Good design is clear, concise and tangible. Through my design, your content becomes visible, accessible and comprehensible. Thanks to the finely tuned tonality, they reach the viewer not only cognitively, but also emotionally. And thus anchor themselves in the long term and sustainably. Tell me about your project.

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Luise Volkmann

Luise Volkmann is an artist who works with sound. She believes in the transformational power of art to change or support lives emotionally. Therefore the website proposal consists of two layers: One is colourful, loud, wild, it includes images and patterns in bright colors. The other one informs and is transparent, so the images can find their way through it and to the user to touch her/him.

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Dorval, Quebec

Dorval is a small town in Canada near Montreal. In April 2020, almost the entire staff of Herron Residence had stopped showing up to work for fear of catching Covid-19. Residents had been left to fend for themselves for days. For thirty-one of them, help came too late. This powerful and award winning short story by Frank Schliedermann is transformed into a special edition book made of finest paper and finishing. But the dynamic font on the cover already points to the dramatic emotional journey inside.

for Frank Schliedermann/Monopolight
book design
110 × 160 mm
softcover, offset printing, metallic hot foil stamping
2022

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Christmas cards

Christmas is the time of the year, when you think on your beloved ones, when you pause for a moment to say “thank you”. Still one of the nicest ways to tell is by a handwritten postcard, a little personal surprise in the moment of opening the postbox in the everyday rush – and even more, if it’s not a cheesy golden-stars-and-tree ensemble but a simple black-and-white design that manages to put a smile on the face!

self-initiated
postcards
105 × 144 mm
letterpress printing
2014 – 2022

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Ziegel #17

The second edition of the re-designed Hamburg yearbook of literature welcomes readers with a shiny field of metallic blue hot foil with a scene from space – two astronauts who landed on the lettering “Ziegel” (brick), an illustration by Sascha Hammer. It invites you on a journey into the unknown, into the inner part, where fifty authors present their texts – from poetry to graphic novels to fiction.

for mairisch Verlag
book design
155 × 215 mm
hard cover, offset printing, metallic hot foil stamping
2021

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Die Neue Vernunft

Die Neue Vernunft offers strategy consulting for brand and corporate development. With a focus on the individual strengths and a deep understanding of their clients, Die Neue Vernunft helps companies to transform on the long run, sustainable and in cooperation with the employees. Die Neue Vernunft doesn’t stick to buzz words, it is brave enough to create new ways for positive transformation processes. The logo shows the concentration on the purpose, while the colorful gradient makes the transformation tangible.