Berlin Letters 2024
Three friends and I organise the Berlin Letters Festival: 3 days, 23 lectures, 14 workshops, 250 participants. Why are we doing this to ourselves?
How to Paint Lettering on a Storefront Window
In this post I describe how I paint the window of my storefront studio with lettering. I answer all the questions that I am repeatedly asked about the »Window Alphabets« series.
How to Protest Sign
Painting protest signs—it really isn’t that hard. I’ll show you how to paint protest signs that look cool and can be read from a distance.
Learning to Write
»So, how was it?« That’s what everyone asked when I returned to Hamburg after three months at the Künstlerhof Schreyahn. A report from my time as a literature fellow.
Shame Parade
Pride. I never got it. I’m not proud to be queer. Just like I’m not proud of being white or German. Why should I be proud of something I didn’t choose?
Public Speaking
When I was 25, I decided that I wanted to be able to speak in front of a large audience. And then I took every opportunity to practise it. In this text, I explain why this is important to me.
Reading List
I read every day, morning, for lunch and at night. And since May 2020, I’ve been keeping a record of the books I've read. Why don’t you compare my list with your own reading?
Vintage Lettering Books
Lettering hasn’t just been around since yesterday and old books often explain the basics of lettering better than current ones. I always have these five vintage lettering books at hand.
