ABOUT THE DESIGNER & ARTIST * »CANTS.« IS A QUATTRO, TRIO, DUO, ONE MAN GRAPHIC- / COMMUNICATION-DESIGNER AND FREE ARTIST. INVOLVED IN SKATEBOARDING SINCE 1988, ALL THE CREATIVE AMBITION STARTED IN EARLY 1989 WITH INTENSE GRAFFITI- / STREET-ART ACTIVITY (EUROPE WIDE), FOLLOWED SINCE THEN BY GRAPHIC- / COMMUNICATION-DESIGN AND ARTS UNTIL TODAY. WITH TWO DIFFERENT DESIGN EDUCATIONS, PLUS A STUDY IN MEDIA-DESIGN AND AS A GRADUATED DIPLOMA COMMUNI- CATION-DESIGNER WITH A AWARD PRIZE, AT THE »2007 ADOBE DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS«, A FEW YEARS OF TEACHING IN DESIGN DISCIPLINES AT UNIVERSITIES, SEVERAL YEARS OF EXPERIENCES AT DESIGN-OFFICES, ADVERTISING AGENCY'S, TELEVISION AND EVEN SELF-EMPLOYED WITH COMMISSION WORKS, IS BRINGING HEREBY HIGH END KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES TO ITS BEST. THE MAIN CREATIVE WORK IS MOSTLY BASED ON CONCEPT- IONS IN PRINT, WEB, ANIMATIONS, ILLUSTRATIONS, PHOTO- GRAPHY AND PAINTING, AND ALSO RESULTS OFTEN IN INTERESTING AND FINE EXHIBITIONS, EVEN COLLABORATING HERE WITH OTHER DESIGNERS AND ARTISTS. »CANTS.« AS THE NAME ITSELF, RESULTS OUT FROM THE EARLY GRAFFITI-ART / STREET-ART YEARS AND STANDS AS A PSEUDONYM OF THE ARTIST AND FOR HIS INTENSE CREATIVE WORK. PHILOSOPHY * BE COOL. BE CREATIVE. BE ACTIVE. GO OUT. DO PRACTICE. DON'T BITE OR COPY. TRY TO LEARN SKILLS. READ. SEE. FEEL. HEAR. TALK IS CHEAP, SO SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW, DO AND CAN. STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF AND OTHERS. COMMUNICATE IN A CONSTRUCTIVE WAY WITH PEOPLE. RESPECT YOUR PARENTS. DON'T BE SHY. DON'T BE JEALOUS. DON'T BE IGNORANT. DON'T BE ARROGANT. DON'T BE DESTRUCTIVE. DON'T BE STUPID. DON'T FEAR. THINK POSITIVE. GIVE RESPECT AND TAKE RESPECT. REFLECT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD AND AROUND YOU. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER WHERE YOU COMING FROM, SO YOU WILL ALWAYS KNOW WHERE YOU GO! PORTFOLIO / SHOWREEL DOWNLOAD * YOU CAN DOWNLOAD HERE THE LATEST VERSION OF THE PORTFOLIO / SHOWREEL INCLUDING SOME COMMISSION-, STUDY- AND FREE-WORK REFERENCES: ► WORKS_PORTFOLIO_CANTS-DBL_2009.PDF CLIENTS * SEE HERE A LIST OF CLIENTS FOR WHICH WAS WORKED FOR OVER THE LAST YEARS: ADAM OPEL AG ARCHITEKTURBÜRO DORBERTH-KRAUSS ARTIS COMMUNICATION AUTOHAUS KARL & CO. AVENTIS – ZLB BEHRING BASF (3DELUXE) DEUTSCHES FILMMUSEUM FRANKFURT / M. DIE BASIS DRESDNER BANK (H2D2) FH MAINZ FRITZ-BAUER-INSTITUT (MEGADIGITALE) FRONTLINESHOP TV (H2D2) FUEL4 MARKETING GERMAN GARMENT GDBG – GROUPE DEJOUR GOETHE UNIVERSITÄT FRANKFURT HEYHEY SHOP JUWELIER WILLENBERG LEHR'S REISEN LOMOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY (SLEEK MAGAZINE) MCV – MAINZER CARNEVAL VEREIN MERCK (MEGADIGITALE) MINI (SLEEK MAGAZINE) MONDO EINRICHTUNGEN MTV – MUSIC TELEVISON NIKE INC. (SLEEK MAGAZINE) PANASONIC RITZ-CARLTON HOTELS (3DELUXE) SCHOTT GLASWERKE AG SLEEK MAGAZINE STADT MAINZ STADT WIESBADEN STEPHAN DILL STIFTUNG LESEN SUPERFLY FASHION SWR 3 – SÜDWESTRUNDFUNK TIME WARP (3DELUXE) TWILITE SKATEBOARDS (GROUPE DEJOUR) WCG – WOLRD CYBER GAMES (CONTEAM) ZDF – ZWEITES DEUTSCHES FERNSEHEN |