Born on the island of Sylt, and having grown up in North Frisia, Stefan Kiefer testifies himself to having the inflexibility, a certain stubbornness and inertia that Northern Germans are known for. Suitable character traits for a graphic designer and art director at SPIEGEL magazine: »You have to be able to put up with stuff in a job like that« Kiefer remarks laconically. »... but it is still a great place to work«. In the meantime, Stefan Kiefer is no longer responsible for the front pages, but designs the SPIEGEL monthly magazine.

791 days to the day. Designer Johannes Erler has counted the days since he started as Art Director at STERN magazine. His office ErlerSkibbeTönsmann counts a great many illustrious names among its clients: the Süddeutsche daily newspaper, whose relaunch was designed completely by them including the type design; various publishing houses, as well as theatres in Bremen, Dresden and Stuttgart. Since 2012, as Art Director of STERN, it is he who has dictated the magazine’s outward appearance and he was in charge of its relaunch.

»It is not just the story. It is crucial, as it is told, to seduce«.  David Moretti seduces his readers – by provocation. With colours, with typography, with design which directly invades the comfort zone of relaxed sofa reading. Using image sequences beginning with the cover of the Italian edition of Wired Magazine and continuing within the magazine to form an integrated book.

»Actually, I wanted to be a photographer. Then they said that there is no future in photography. So I became a graphic designer«, is how Dominik Schatz describes his career. And yet, when he studied in Linz, he combined photography and graphic design. As a consequence, in his advertising projects for magazines like »L'Officiel Homme« or »Interview«, the designer sticks to a clear rule: »Each product requires its own and very unique design.«