How to write proposal prose
Writing applications for grants, fellowships, and artist-in-residence programs—so much fun! In this post I reveal my best tips.
How I learn to animate lettering
Maybe I owe it all to Instagram. If the algorithm hadn’t started favoring videos, moving pictures wouldn’t have interested me at all. But then I saw more and more lettering animations – and I wanted to be able to do that, too.
Writing newsletters–is it worth it?
After writing a monthly newsletter for a year, I take stock: What are the pros and cons? What is the response like? And above all: is it worth the effort?
A Pain in the Back
People often say to me: »Things seem to be going really well for you!« and to maintain this impression at all costs, I usually leave my problems out of this Anyway, the fact that I have had back pain for two years is really too
Tips for Your Lettering Sketchbook
My sketchbooks are central to my work, they are a companion in my creative process. Here I share how I work in my sketchbooks.
»I would die!« Why I Speak in Public
Years ago, I decided that I wanted to be able to speak in front of an audience. And then I took every opportunity to practice it. In this text, I tell you why this is important to me.
Shame Parade
Pride. I never got it. I am not proud of being queer. Just like I’m not proud of being white or being German. Why be proud of something that isn’t my choice?
How to Archive Your Lettering
For a long time I drew on paper out of principle, but after more than ten years as an illustrator and designer I no longer knew where to put all the work. What should I throw out, what should I keep? I decided to create a proper archive.
Painting my Storefront Window with Lettering
Every couple of months I paint an alphabet on my studio window. In this post I answer all the questions that I am always asked about my »Window Alphabets«.
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Vintage Lettering-Books
Lettering hasn’t just been around since yesterday, and old books often explain the basics of lettering design more clearly than today’s. These are five vintage books I always have on hand.