about
strg-n is the online portfolio of Klaus Birk , a communication designer for interactive and printed media since 1996.
In 2001 he received a Diploma in Communication Design from the Muthesius Hochschule, academy of arts and design Kiel, Germany and has been working as designer and art director for various design studios in Germany and the UK.
After completing the Master of Arts programme in Typo/Graphic Studies at the London College of Printing in 2004, he is currently working as a freelance art director and visiting lecturer for graphic design and interactive media.
In 2001 he received a Diploma in Communication Design from the Muthesius Hochschule, academy of arts and design Kiel, Germany and has been working as designer and art director for various design studios in Germany and the UK.
After completing the Master of Arts programme in Typo/Graphic Studies at the London College of Printing in 2004, he is currently working as a freelance art director and visiting lecturer for graphic design and interactive media.
awards
2004 ddc award (german designers club) - bronce | 2004 red-dot award - category corporate communication | 2004 IF communication design award - silver (iF international forum design) | 2004 IF design award (iF international forum design) | 2004 100 best posters (austria, switzerland, germany) | 2003 ddc award (german designers club) - bronce | 2003 postgraduate award scholarship (ahrb) | 2003 digital sparks - nominee by the Fraunhofer Institute IMS and MARS exploratory lab | 2003 federal design award - category interactive media by the state schleswig-holstein | 2002 multimedia.de - website of the month | 2002 red-dot: best of the best - category multimedia | 2001 federal design award - category interactive media by the federal state schleswig-holstein
publications
IF Design Award 2004. Birkhäuser Publishers (Media-Space)
100 Beste Plakate 2003. Hermann Schmidt Verlag 2004 (Media-Space)
Netzpannung.org. Web platform for digital culture. Fraunhofer Institut IMG MARS Exploratory Lab (Design Process virtual/real)
Internationales Jahrbuch Kommunikationsdesign 2002/2003. Peter Zec; Av Edition (Design Process virtual/real)
Neugierig3. Johannes Erler; Hermann Schmidt Verlag 2002 (Design Process virtual/real)
Neugierig2. Johannes Erler; Hermann Schmidt Verlag 2001 (Ultrazinnober)
PAGE 08/2002 Design Magazine (Design Process virtual/real)
Unterwegs. Annual degree show catalog; Muthesius Hochschule Kiel, 2001
Kieler Nachrichten 23/05/2001: Article on Media:Sense CD-Rom
Ultrazinnober 01. Design Magazine. Muthesius Hochschule Kiel, 2000
Transfer. Annual degree show catalog; Muthesius Hochschule Kiel, 2000
Zwischen den Orten. Annual degree show catalog; Muthesius Hochschule Kiel, 1999
100 Beste Plakate 2003. Hermann Schmidt Verlag 2004 (Media-Space)
Netzpannung.org. Web platform for digital culture. Fraunhofer Institut IMG MARS Exploratory Lab (Design Process virtual/real)
Internationales Jahrbuch Kommunikationsdesign 2002/2003. Peter Zec; Av Edition (Design Process virtual/real)
Neugierig3. Johannes Erler; Hermann Schmidt Verlag 2002 (Design Process virtual/real)
Neugierig2. Johannes Erler; Hermann Schmidt Verlag 2001 (Ultrazinnober)
PAGE 08/2002 Design Magazine (Design Process virtual/real)
Unterwegs. Annual degree show catalog; Muthesius Hochschule Kiel, 2001
Kieler Nachrichten 23/05/2001: Article on Media:Sense CD-Rom
Ultrazinnober 01. Design Magazine. Muthesius Hochschule Kiel, 2000
Transfer. Annual degree show catalog; Muthesius Hochschule Kiel, 2000
Zwischen den Orten. Annual degree show catalog; Muthesius Hochschule Kiel, 1999