorf / FH Mannheim
Memberships
2020 – External diploma examiner at the Filmakademie Ludwigsburg 2020, diploma program Motion Design
2017 – City of Donaueschingen, jury for ideas competition "City bus system"
2016 – 2018 Collaboration as ACQUIN expert in reaccreditation procedures of various universities
2013 – Participation as an expert in a working group of the German Council of Science and Humanities
Awards
2001 - Award for the corporate design "Aids-Hilfe Köln"
2001 - Reddot Award
2001 - Red Dot, award for high design quality
2001 - Berliner Type
2001 - German Designer Club (DDC), Gold
2001 - Award for best design quality for "brand eins"
2001 - Bronze Nagel for "brand eins", magazine design
2001 - Award for the "Aids-Hilfe Köln" annual report
2000 - Awards for "brand eins", gold, silver and bronze for “magazine design” and “photography”
2000 - Nomination Editorial Design
2000 - German Award for Communications Design
1999 - German Designer Club, Gold
1998 - German Fundraising Award
1998 - 2nd place for the best social campaign of the "Bank für Sozialwirschaft"
1998 - German Communication Award, Award for Highest Design Quality
1998 - European Design Annual, Certificate of Design Excellence
1998 - Akademie für Bildsprache Competition Leadmagazine 1998
1998 - 1st place in the business magazine special prize for innovation and courage
Projects with companies
2021 - Cooperation Harmen Liemburg, Wageningen NL - Erasmus + Workshop
2019 - Cooperation Museum Bread and Art - Forum World Food, Ulm
2016 - Cooperation with building management of the city of Pforzheim
2010 - Cooperation with Ebert boatyard / Neckargemünd
2010 - Cooperation with the Hesse Ministry of the Interior / Hazard prevention
2011 - Cooperation with Eike König, Hort Berlin, workshop
2010 - Cooperation with Stefan Nowak, Nowak/Teufel/Knierim Düsseldorf
2009 - Cooperation with Mirko Borsche, Bureau Mirko Borsche Munich
2009 - Cooperation with Mario Lombardo, Bureau Mario Lombardo Berlin
2008 - Cave rescue Baden-Württemberg
2007 - Cooperation with Regierungspräsidium Freiburg
2007 - Cooperation with the Cultural Office of the City of Pforzheim
2007 - Cooperation with Pforzheimer Zeitung
2009 - Cooperation with Underware Den Haag
Awards and publications of supervised projects
2021 - Publication "Alltäglicher Rassismus in Deutschland" BA thesis Julia Fiedler ADC Creative Club 2021 and Page Magazine 01/22
2020 - "Silk - Magazin über Sichtweisen der Schönheit" BA thesis Saskia Lorenz
2020 - "Maniera Magazin" BA thesis Amalia Blum
2018 - "App für Patienten mit Neglect-Syndom" BA thesis Kathrin Flammer
2018 - "Maniera Magazin" BA thesis Amalia Blum, Lucky Strike Junior Designer Award 2018
2015 - "Super Safe Country" BA thesis Lisa Zech
2014 - "7 Mahnungen, Learning from Architecture" Tobias Keinath
2014 - "Made in PF Magazin" Reinhardt Schmidt, Peter Paul Wiechulla, Julia Schmutz
2013 – Punze issue 04 „Voll-“ "Silberner Nagel"
2013 - "Form Follows Sound" BA thesis Simon Mager,
2012 - Project "Kindex" - against child prostitution Maria Piwzajew Katharina Weid
2011 - "typoversity" N. Roßa, A, Schmidt, P.M.Sommer
2011 - Simon Brenner "Hinter den Zeilen" project presentation
2011 - Ivana Jovic "Typete" project presentation and interview
2011 - Punze issue 03 : "Zeitdruck" Kim Angenendt, Jill Wentz
2011 - Award Corporate Design "Globale Nahrung / Esswerk": Doreen Michalk, Patrick Nitsche, Jedrzej Golecki