A short history of me

  • 2003: Dipped a toe into computer science II at the university. Dropped out real quick. Switched to communications design – a much better fit. 
  • 2003: Started freelancing as an illustrator. That never really stopped.
  • 2009: Graduated Dipl. Kommunikationsdesigner from HBK Saar. I illustrated Joanna Newsom’s song “Monkey & Bear” as propaganda posters.
  • 2011 – 2021: I explored leadership roles on the visual side of the games industry: concept artist, art director, team lead, creative advisor, talent scout, design director.
  • 2010s – 2020s: Taught design and concept art in various schools. I like sharing stuff and had the opportunity to do so there.
  • 2025 april – august: Selling strawberries, ’cause before starting university was the best time to try something completely different.
  • 2025: Let’s try the magic reset button in real life: started a dual study program in career guidance (Beratung für Bildung, Beschäftigung und Beruf – HdbA Schwerin, Agentur für Arbeit Berlin Süd
  • 2025 december: I quit the dual study program.
  • 2026: I guess it’s back to freelance

Currently

I’m always going through books, albums, and other things – here’s what stuck lately:


  • The appreciation for cheese cannot be impeded by artificial, nonsensical boundaries, like … another person’s fridge.


  • Kids do look to be fun. Especially right now.


  • We’re looking to buy a reading lounge chair and we’re open to suggestions! We’ve been looking around for a while now but so far haven’t made a decision. Aesthetically I really like the Mariposa butterfly chair by Cuero but I’m not sure how comfortable the chair really is especially when you consider spending a whole weekend in it reading a book. As an alternative, we’ve been looking at the Rolf Benz Freistil 138 chair. It seems to be wide enough to allow for a lot of “leg arrangements” while sitting on it and at the same time isn’t visually “too heavy” contrary to a lot of other armchairs.
    If you got a suggestion for a good, comfortable and aesthetic chair let us know!

  • Calendar: April 2021


    I miss bouldering at Ostbloc. Pre-pandemic my wife and I were bouldering 2-3x per week. Even though it was just an hour in the morning before I had to go to work it was an important time for us to balance out the time spent sitting in a chair in front of the pc. It’s so much fun and (for me at least) helped a lot to combat tendonitis.
    This particular scruffy bouldering raccoon though was a commission by Pauline, a fellow artist, and boulderer. And she shoots climbing photography, check out her photo-portfolio at paulinekortmannphoto.de


  • Warum? Weils Freitag ist. Darum.


  • I had a dream of a pixar like movie. The story revolved around a polish laced rooster who wanted to become a messenger pigeon after seeing them fly over his home as a young boy. He then found himself fighting against the established pigeon-exclusive system and effectively founded modern post and packet delivery services.

  • Calendar: March 2021


    I enjoy watching handball far more than watching soccer. It’s such a fast-paced game and very dynamic. And if you’ve ever played you respect how physically demanding the game is.


  • Sometimes you just want to have fun!

  • Calendar: February 2021


    I’m not promising anything but I might be doing a full calendar.


  • First Wednesday post of 2021. Hope you all survived New Year eve without too much trouble.