| 02/2016 – current | Creative Director and Director of the Visual Experience Design Department at Local Projects. Responsible for the creative leadership of projects at the intersection of design, architecture, storytelling and technology, as well as management and mentorship for the VXD Department. |
| | Projects include: ARoS Public for the ARoS Art Museum in Denmark, the Fashion for Good Center in Amsterdam, the forthcoming Bronx Music Hall and Equal Justice Initiative Museum in Alabama. |
| 04 – 11/2015 | Creative Director at Imprint Projects, NYC, a creative agency that develops, programs, designs and produces brand experiences, content, and marketing platforms. Strategies are grounded in real-life causes that connect brands with art, culture, non-profits and communities. |
| | Responsible for the development of creative concepts across a wide range of programs and media: from events and exhibitions to visual identities, print collateral and digital media assets. Leading the design team, defining creative processes, stewarding projects from ideation to implementation and overseeing design executions throughout the company. |
| | Clients include Levi's Commuter, Levi's Music, Levi's Skateboarding, Sonos Studio LA, Casper, Dolby Gallery etc. |
| 2013 – 02/2015 | Creative Director for the Brands & Environments team at Bruce Mau Design, Toronto. A group of up to 15 globally selected graphic designers, architects, UX designers, product designers, researchers and managers. |
| | Provided vision and leadership for creative processes, interdisciplinary collaboration and design solutions at the intersection of brands and environments: including brand strategy and positioning, place branding, digital content strategy, visual identities, print and interactive media, signage and wayfinding, exhibition design, retail concepts, and branded corporate environments. |
| | Clients included: Adidas, DX Museum Toronto, Estée Lauder, Givenchy, Harvard University, K11 / New World Development Hong Kong, Penguin, Royal Ontario Museum, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art Beijing, University of Pennsylvania and many more. |
| 2012 | Associate Creative Director at Bruce Mau Design, Toronto. |
| | Projects included: 12 branded corporate environments for GE, exhibition concept for the new National Jazz Museum in Harlem, fan experience & wayfinding system for the Sunlife Stadium in Miami, branded environments & wayfinding guidelines for Unilever. |
| 2011 | Independent designer and freelance Art Director at Meiré und Meiré, Cologne/Berlin. Led a freelance team on behalf of Meiré and Meiré in order to design and execute the communication concept, print collateral and event graphics for the MINI Coupé Product and Brand Experience (BMW Group) in Frankfurt. |
| 2004 – 2010 | Partner at blotto design, Berlin, established 1989 and recognized internationally with numerous design awards. Led blotto design together with four equal partners and responsible for all aspects of running the design studio. |
| | Role included: Developing and executing creative concepts with a focus on visual identities, print products, exhibitions, and web projects; new business development; client relationship managment; client presentations; ensuring that work is completed on time and within budget; guiding freelancers and trainees. Realised an estimated 100 projects for several of the most prominent German museums, international galleries, cultural and government institutions, universities, foundations, publishers, software developers etc; |
| | Clients included: Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany, Barbican Art Gallery London, Berlinale – International Forum of New Cinema, Bregenz Festival House, Contemporary Fine Arts Berlin, European Parliament, Humboldt University Berlin, Jewish Museum Berlin, National Gallery at Hamburger Bahnhof, Technical University Berlin |
| 09/2003 – 12/2003 | Freelance Designer at blotto design, Berlin, |
| 09/2001 – 03/2003 | Freelance Designer at atelier : doppelpunkt, Berlin |
| 04/2001 – 08/2001 | Internship at atelier : doppelpunkt, Berlin |
| 2012 | The stamp design «Diversity in Unity» was selected as the winning submission in the design competition «Stamps for Europe». The stamp was printed in an edition of 640.002 copies and is available in all Austrian post offices. |
| 2009 | The poster «Gartenzeit» (Garden Time) was selected as one of the «100 Best Posters of the Year 2008. Germany, Austria and Switzerland» |
| 2009 | Finalist for the 17th International Lahti Poster Biennial 2009. Exhibition at the Lahti Art Museum. |
| 2008 | The poster «Kaffeetafel» (Coffee table) was nominated for the «German Design Award» › Concept and design with Christiane Hämmerle |
| 2008 | The book «Sexarbeit» (Sexwork) was nominated for the «German Design Award» › Concept and design with Heike Grebin |
| 2007 | The book «Sexarbeit» (Sexwork) won the 1st Price at «The Most Beautiful German Books 2006» › Concept and design with Heike Grebin |
| 2007 | The poster «Kaffeetafel» (Coffee table) was selected as one of the «100 Best Posters of the Year 2006. Germany, Austria and Switzerland › Concept and design with Christiane Hämmerle |
| 2006 | The poster «The Legend of the Manifesto of the Communist Party» was selected as one of the «100 Best Posters of the Year 2005. Germany, Austria and Switzerland › Concept and design with the illustrator «Atak» and Ian Warner |
| 2005 | The competition catalogue «100 Best Posters 03» was selected as one of «The Most Beautiful German Books 2004» › Concept and design with Ian Warner |
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