Philipp Körber

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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): Deutsche Bank, Audi, Universal Music, Adidas, Otto (SportScheck), Beiersdorf (Nivea), Fidelity, Southern Railway, London Midland, Go-Ahead Group, Govia, First Capital Connect, Image Source, Mothercare (Early Learning Centre), ciao.com, Native Instruments, Red Bull, lastminute.com, Vodafone, Transmediale, CBS, SBS (Kanal 5), Bigbrother, Swiss Re, Sennheiser, zero-inch.com, Saturn, Unilever (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

  • 2010 - Present
    Independent Contractor for Design Consultancy / JAXX Group / myBet.com
    mybet.com
  • 2009 - Present
    Freelance Art Director / Neue Digitale / Razorfish
    Audi
  • Jul 2006 - Present
    Founder and Creative Leader / Plasticbag.de
    Universal Music, ciao.com, Native Instruments, Red Bull, zero-Inch.com, Uslu Airlines, twen.fm, AIOS Consulting, Artrium Apartments, Fetznetz, kommerz.at, Adbento, Mobile Economy (Mobiliser)
  • Nov 2005 - Present
    Independent Contractor for Design Consultancy / Tobias & Tobias
    Deutsche Bank, Knowledge To Action, Fidelity, Southern Railway, Go-Ahead Group, Govia, First Capital Connect, London Midland, Image Source, Mothercare (Early Learning Centre), lastminute.com, Texaco
  • 2008 - 2008
    Freelance Designer / Scholz & Friends Interactive
    Saturn, Unilever (Lätta)
  • Jun 2001 - May 2006
    Senior Designer / Fork Unstable Media
    Adidas, Otto (SportScheck), Beiersdorf (Nivea), Vodafone, The Mentor Foundation, Toyota Motors Europe, Transmediale
  • 2005 - 2005
    Freelance Designer / Subsequent
    zero-inch.com
  • 2002 - 2002
    Freelance Designer / Defcom Webdressing
    Red Bull (Give Me Wings)
  • May 2000 - May 2001
    Art Director / Vir2L Studios Europe Ltd.
    Big Brother, SBS (Kanal 5), Swiss Re (Rüschlikon)
  • Jan 2000 - Mar 2000
    2D-Artist / ZeniMax Media Inc.
    CBS, Victoria’s Secret
  • Oct 1999 - Dec 1999
    Web Designer / Ciao GmbH
    ciao.com
  • Apr 1998 - Oct 1999
    Media Designer / Blackbit Neue Medien GmbH
    Cassel, Clarion, Cron & Lanz
  • Jan 1997 - Mar 1998
    Designer / screenform.digital GbR
    Sennheiser
  • 1996 - 1997
    Apprentice / Hanus Photo Studio
    Photo Retouching, Image Editing

Education

  • 1996 - 1998
    BBS II - Göttingen
    Media Design (Print/Online)
  • 1983 - 1996
    Gymnasium Uslar (secondary school)
    Abitur (A levels) in Fine Arts & English Language

Additional Information

Websites:
Personal Website, Portfolio, RSS Feed
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
My CV
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Posts

July 25, 05:09 AM
Pilates ProWorks

The reformer gets reinvented at Pilates ProWorks, a sleek and stylish studio where upbeat music by the likes of Lady Gaga and Phoenix provide the soundtrack to personalized Pilates, barre, and TRX classes. Using an upgraded, more versatile apparatus known as a FitFormer — which allows for stronger muscles, smoother exercises, and less impact on the joints — each 55-minute Pilates Pro class fuses core practice with traditional fitness moves like lunges, shoulder presses, and cardio elements for an all-around workout.
Client: Pilates ProWorks, San Francisco, USA
Project: Website (Relaunch)
Work: HTML5/CSS3 (Design by Daniel Goddemeyer)
Agency: Plasticbag (Freelance)
Link: pilatesproworks.com
March 09, 05:22 AM
Mudkid

Franklin de Costa releases murky, wrung-out dub-techno and odder house tracks under his moniker »Mudkid«.
Client: Franklin de Costa, Berlin, Germany
Project: Corporate Identity
Work: Logo Design
Agency: Plasticbag (Freelance)
August 02, 04:32 AM
AIOS Consulting

AIOS is a group of Management-, IT- and Financial Advisors with Headquarters in Berlin, Hamburg and Munich.
Client: AIOS GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Project: Website (Relaunch)
Work: Graphic Design, XHTML/CSS/jQuery
Agency: Plasticbag (Freelance)
Link: aios.de
April 22, 12:49 PM
Uslu Airlines

Uslu Airlines is a Berlin based luxury cosmetics brand. Relying on the most advanced quality formulas, Uslu Airlines sets the current trends with a range of fantastic colours that is second to none.
Client: Feride Uslu & Jan Mihm, Berlin, Germany
Project: Corporate Identity, Website (Launch)
Work: Graphic Design (with the Help of David Mallon, XHTML/CSS
Agency: Plasticbag (Freelance)
Link: usluairlines.com
February 15, 09:53 AM
Knowledge to Action

In 2003, industry expert Greg Secker founded the internationally renowned trader coaching company Knowledge to Action. A strong believer in the motto, “If you are going to do something, do it well”, Greg’s goal has always been to run the #1 trader coaching company worldwide. With our passion for trader education, Knowledge to Action has quickly become UK’s number one Trader Coaching Company.
Client: Knowledge to Action Ltd., London, UK
Project: Website (Relaunch)
Work: Art Direction & Design
Agency: Tobias & Tobias Ltd.
Link: knowledgetoaction.co.uk
January 24, 02:10 AM
Tobias & Tobias

Tobias & Tobias are a results oriented agency focused on extracting measurable value from the digital channel by growing revenues, reducing costs and building compelling and lasting client relationships. Since 2001, they have developed a reputation as specialists in the design and implementation of highly usable and accessible commercial websites.
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
October 08, 02:35 AM
Adbento

adbento is the open consumer recommendation network for products and services. Everybody can find recommendations from friends by using the adbento search or exploring brands, products and interests (tags). On top, adbento members may recommend their favourites, request recos, match profiles and exchange feedback.
Client: Mobile Economy GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Project: Corporate Identity, Website (Launch)
Work: Art Direction & Graphic Design, XHTML/CSS
Agency: Plasticbag (Freelance)
Link: adbento.com
September 10, 04:53 AM
Artrium Apartments

In ancient Rome, the atrium was an essential feature and the centre of the home. It was a small, but particularly beautiful room. ARTRIUM would also like to offer you a particularly beautiful room: a small oasis of good taste in the urban jungle.
Client: Peter Otto, Berlin, Germany
Project: Website (Relaunch)
Work: Design, XHTML/CSS
Agency: Plasticbag (Freelance)
Link: artrium-apartments.com
September 02, 10:25 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.

December 08, 09:14 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

Recent projects I worked on
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Submissions

  • New Visual Proportions for the iOS User Interface ← Principia Arbiter
    Since I have begun designing iPhone app interfaces last year, I have been deeply in touch with the nuances of the interfaces of native and non-native apps. As a designer who is also adept in print design and has an acute typographical sense, I cannot help but keep noticing the flaws and imperfections of the 44-pixel rhythm.
    1 diggs in Technology 5 months ago
  • LIVE Singapore!
    The LIVE Singapore! exhibition is co-organised with the Singapore Art Museum and presents five different perspectives into Singapore’s urban dynamics using graphic visualisations of selected digital data generated by people in Singapore and their actions. Employing real-time data recorded and captured by a vast system of communication devices, microcontrollers and sensors commonly found in our urban environment and mapping this information onto multi-dimensional maps of Singapore, this geographical information system merges cartography, statistical analysis and data platform technology. It suggests new ways to view, understand, and ultimately navigate our city, like never before. This presentation is a convergence of art, digital media and information technology. It demonstrates the potential of this new form of visual language and its capacity to reveal interesting social, economic and mobility patterns. Singapore, the real-time city is now truly, real!
    1 diggs in Technology 9 months ago
  • CUSTOM LETTERS, BEST OF 2010, DAY 1 — LetterCult
    LETTERCULT IS OUR ATTEMPT TO HIGHLIGHT ARTISTS & designers doing remarkable work with Custom Letters. This group includes type designers, letterers, sign painters, graffiti artists, stone carvers, calligraphers, poster artists, and graphic designers. Just people. Who make letters.
    1 diggs in Entertainment 10 months ago
  • 50 Cool Architecture Concept Renderings | Presidia Creative
    Architectural visualization is an important part of the construction and architectural design process.  By planning out beforehand, on a computer, the design,
    1 diggs in Technology 11 months ago
  • Information Architects – Designing for iPad: Reality Check
    Over the last two months we have been working on several iPad projects. Two news apps, a social network thing and a word processor—without having the actual device to test. The question
    2 diggs in Technology 11 months ago
  • How iPad Could Transform the TV-Watching Experience | Co.Design
    1 diggs in Entertainment 12 months ago
  • A List Apart: Articles: Smartphone Browser Landscape
    Users expect websites to work on their mobile phones. In two to three years, mobile support will become standard for any site. Web developers must add mobile web development to their skill set or risk losing clients.
    4 diggs in Technology 13 months ago
  • Samsung’s booth is mind-blowing! « Akihabara News
    Last year’s Samsung Booth at FPD was already the most impressive, and this year the Korean Giant again reigned as leader.
    1 diggs in Technology 14 months ago
  • Blueprint Magazine - The Double Life Of Designers
    When architects were bored with functionalism, they turned Louis Sullivan’s dictum ‘form follows function’ into ‘form follows fun’ and added arbitrary elements to their buildings. Towers, concrete sails, ziggurats, arches, architraves and all sorts of embellishments that served no purpose except embellishment. When graphic designers got bored with the perfection offered by the newly arrived computers that could render artwork to within a tiny pixel, they rebelled by writing programmes that randomized individual letters and whole pages every time a printer processed them. A designer who didn’t like what a copywriter had delivered even set that text in illegible pictograms and icons.
    1 diggs in Business 15 months ago
  • ~ Monocubed ~ Make3D: Native Drag & Drop in browser
    Native drag & drop combined with FileReader() makes it really easy to develop apps which support drag & drop of files from a user’s desktop. This app accepts image files and converts the pixels into floating 3D cubes. Each pixel/cube has a luminosity which is calculated by weighing various fractions of the RGB value ~ in exactly the same way achieved in this Air/Flash app and this version using the webcam). The x and y properties of each cube are directly translated from the location of the original pixel and luma is applied to the z axis for depth ~ a luminosity height map in effect. Device orientation has been employed (please use the latest build of Chromium if you want to experience this) as an alternative(fun) way to view the model. Thanks to the work done on Three.js by the talented @MrDoob. Font as usual has been provided by the Google Font Directory.
    1 diggs in Technology 15 months ago
  • Germany's Technophobia Is Holding It Back - Newsweek
    1 diggs in Science 15 months ago
  • Information Architects – iPad: Scroll or Card?
    How do you navigate content on the iPad? Scroll or flip? In 1987, there was a conference on the Future of Hypertext and there were two camps “Card Sharks” and “Holy Scrollers” and they had an epic fight over the following question: Should you scroll or flip pages on the screen? Who won the fight? [...]
    4 diggs in Technology 15 months ago
  • Why Do We Love Our Dentists? | Wired Science | Wired.com
    Last month, I went to the dentist. He delivered the bad news while looking at the x-rays of my teeth - I had a small cavity in a rear molar. But let's engage in
    1 diggs in Science 15 months ago
  • iPad as the new Flash – Jeffrey Zeldman Presents The Daily Report
    iPad. Never have so many embraced a great product for exactly the wrong reasons. Too many designers and publishers see the iPad as an opportunity to do all the wrong things—things they once did in Flash—without the taint of Flash.
    3 diggs in Technology 15 months ago
  • Kickstarter >> Unlogo - The Corporate Identity Media Filter by Jeffrey Crouse
    Jeffrey Crouse is raising funds for Unlogo - The Corporate Identity Media Filter on Kickstarter! Back by popular demand! Unlogo is a web service that eliminates logos and other corporate signage from videos.
    1 diggs in Technology 15 months ago
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  • Philipp - Summer/Dub/Techno (2009-07-06)
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  • Philipp - Roots/Dub/Techno (2008-06-20)
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I am an Independent Art Director + Design Technologist.

I have been exercising my skills in the design and web industry for more than a decade, providing a full range of strategic, creative and technical expertise in the area of digital communication — specialising in interface and interaction design.

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