Thomas Gerlach (Designer)

Thomas Gerlach (* 1960) is a German industrial designer , professor at Pforzheim University , entrepreneur and former managing director and European president of frog design .

Life

His work for Apple , Sony , Fissler and NeXT became known .

After his time as chief designer and managing director of frog design , he became an entrepreneur in 1992: with the multi-channel company via4 Design , numerous international companies are advised on the development of their brands, the design of the products and their communication.

In addition, Gerlach is a professor at Pforzheim University and is responsible for the Master of Arts in Creative Direction (MACD) training.

In the 2000s Gerlach himself was a juror for the red dot award . He is a member of the board of the German Designer Association (DDV) and the Association of German Industrial Designers (VDID).

Awards

Gerlach has received over seventy design and innovation awards internationally.

Fonts

• Willy Bierter (author), Thomas Gerlach (author), Heinz Hahn (author), Gunter Henn (adaptation), Friedrich Schmidt-Bleek (adaptation): Design of the invisible. IFG conference 1998. Anabas, 1999. ISBN 978-3870383138 .

Web links

• via4 design
• Interview with Prof. Thomas Gerlach / Pforzheim University, Faculty of Design

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Four ex- "frogs" become VIA 4
2. ^ Frog Design Inc.
3. ↑ potency in form; The computer industry wants to move away from the uniform look. Sales should be promoted with a modern design. In: Der Spiegel , April 16, 1990.
4. ↑ Thomas Gerlach  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Jurors red dot award: product design 2001: Thomas Gerlach (with a photo of Gerlach).