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Philipp Koerber
Independent Art Director + Design Technologist
Graphic Design | Berlin Area, Germany, DE
Summary
I look forward to challenging projects, which allow me to devote and sharpen my experience in interdisciplinary design, create conceptual solutions to graphic communication and be responsible for the successful attendance of huge accounts.
Whether the objective is commercial or educational, whether artistically or technically focused — I have the know-how to deliver a bespoke solution, driven by the desire to create projects and products that suit contemporary needs.
Clients include (while working as a freelance designer and being employed at several well-known agencies): Audi, Universal Music, Adidas, Otto (SportScheck), Beiersdorf (Nivea), Fidelity, Southern Railway, Go-Ahead Group, Govia, First Capital Connect, Image Source, Early Learning Centre, Ciao, Native Instruments, Red Bull, Lastminute, Vodafone, CBS/Kanal 5, Bigbrother, Swiss Re, Sennheiser, Zero-Inch, Saturn, Lätta, The Mentor Foundation, Toyota Motors Europe, Texaco, Cassel, Clarion, Uslu Airlines, ...
Whether the objective is commercial or educational, whether artistically or technically focused — I have the know-how to deliver a bespoke solution, driven by the desire to create projects and products that suit contemporary needs.
Clients include (while working as a freelance designer and being employed at several well-known agencies): Audi, Universal Music, Adidas, Otto (SportScheck), Beiersdorf (Nivea), Fidelity, Southern Railway, Go-Ahead Group, Govia, First Capital Connect, Image Source, Early Learning Centre, Ciao, Native Instruments, Red Bull, Lastminute, Vodafone, CBS/Kanal 5, Bigbrother, Swiss Re, Sennheiser, Zero-Inch, Saturn, Lätta, The Mentor Foundation, Toyota Motors Europe, Texaco, Cassel, Clarion, Uslu Airlines, ...
Specialties: Idea Generation, Consulting, Research, Online Advertising, Social Networking, Moodboards, Prototypes (Analogue & Digital), Branding and CI, Logotype and Stationery Design, Web Design, User Experience Design, User Interface Design, CSS(3), (X)HTML, AJAX, WordPress, Photography, Brochures, Flyer, Poster, CDs, Packaging, Typography and Font Design
Experience
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2010 - Present
Independent Contractor for Design Lead / JAXX Group
Consulting and Graphic Design -
Jul 2006 - Present
Founder and Creative Leader / Plasticbag.de
Spirit, Idea Generation, Research, Conception, Consulting, Know-How, Creative Lead, Production, Quality Control, Usability, Information Architecture, Web 2.0, Digital Communication, Digital Media, Corporate Design, Interface Design, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Creative Technology, Advertising -
2010 - 2010
Freelance Art Director / Neue Digitale / Razorfish
Graphic Design -
Nov 2005 - Feb 2010
Independent Contractor for Design Consultancy / Tobias & Tobias Ltd.
Designing in-house promotional material including the T&T website, design/artwork support for T&T service and support contracts -
2008 - 2008
Freelance Designer / Scholz & Friends Interactive
Consulting and Graphic Design -
Jun 2001 - May 2006
Senior Designer / Fork Unstable Media
Consulting and Graphic Design, Frontend-Code -
2005 - 2005
Freelance Designer / Subsequent
Graphic Design and Interface Design for zero-inch.com -
2002 - 2002
Freelance Designer / Defcom Webdressing
Consulting and Graphic Design -
May 2000 - May 2001
Art Director / Vir2L Studios Europe Ltd.
Consulting and Graphic Design, Frontend-Code -
Jan 2000 - Mar 2000
2D-Artist / ZeniMax Media Inc.
Graphic Design -
Oct 1999 - Dec 1999
Web Designer / Ciao GmbH
Consulting and Graphic Design, Brand Building and Promotion, CI and Logo Development -
Apr 1998 - Oct 1999
Media Designer / Blackbit Neue Medien GmbH
Graphic Design, Frontend-Code -
Jan 1997 - Mar 1998
Designer / screenform.digital GbR
Web Design, CD-ROM Production, POS/POI Interface Design and Production -
1996 - 1997
Apprentice / Hanus Photo Studio
Photo Retouching, Image Editing
Education
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1996 - 1998
BBS II - Göttingen
Media Design (Print/Online)
Additional information
Websites:
Honors:
Part of my typographic work was on display at the installation »Brno Echo« (curated by Pentagram) taking part during the International Biennale of Graphic Design in the Czech city of Brno in June 2008.
2003 D&AD Annual Award, http://www.dandad.org (British Design & Art Direction)
Interactive & Digital Media / B2B Websites: http://www.fork.de
Interests:
Music, Clubbing, Culture, Lifestyle, Photography, Science, Books
Posts
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August 02, 02:49 AM
AIOS Consulting
Client: AIOS GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Project: Website (Relaunch)
Work: Design, XHTML/CSS/jQuery
Agency: Plasticbag (Freelance)
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April 22, 02:39 AM
uslu airlines
Client: Feride Uslu & Jan Mihm, Berlin, Germany
Project: Website (Relaunch)
Work: Design (with the help of David Mallon), XHTML/CSS
Agency: Plasticbag (Freelance)
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February 15, 03:23 AM
Knowledge to Action
Client: Knowledge to Action Ltd., London, UK
Project: Website (Relaunch)
Work: Art Direction & Design
Agency: Tobias & Tobias Ltd.
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January 24, 03:08 AM
Tobias & Tobias Interactive
Client: Tobias & Tobias Ltd., London, UK
Project: Website (Relaunch)
Work: Art Direction & Design (Illustrations by Dan Wheeldon, Animations by Penny Scaffold)
Agency: Tobias & Tobias Ltd.
Link: tobias.tv -
September 10, 02:28 AM
Artrium Apartments
Client: Peter Otto, Berlin, Germany
Project: Website (Relaunch)
Work: Design, XHTML/CSS
Agency: Plasticbag (Freelance)
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September 02, 07:27 AM
1000 Fonts
Some of the logos I did in the past are included in »1000 Fonts – An Illustrated Guide to Finding the Right Typeface«.
Paperback: 512 pages
Publisher: Chronicle Books (April 2009)
Editor: Bob Gordon
Language: English
ISBN: 9780811868464
ISBN-10: 081186846X
Product Dimensions: 5-7/8 x 7-7/8 in
Link: chroniclebooks.com
Amazon: amazon.com/1000-Fonts-Keith-Martin/Finding the perfect font is tricky, and in an increasingly digital age, the options seem endless.
This handy volume takes the mystery out of font selection by displaying the entire alphabet and numerals for 1000 unique typefaces, making it easy for designers – or anyone who works with type – to find the perfect face for any job. And, an additional feature, color photos offer real-world examples of many of the fonts in action, showing how they translate from screen to final layout.
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December 08, 04:35 AM
w.e.b. Magazine
Websmedia Publishing (Seoul, Korea) did a feature on Berlin and included a 2 page interview and showcase of Plasticbag in the December issue of their monthly publication »w.e.b. magazine«.
Links: websmedia.co.kr, worldweb.co.kr
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October 02, 03:00 AM
Saturn
Client: Saturn Electro-Handelsgesellschaft mbH, Cologne, Germany
Project: Website (Pitch)
Work: Design
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July 16, 10:48 AM
FetzNetz.IT
Client: Fetznetz.IT, Berlin, Germany
Project: Website (Relaunch)
Work: Design, XHTML/CSS
Agency: Plasticbag (Freelance)
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May 08, 04:00 AM
Zero-Inch
Client: Trust, Vienna, Austria / Subsequent, Berlin, Germany
Project: MP3-Store
Work: Art Direction & Graphic Design (Interactive Map by Depart, Generative Art by Dextro)
Agency: Plasticbag (Freelance)
Link: zero-inch.com
Updates
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That’s fun... YouTube - tippexperience's Channel http://bit.ly/af2Gmf31 hours ago from bitly
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RT @neuedigitale Feels like a time travel through TV advertising. This epic list of epic ads is just, well, epic. http://bit.ly/d57nBw
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Pure awesomeness... ;) http://twitter.com/AngryPaulRand
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Horrible and sad... Scenes from the Gulf of Mexico - http://bit.ly/96OnHN (via @sayimsorry)
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http://flavors.me/ looks very promising. Slapped together http://philippkoerber.de/ with the help of it in a couple of minutes...
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Haha.. epic! What a Wonderful World (Death Metal Edition) http://bit.ly/dsh2Ll2 months ago from bitly
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Those are bloody awesome! HTML5/JS experiments http://bit.ly/b97tSZ made by @hakimel (via @F_i @fwa @hugoahlberg)
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Nice! Tabbed browsing for your Mac Finder - http://bit.ly/9bMM0R2 months ago from bitly
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@individual8 they do work in Chrome if you access the demos from the dev center instead the landing page: http://bit.ly/c97OM4
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RT @hellomuller People bitching about @Apple's #HTML5 demos failing in other browsers obviously have missed the point.
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3 months ago from bit.ly
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ABC Chairs - http://www.fubiz.net/2010/05/26/abc-chairs/ (via @YouWorkForThem)
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... playing with my newly arrived iPad - could be better, could be worse...
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Adverising the way it should be: Dior's Lady Blue Shanghai. Directed by David Lynch. http://www.ladydior.com/ (via @ThisWaste)
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Hahaha.. brilliant stuff! Let’s parade with twitter people ;) http://bit.ly/ccHx5q3 months ago from bit.ly
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Circular visual representation of browser market shares from 2002 to 2009 - http://bit.ly/cBLdYs4 months ago from bit.ly
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I just finished the relaunch of the usluairlines webshop/blog - a Berlin based luxury cosmetics brand... http://usluairlines.com/
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PIXELS by PATRICK JEAN. - une vidéo Art et Création http://dai.ly/9NQ5D6 - New York invasion by 8-bits creatures!4 months ago from bit.ly
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OMFG!!! New MMM! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od1JFKQWS1E
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... and I removed @font-face embed on my site again.. 90% of the usable free-fonts have absolutely SHIT kerning... sigh.
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Lost In The Streets Of NYC (Boris Werner Remix) by Tom Trago11 weeks ago
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Lost In The Streets Of NYC (Boris Werner Remix) by Tom Trago11 weeks ago
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RA.213 Fred P - 2010.06.28 by Fred P12 weeks ago
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RA.213 Fred P - 2010.06.28 by Fred P12 weeks ago
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Bring It by Lauhaus2 months ago
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Mass Appeal - Original Mix by Butch, Virginia2 months ago
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Oh Love by GADI MIZRAHI2 months ago
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Closed Circus (Mark Henning Remix) by Lee Jones2 months ago
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De La Casa by Jacuzzi Boys2 months ago
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Lovers N Fighters (Original Mix) by Florian Kruse and Nils Nurnberg2 months ago
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Diggs
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The Great App Bubble | Fast Company
When I recently received my new iPhone 4, I took great delight in organizing my apps into folders, finding new apps in the app store, and seeing how beautiful various apps looked on the new screen. Then I used it for a couple of days and realized, not counting pre-loaded Apple software, I use exactly five apps...1 diggs in Gadgets -
150-Meter Outdoor Infinity Pool \/\/ Marina Bay Sands
Luxury hotel, Marina Bay Sands recently opened the doors of its microcosm to the public and has already wowed tourists with its unique and luxurious design.1 diggs in Design
Submissions
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The Great App Bubble | Fast Company
When I recently received my new iPhone 4, I took great delight in organizing my apps into folders, finding new apps in the app store, and seeing how beautiful various apps looked on the new screen. Then I used it for a couple of days and realized, not counting pre-loaded Apple software, I use exactly five apps...1 diggs in Gadgets 16 days ago -
150-Meter Outdoor Infinity Pool \/\/ Marina Bay Sands
Luxury hotel, Marina Bay Sands recently opened the doors of its microcosm to the public and has already wowed tourists with its unique and luxurious design.1 diggs in Design 4 weeks ago -
25 UI Inspiration and Design Pattern Resources
Are your fresh design ideas no longer fresh or are you a designer who continually re-uses the same old and trusted design patterns that have followed you for many a year? Or, you might just be a UI designer that is stuck in a rut? If you are looking to change all that, then this is the post for you.1 diggs in Design 10 weeks ago -
The Top 15 Google Products for People Who Build Websites
Google's strategy of empowering site developers and owners with free and valuable tools has proven to be effective in garnering a fair bit of geek love for the company. Check out some of the best Google products for developing, analyzing, maintaining and tinkering with websites.3 diggs in Programming 11 weeks ago -
A Brief History of Data Visualization
Data visualization is a pretty literal term that means, quite simply, the visual representation of quantitative data. In this course we'll learn common techniques for visualizing data, as well as some strategies for managing information digitally. But first, a brief history.5 diggs in Design 11 weeks ago -
The Real Life Social Network v2
Presentation at Voices That Matter Web Design Conference, San Francisco June 20105 diggs in Tech Industry News 12 weeks ago -
Web Fonts at the Crossing
Starting in 1998 with Internet Explorer 4, and then from March 2008 through March of 2010, one by one, all of the “big five” desktop browsers—Safari, Firefox, Opera, and Chrome—have rolled out roughly comparable implementations of @font-face font linking.1 diggs in Design 2 months ago -
TheFWA - The Death of Flash
"Flash is dead." Wait, what? Flash is dead... since when?1 diggs in Design 3 months ago -
How HTML 5 link prefetching can make your site load faster
One of the lesser-known jewels of HTML 5 is link prefetching. The idea is to extend the time-honored concept of image preloading to HTML content (and without any messy AJAX code).4 diggs in Programming 3 months ago -
iA » WIRED on iPad: Just like a Paper Tiger...
While WIRED journalists and graphic designers are still on top of their game, the typography and the interaction design of the iPad app doesn’t come even close. Here is a short, evil rundown of how iA sees the new WIRED app.1 diggs in Design 3 months ago
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We Heart It \/ Visual bookmark for everyone
We Heart It is a social bookmarking tool for images and videos. We see many great images on blogs and websites around, and now you can put everything you saw and liked on the same page to look again whenever you want.356 diggs in Design 19 months ago -
JonDesign's SmoothGallery v2.0 released ! (javascript gallery)
Some of you may know that standards-compliant mootools-based image gallery system. This new release brings a lot of new features : Browser history support, Gallery Sets support, nice new Transitions, Flickr Photosets import plugin, and a lot of other exciting stuff as well as bugfixes. Go get it !286 diggs in Programming 36 months ago
I am an Independent Art Director + Design Technologist.
I have been exercising my skills in the design and web industry for nearly 14 years, providing a full range of strategic, creative and technical expertise in the area of digital communication — specialising in interface and user experience design.
