Björn Schmidt

Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design
Research Scientist

Björn Schmidt

„After my studies at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts, I worked as a freelance communication designer in the field of editorial design and web design. At KielSCN, I am responsible for information design and corporate design and help shape research.“

Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design
Research Scientist

E-Mail: bschmidt@kielscn.de
Telephone: +49 431-880 5976
Website

Academic Career

  • since 2022: Research Scientist information design at the Muthesius University of Fine Arts/KielSCN
  • 2017 – 2022: freelance communication designer
  • 2015 – 2017: Research grant „Muthesius Projekt“
  • 2011 – 2014: Master’s Degree in Communication Design at the Muthesius University of Fine Arts
  • 2008 – 2011: Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Design Muthesius University of Fine Arts

Honors

  • European Design Award “Gold” (2019)
  • Certificate of Typographic Excellence (Type Directors Club New York, 2019)
  • Certificate of Typographic Excellence (Type Directors Club New York, 2018)
  • Shortlist Walter-Tiemann-Preis (2018)
  • Shortlist Deutschlands schönste Bücher (Stiftung Buchkunst, 2017)
  • Longlist Deutschlands schönste Bücher (Stiftung Buchkunst, 2014)