Prof. Dipl.-Des. Mike Wolff

Born in Bernburg; studied at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Design, specialising in communication design
. Subsequently worked as a designer and art director at various agencies, specialising in brand and corporate communications as well as interface design.

Teaching experience (selection)

Since 2016 Professor of Graphic Design – Dresden
University of Applied Sciences                                       Programme Director for Graphic Design, Screen & Print Media

2014 to 2016 Professor of Digital Design – DEKRA|University of Media
                                     - Visual Communication in Interactive Media
- Fundamentals of Design
- Typography

2009 to 2014 Lectureships – Mittweida
University of Applied Sciences                                      - History and theory
of the discipline - Classical design
- Digital design

2003–2012 Lecturer – College of Design
                                     - Visualisation and presentation
techniques - Product
creation - Image and text design

2003 – 2012 Vocational College of Design
- Advertising-oriented practice
- Typography and screen design

Projects, publications and exhibitions (selection)

• 2015: 10315TB – Intermedia design for the book *Der Berliner Mauerstreifen heute* by Gerhard Westrich
• 2014: Corporate identity for Herder University
• 2010: Artistic direction of the redesign of the visual identity for the youth magazine SKUNK
• 2009: Campaign development ‘Hinterlassenschaften’ for the Dresden Urban Development Office
• 2006: Game design – character animation and sprite sheets
• 2006: Book design for ‘Jesus in Suppe’ – published by Manuela Kinzel Verlag
• 2002: Design of the website for SKW Stickstoffwerke Piesteritz GmbH
• 2002: Artistic direction of the redesign of the City of Halle/Saale’s website (www.halle.de)
• 2001: Design of the website for the Handel Festival in Halle
• 1998: Winner of a design competition: corporate identity for the Central German Media Promotion Agency
• 1995: Art and 3D – animation and visualisations for exhibition stands
• 1995: Exhibition ‘Jeder und Wir’
• 1995: Art calendar: Cityscapes
• 1995: Participation in the 1st Saxony-Anhalt Art Circle
• 1994: Exhibition ‘Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow’

Lectures, seminars and workshops

• 2015: Summer Campus 2015 on the theme: Film and Design
• 2015: Institute for Talent Development on the topic: Communication Design
• 2014: Topic: Digital alternatives to analogue?
• 2011–2014: Topic: Fundamentals of Character Design
• 2007–2010: For pupils at the Palucca School, topic: Design theory of interactive media
• 2009: Workshop – Youth Media Weekend at the Saxon State Parliament, topic: Computer game design, part of the ‘Culture & Society’ programme
• 2009: Seminar – Analysis and Synthesis in the Design Process
• 2008: Seminar – Topic: Perception on screen
• 2007: Workshop – Spatiality through optical illusion, Topic: Parallax scrolling; exploring space
• 2006: Workshop – Character animation with a retro look, topic: Sprite sheets, a return to the past
• 2005: Workshop – Designing graphical interfaces for computer games, topic: Game Entry, cognition for players
• 2004: Workshop – Topic: Ergonomics of websites