A little bit about me.

I’m a graphic designer, illustrator and type designer from Germany, living in London. The path leading to what I’m doing now was not exactly straightforward. Then again it sometimes takes a detour to know what you want to do with your life. After finishing school and I studied five semesters law in Germany. Graphic design was really what I wanted to do, but several factors did make me abandon this idea for a while. I like research and problem solving, but maybe the idea of spending my life between stacks of files and law books made me realise that it was not right for me at all. I came to a point where I wondered what I would do if nobody cared about what I did. It became completely clear in an instant: quit law and try everything to become a graphic designer. And that’s what I did, not knowing where this path would take me. At the time it meant to abandon what looked like a secure situation and start over. Leaving it all behind.

So I quit my law studies, prepared a portfolio and was accepted at an art college. After finishing my degree in 2007 I was lucky enough to get a job in London which came highly recommended (by Pentagram Berlin) as a place for its high standards in typography. I haven’t really looked back since. And the law studies were not a waste of time either. Knowing how to do scientific research has helped me later with other subjects. And I would say it’s been useful when writing guidelines – although I’m very happy that the scope of graphic design is much wider than that.

Since coming to London I have worked for small and big agencies on a variety of projects, ranging from 200-page guidelines documents to wall graphics to bespoke typefaces and illustrations. I have also done talks on typography at McCann and the IPA. While at McCann I created a printed newsletter on lesser known aspects of typography which I kept going from 2013 until 2020. As you can tell, I love type!

The interest in typography and watches came together in my recent illustration work for TAG Heuer, Ollech & Wajs as well as Cartier collectors. My work has been published in Il Giornale degli Orologi, Il Sole 24 Ore, Hodinkee, and Wristcheck.

Please get in touch if the above sounds interesting.