Most wanted: the Akis
Three yellow guys with friendly faces were the silent stars on the Berlin Square. The “Akis” created by graphic artist Akinori Oshi are probably the most photographed creatures on the Square and maybe on the whole Expo.
With their cheerful appearance they ensured al lively atmosphere. Initially some visitors get frightened and squealed with joy.
Others curious people… » mehr
Mai 20th, 2010Tina Berning – fractured beauties
Tina Berning wanted to become an illustrator since the age of 11. At that time she did not know how to call that kind of profession, but Tina collected illustrations from magazins and newspapers to pin them to the walls of her children’s room. Tina Berning is born in Braunschweig and started her career… » mehr
Mai 14th, 2010Dress rehearsal
The preparations for the Berlin Square are in full swing. Yesterday Lars Denicke from PICTOPLASMA visited our office to show us the the AKI- costumes by graphic artist AKINORI OISHI. This friendly looking yellow characters will be part of the Berlin Square in Shanghai. Among the moving cubes, the live action-painting and the hot music… » mehr
Mai 6th, 2010Graphic talents on the Berlin Square: Tim Dinter
As one of Berlin’s most interesting graphic artists Tim Dinter is participant of the Berlin Square in Shanghai. Dinter was born in in 1971 in Hamburg. After studies at the Ecole des Arts in Brussels Tim Dinter came to Berlin in 1994 to study graphic design at the school of arts WEISSENSEE. Dinter fell in love… » mehr
April 23rd, 2010Tradition, art and business – Berlin graphic design
Graphic design in Berlin has a long lasting tradition. In the beginning of the 20. Century the graphic works by Peter Behrens for AEG constituded graphic design as an autonomous genre.
Today Berlin’s graphic design scene is flourishing more than ever. The amazing diversity of independent graphic artists, designers, illustrators, typographers, comic-strip artists, graphic agencies and… » mehr