Joerg Kilian
1976
Graduate, Hamburg
1977-79
2 years of apprenticeship customer import- and export merchant with Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg.
Projects concerning exportmarketing, product-management and advertising.
1980-83
3 years of autodidactical studies of fine arts in Bergen, Norway.
Drawing- and painting classes as well as participation in graphic workshops and art shows.
1984-89
5 years of studies with Statens Høyskole for Kunsthåndverk og Design, Bergen, Norway.
Completed with Master of Arts degree in Graphic Design.
1985-87
Workshops Production/Graphic Design
Statens Høyskole for Kunsthåndverk
og Design, Bergen, Norway
1982-87
5 years project assignments with communication- and designstudio,
Reikvam Industrireklame, Bergen, Norway.
1987-89
2 years of freelance work as designer in Bergen, Norway. Corporate design projects for business consultancy, film- and videoproduction, broadcasting, banking, m.m.
1989-90
Intermediate assignment as Art Director with agency HMK, Hamburg, mainly food brands.
1990-93
4 years of Art Direction with Institut für Packungsgestaltung, Hamburg.
First operating designer on Aesthedes-workstation, later setup of a Macintosh-based inhouse network for packaging design.
Consultant for digital graphics applications and production. Projects in packaging- and corporate design for international clients.
1992-93
Corporate training DTP-basics/applications,
Institut für Packungsgestaltung, Hamburg.
1994-95
April-July 1995
July 1993
Operating own unit KilDe
Kilian Design, Hamburg
Workshops Digital Artwork
Statens Høyskole for Kunsthåndverk
og Design, Bergen, Norway
Worksshops Computerdesign
Fachhochschule Anhalt, Dessau, Germany
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