Jörg Schmitz

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Jörg Schmitz (* 1969 in Hanover ) is a German artist and designer.

Life

After graduating from high school in Hanover in 1989, Jörg Schmitz studied visual communication at the Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG) Offenbach am Main , a. a. with Friedrich Friedl, Ruedi Baur and Franz Mon. In 1995 he co-founded the graphic design studio “thema - Visuelle Kommunikation”, which he headed until 2013 - most recently as a member of the AG. The most famous works include the logo of the German Leather Museum (1997) and the DAX logo (2000).

In 2003/04 Schmitz was teaching typography at the Mainz University of Applied Sciences . In addition to his work as a graphic designer, Schmitz has devoted himself artistically to handwriting in exhibitions and art-in-building projects since 2008. In the non-profit association Schrift und Bild eV and a foundation of the same name, which he co-founded, he dedicated himself to the preservation of works of visual and concrete poetry. Schmitz was influenced by his assistant and study time with Franz Mon (1996-1998) and by encounters with KO Götz, Timm Ullrichs and Dietrich Mahlow. He lives in Gelnhausen .

Publications

  • (X) Changing Image (s) - Corporate Communication Design Deutsche Börse Group 2000–2004, Frankfurt / Miltenberg 2004
  • Comments on the annual report, Frankfurt / Miltenberg 2005
  • Article series and study "Communication of German Banks", with Prof. Dr. Klaus Gourgé Bank Magazine 2005/2006.
  • Konradsonnebayerhalt. Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-937996-11-0 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.thema.ag accessed on March 10, 2015
  2. ↑ http://www.schrift-art.com March 10, 2015
  3. ↑ http://www.schrift-und-bild.de accessed on March 10, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Schmitz, Jörg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German designer and artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover