Hi! My name is Jana and I am a visual communication designer from Germany. I studied Information and Communication Design for my bachelor’s in Kamp-Lintfort, DE, and moved to the Netherlands to obtain a master’s degree in Information Design at Design Academy Eindhoven. A lot of my projects, in particular the most recent ones, derive from my interest in interspecies relationships. Exploring attitudes and anthropogenic activities affecting more-than-human life, I attempt to translate alternative perspectives related to aquatic life and the larger context of our relationship with the sea with these works. I like to dip into a variety of other subjects as well, however, and enjoy experimenting with different media forms and materials, including 3D animation, illustration, and photography.

Acknowledgements & Exhibitions

2023
2023
2021
2020
2018
2018

Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven (NL)
German Design Council (DE)
Interspecies Library, New York (US)
Düsseldorf (DE)
Corevas | HSRW (DE)
Kamp-Lintfort (DE)

DAE Graduation Show
German Design Award Newcomer 2024 — Nominee
Addition of the Sharks and Humans thesis book
Wild Gardens, group exhibition
Design contest Save Lives (interactive campaign) — 2nd prize
The Final Image, group exhibition

Education & Experience

2021—23
2021
2016—20
2019
2017—18
2015—16

Design Academy Eindhoven (NL)
Lockstoff Design, Meerbusch (DE)
Rhine-Waal-University of Applied Sciences, Kamp-Lintfort (DE)
KW43 Branddesign, Düsseldorf (DE)
Lohmann and Friends, Krefeld (DE)
TH Köln (Cologne, DE)

M. A. in Fine Arts and Design: Information Design
Designer (editorial, illustration, graphics)
B. A. Information and Communication Design
Design intern (brand identity, editorial, campaigns, graphics)
Junior graphic artist (illustration, brand identity, graphics)
B. A. Architecture (2 semesters)

Clients I worked for (selection)
Red Dot Design Award, Mitsubishi Electric, Fairtrade Germany, Kinderstiftung "Lesen bildet", Grohe, Corevas, Bonita, W&W Group, Kaiserswerther Diakonie, city of Dormagen

Jana Uhlig

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