Andreas Koop

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Multiple award-winning inclusive, barrier-free guidance system for the Ostallgäu district, Marktoberdorf district office
Scenographic design of the special exhibition "Mensch Land Flucht" in the Kempten Alpine Museum
Pfrontener Flurnamen, a 524-page book with 14 map inserts in an integrated slipcase
Tourism brochure with the focus on “hiking” for the municipality of Oy-Mittelberg, packed in a box with hay
Pedestrian guidance system in Füssen
Memorial for a former satellite concentration camp in a forest near Fischen in the Allgäu

Andreas Koop (* 1970 in Sonthofen ) is a German graphic artist and author.

Life

Andreas Koop obtained his diploma as an information designer at the sfg Ravensburg . In the years 2007 to 2009 he obtained the postgraduate master's (MAS) at the Institute Design2contex with Ruedi Baur at the Zurich University of the Arts as part of a research project . Since 1995 he has headed the design group koop in Rückholz in the Allgäu. His work includes visual appearances and spatial concepts ( scenography for museums, orientation and guidance systems and exhibitions) and classic graphic design tasks (brand and strategy development, editorial design, multimedia / interactive design etc.) for various universities, industrial companies, museums , Municipalities and districts. The focus is on an environmentally and value-conscious design approach. The work has received numerous national and international awards.

Since 2001 he has been teaching at various universities, for example the FHV in Dornbirn, the University of Augsburg and the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University , and gives lectures on topics such as design research, sustainability and the political dimension of design. In 2015/2016, Andreas Koop was a member of the development team for the redesign of the intermedia bachelor's and master's degree at the Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences in Dornbirn. He is also a member of the jury at various international competitions, and for the first time in a jury outside of the field of design for the “Baukultur Community Prize”. In addition to his creative work, he is involved as an author and columnist - and moves in the field of tension between contemporary history, society, politics and design.

Andreas Koop is involved in various working groups on a voluntary basis:

  • He is a member of WEI SRAUM - the initiative for visual communication and design.
  • He heads the “Communication and Awareness Raising” working group for the “Inclusion Action Plan” of the Ostallgäu district .
  • He organizes and moderates (2015, 2017 and 2019) the transdisciplinary congress “Stadt.Land.Schluss”, which deals with the design of rural areas and cities.
  • He is a member of the decision-making committee (Ostallgäu district) on the decisions to fund projects within the framework of “LEADER 2014–2020” and
  • Member of the project advisory board for the “ Federal Ecodesign Award ”.

Another focus is design research. Andreas Koop is a member

  • the typographic society Munich ,
  • the Society for Design History (GfDg),
  • the German Society for Design Theory and Research eV,
  • at designaustria and co-founder of the “Design Research” expert cluster,
  • at the Association of Exhibition Designers (VerA) and
  • at the International Design Center Berlin (IDZ). and
  • at the "Office for Political Beauty"
  • He has been a DIN-certified specialist planner for barrier-free construction since 2017.

Awards

  • IIID-Award 2020 (4 × Silver)
  • IIID Award 2020 (3 × bronze)
  • IIID-Award 2020 ("darling-project" by the jury)
  • UX Award (nomination)
  • IIID Award 2017 (4 × Silver)
  • IIID Award 2017 (Winner Universal Design)
  • IIID Award 2017 (Winner Healthcare)
  • VLOW! Award 2014 (1st prize)
  • Mfg-Award (3 × 2nd prize, 2 × 3rd prize, recognition, shortlists)
  • IIID Award 2014 (3 × Silver; 1 × Bronze)
  • Iconic Award 2013 (2 ×)
  • IIID-Award 2011 (Winner Category Sustainability)
  • red dot design award (6 ×)
  • red dot design award "best of the best"
  • Output Foundation (Silver award)
  • 100 best posters (3 ×)
  • if Award (2 × award)
  • DDC Award (1 ×, 1 × bronze)
  • German Design Award - nomination (3 ×)
  • ED Award (3 × silver and 2 × bronze)
  • Sponsorship award from the Bavarian People's Foundation
  • Bavarian State Prize (overall project)
  • Tirol Touristica (3rd Prize; Lechweg Association)
  • CCA Award (distinction)
  • Joseph Binder Award (silver, award 2 ×)
  • German Design Award - nomination (8 ×)

Publications

Text publications

  • Deceiving and camouflaging In: Novum. Issue 7/2020, p. 24
  • Fiese Vire In: Novum. Issue 6/2020, p. 22
  • Hygg you on the knee In: Novum. Issue 5/2020, p. 21
  • Form a rescue alley! In: Novum. Issue 4/2020, p. 21
  • From Alpha to Omega In: Novelty. Issue 3/2020, p. 21
  • 100 and 1 year Bauhaus In: Novum. Issue 2/2020, p. 23
  • Next stop: Nolde Luger In: Theresia Anwander, Thomas Feurstein (Ed.): Reinhold Luger. Graphic provocations . Basel 2020, pp. 99–117
  • Please drive quietly In: Novum. Issue 1/2020, p. 20
  • Animal suffering labeling - poor pig In: Novum. Issue 12/2019, p. 5
  • Pink without end In: Novum. Issue 11/2019, p. 25
  • The renaissance of a broken In: Novum. Issue 10/2019, p. 25
  • Cleaning more beautiful In: Novum. Issue 9/2019, p. 20
  • Sans Serif Uniformity In: Novum. Issue 8/2019, p. 23
  • Democrats in Fraktur In: Novum. Issue 6/2019, p. 25
  • Chirashi! In: Novum. Issue 5/2019, p. 24
  • The desideratum of fashion design: the man In: Novum. Issue 4/2019, p. 20
  • The art of reinterpretation In: Novum. Issue 3/2019, p. 22
  • Amazon Prime or God In: Novum. Issue 2/2019, p. 22
  • Prora One In: Novelty. Issue 1/2019, p. 22
  • A lot helps a lot In: Novum. Issue 12/2018, p. 24
  • Failure more innovative - from A2 to i3 In: Novum. Issue 11/2018, p. 27
  • About design criticism In: Ephraim Ebertshäuser (Ed.): What does design criticism mean for me . Basel / Stuttgart 2018, pp. 20–21
  • The ear hearing aid In: Novum. Issue 10/2018, p. 22
  • Blue-Red-Brown In: Novum. Issue 8/2018, p. 25
  • Relevant and customary In: Novum. Issue 7/2018, p. 23
  • Design for the ass In: Novum. Issue 6/2018, p. 25
  • Egocentric worldviews In: Novum. Issue 5/2018, p. 25
  • Poor apple In: Novum. Issue 4/2018, p. 25
  • The glow of the saints In: Novum. Issue 3/2018, p. 25
  • Different world views visualized In: Novum. Issue 2/2018, p. 21
  • 60 times in the right place In: Novum. Issue 1/2018, p. 27
  • A beautiful new time - challenges to a design of tomorrow In: Intermedia Shaping the future. P. 46 (Ed .: FH Vorarlberg, Dornbirn)
  • Land under!? In: MUH! Issue 26 issue autumn 2017, p. 18f
  • Dash, Cash, Trash In: Novum. Issue 12/2017, p. 28
  • Real unrealities (part 3) In: Novum. Issue 11/2017, p. 21
  • Inhospitable Realities (Part 2) In: Novum. Issue 10/2017, p. 28
  • Unreal Realities (Part 1) In: Novum. Issue 9/2017, p. 22
  • The world is a wear part In: Novum. Issue 8/2017, p. 24
  • Nobody is an island In: Novum. Issue 7/2017, p. 23
  • Trump's Design Wall In: Novum. Issue 6/2017, p. 25
  • The bought smile In: Novum. Issue 05/2017, p. 21
  • Quo Qoros? In: Novum. Issue 04/2017, p. 19
  • Barrier removal design! In: Novum. Issue 03/2017, p. 21
  • Sanctus Simplicissimus! In: Novum. Issue 02/2017, p. 27
  • Ausgeräkelt In: Novum. Issue 01/2017, p. 25
  • Exclusive or inclusive: how can design break down barriers? In: designaustria releases. Issue 1/2017, pp. 10–13
  • Home, sweet home In: Novum. Issue 12/2016, p. 26
  • The white and blue organic seal heaven In: Novum. Issue 11/2016, p. 18
  • Everything for your best! In: Novum. Issue 10/2016, p. 22
  • The last knight and the cow without horns In: Novum. Issue 09/2016, p. 24.
  • The utopia of a utopia in times far from utopia In: Novum. Issue 08/2016, p. 23.
  • The Wiener Werkstätten - between total work of art and bankruptcy In: Novum. Issue 08/2016, pp. 30–33.
  • The world of farmers and designers In: Novum. Issue 07/2016, p. 22.
  • Borderline aseptic: How Frontex represents itself visually In: Novum. Issue 08/2016, p. 23.
  • A new world In: Novum. Issue 05/2016, p. 25.
  • Just nothing normal - What the G7 logo says about an industry In: Novum. Issue 04/2016, p. 23.
  • Munich + Berlin = Montreal. In: Novum. Issue 03/2016, p. 25.
  • Rosa, the pathos breaker! In: Novum. Issue 02/2016, p. 23.
  • Does design create distrust? In: Novum. Issue 01/2016, p. 30.
  • The world is out there In: designaustria mitteilungen. Issue 1/2016, pp. 4–7
  • SUV ante portas! In: Novum. Issue 12/2015, p. 26.
  • What is perfect In: Novum. Issue 11/2015, p. 24.
  • Deceive and camouflage! In: Novum. Issue 10/2015, p. 24.
  • Design and the world - around it. In: Novum. Issue 09/2015, pp. 6–9.
  • Merciless Peace. In: Novum. Issue 08/2015, p. 24.
  • For souvenirs! In: Novum. Issue 07/2015, p. 24.
  • This TV week: brunette! In: Novum. Issue 06/2015, p. 24.
  • You're not welcome! In: Novum. Issue 05/2015, p. 23.
  • Fracture cuckoo. In: Novum. Issue 04/2015, p. 24.
  • Angry Bambis. In: Novum. Issue 03/2015, p. 24.
  • Expensive air and deceptive images. In: Novum. Issue 02/2015, p. 24.
  • The sans serif women. In: Novum. Issue 01/2015, p. 24.
  • The absurdity of comparison (Part 2: What do customers really get from - unpaid - advance payments and tenders?), In: Novum. Issue 12/2014, p. 25.
  • The absurdity of comparison (Part 1: Should designers work for free just to show beforehand what can come out afterwards?), In: Novum. Issue 11/2014, p. 25.
  • Anthropotypography (Part 3 of the series “ad infinitum - Ideology in Typography”), In: Novum. Issue 10/2014, p. 24.
  • Free radicals (part 2 of the series “ad infinitum” - ideology in typography), In: Novum. Issue 09/2014, p. 24.
  • Post mortem (part 1 of the series “ad infinitum” - ideology in typography), In: Novum. Issue 08/2014, p. 20.
  • Bad foul! In: Novum. Issue 07/2014, p. 27.
  • The apolitical designer ?, In: Novum. Issue 06/2014, pp. 24-25.
  • enjoy the meal! In: Novum. Issue 05/2014, p. 20.
  • From the cardboard box to the cloud. In: Novum. Issue 04/2014, p. 21.
  • Corporate Identity of the Identity Movement. In: Novum. Issue 03/2014, p. 21.
  • We can save ourselves that! In: Novum. Issue 02/2014, p. 21.
  • One million minus the processing fee. In: Novum. Issue 1/2014, p. 23.
  • Live and let die. In: Novum. Issue 11/2013, p. 21.
  • From the sense of possibility. Article in “Welcome home!”, Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University, pp. 26–33.
  • From the beautiful appearance. In: Novum. Issue 09/2013, p. 21.
  • From the fugitive. In: Novum. Issue 08/2013, p. 23.
  • For heaven's sake !, In: Novum. Issue 07/2013, p. 21.
  • Give me that beautiful life. In: Novum. Issue 05/2013, p. 19.
  • Strength lies in tranquility - things to consider about tourism advertising in the Allgäu. In: Edition Schwaben. 7th year, edition 4/2012, pp. 36–41.
  • Germany vs. Germany. In: Novum. Issue 02/2013, p. 19.
  • Eagles instead of falcons and pigeons. In: Novum. Issue 12/2012, p. 19.
  • Different United Nations. In: Novum. Issue 10/2012, p. 11.
  • Sign of value. In: Novum. Issue 08/2012, p. 11.
  • Rotten apples. In: Novum. Issue 06/2012, p. 19.
  • When laid flat, I belong to the waste paper. In: Novum. Issue 04/2012, p. 19.
  • Green makes blue. In: Novum. Issue 01/2012, p. 21.
  • From browns and blacks in: Lieselotte Kugler and Gregor Isenbrot (eds.): Fashion Talks. Berlin 2011, pp. 41–51.
  • Protests friendly. In: Novum. Issue 10/2011, p. 11.
  • Gender to farce. In: Novum. Issue 07/2011, p. 17.
  • Visualize value - credibility through design. In: Novum. Issue 04/2011, p. 11.
  • Adieu Le Corbusier! In: Novum. Issue 01/2011, p. 12.
  • Post-war designer in Austria. In: Novum. Issue 11/2010, p. 16.
  • The thing about the cross. In: Novum. Issue 09/2010, p. 14.
  • When designers do research. Part 2, In: Novum. Issue 07/2010, p. 12.
  • When designers do research. Part 1, In: Novum. Issue 06/2010, p. 16.
  • Almost individual. In: Novum. Issue 4/2010, p. 15.
  • Book review for “Designers in the Third Reich” (Sabine Zentek), in form. Edition March / April 2010, p. 91f.
  • Simple and stupid - the SVP's minaret poster. In: Novum. Issue 2/2010, p. 11.
  • Far away instead of just there. In: Novum. Issue 1/2010, p. 12.
  • Well who are you then In: Novum. Issue 11/2009, p. 17.
  • Risks and Side Effects. In: Novum. Issue 10/2009, p. 19.
  • Corporate design - the great freedom? In: Dmig. Issue 2/2009, no page number
  • Tannenberg extra speed. In: Novum. Issue 8/2009, p. 17.
  • The 1930s. In: Novum. Issue 6/2009, pp. 38–39 (special on 85 years of "commercial graphics")
  • NSDAP - With the red of the communists. In: Novum. Issue 5/2009, p. 19.
  • From a symbol of luck to a symbol of catastrophe. In: Novum. Issue 4/2009, p. 19.
  • Is the peace grotesque? In: Novum. Issue 2/2009, p. 19.
  • What was left of the game Part 2 In: Novum. Issue 12/2008, p. 17.
  • What was left of the game Part 1, In: Novum. Issue 11/2008, p. 12.
  • One like all - typographic party congress. In: Novum. Issue 07/2008, pp. 32-33.
  • Author at designkritik.dk

(The articles in “Novum” appeared in Andreas Koop's column under the title “designaspekte”.)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ bundespreis-ecodesign.de
  2. ↑ http://www.gfdg.org/verein ( Memento from February 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ gfdg.org
  4. ↑ vera-d.org
  5. ↑ idz.de
  6. ↑ designkritik.dk
personal data
SURNAME Co-op, Andreas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German graphic artist and author
DATE OF BIRTH 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Sonthofen