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:

  • 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

  • Matsch Banana

    Warum? Weils Freitag ist. Darum.

  • w03 2021

    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.

  • w02 2021

    Sometimes you just want to have fun!

  • Calendar: February 2021

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

  • w01 2021

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

  • Calendar: January 2021

    I felt like doing a calendar on the weekend, or at least start doing one, so here’s January.

  • w53 2020

    2020 comes to an end. I managed to post every week for the full year like I had set out to do. Even though I had to force myself to sit down and draw something plenty of times, even though there are plenty of pieces that in my opinion didn’t turn out good, even though I didn’t “accomplish” a larger side project, didnt properly set up a shop, didn’t create a portfolio-website, didnt… . Even though all of that, I look back at those 53 posts (and a few more artworks that I never posted) and I am happier with them than I would be without them.

  • w52 2020

    We might not be able to go visit our extended families this year but that can’t stop us from being happy & partying in our living rooms. Happy Holidays!