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JazzHall Hamburg

JazzHall Hamburg is not only a place that brings jazz out of its niche, but also a space for encounters – with musicians, with other people, and with oneself. It embodies social values such as respect, diversity, exchange, and community in a very practical way. The logo design visualizes this togetherness and at the same time abstracts the architecture of the JazzHall. Characteristic elements such as the striking slats – inspired by the building’s design – appear as graphic waves in all media: sometimes soft, sometimes clear, sometimes bright, sometimes subtle. In this way, they bring the diversity of the program and of life to life.

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Die Philosophie des Tanzens

Dancing means surrendering – to the rhythm, to the moment, to others. It is language without words, touch, shared energy. In 14 poetic, philosophical, and political perspectives, this book explores how dance transforms us – as individuals and as a community – and how it makes identity, utopia, and resistance tangible. The cover in bright colors captures this power: closeness, movement, togetherness – an image of connection and shared moments.

for mairisch Verlag
book design, illustration
154 × 215 mm, 240 pages
offset printing, hot foil stamping
2025

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BS07

BS07 is the vocational school for business, traffic engineering and vocational preparation in Hamburg. The logo and the visual identity unite the diversity of the school’s people and topics. The design system with its three basic colors and geometric shapes offers plenty of scope for the design of numerous media, e.g. in the form of a pattern.

for BS07 Bergedorf
with Sybille Dörfler for Maßarbeit
Branding, Logo
2016

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Ziegel #19

“Ziegel”, the Hamburg yearbook for literature, offers fifty authors from Hamburg a stage to present their works – whether prose, poetry or comics – in all their diversity. The shape, color and not least the weight of the book are inspired by a real brick. However, the design is anything but rough: a shiny metallic embossed title, an exciting mix of fonts, an unconventional type area – and of course the illustrations by Moritz Wienert.

for mairisch Verlag
editors: Jürgen Abel, Antje Flemming
book design
155 × 215 mm, 408 pages
hard cover, offset printing, metallic hot foil stamping
2025

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Yello

Fresh, light and full of energy – that’s Yello! As the first editorial project of the brand relaunch, the brochure conveys the change from an energy supplier to a source of inspiration for everyday life. On the color scale, strong yellow in combination with fresh mint and peach creates a summer feeling all year round. The light, hand-drawn illustrations by Veronika Kieneke bring fun, identification, even more energy and each one tells a story. This way, even figures and calculations are anything but boring.