We are a multidisciplinary design studio focusing on art direction and identity design. Driven by passion for aesthetic research & experiment with typography, motion and photography. Based in Nuremberg and working with partners in Hamburg & Berlin we scale according to project. Say hi!

    selected projects

    selected works

    Albert&Tietz Architects Munich
    Zeit Leo Hamburg
    Design LAB Berlin
    Kunst–Transfer–Praxis Nürnberg
    Sprich mit mir! KGM Berlin
    Fleisch Altes Museum Berlin
    JACOBIN Germany
    STOLEN Brumaire Berlin
    Design View / Talks Berlin
    Adidas Originals
    Adidas Football
    AdBK Nürnberg
    Fictions of the Academy
    Festschrift AdBK Nürnberg
    Kunstverein Nürnberg
    TH Nürnberg
    Under (de)construction Munich

    opening world with Guoxin Tian
    Constant Sale  Near Miss show

    Hard Shibboleth monograph
    ONOFFspace.org platform
    Class Michael Stevenson teaching
    clickhole group show
    Gazing Void group show
    'Salamé' publication
    'To good to be true' CFA Berlin
    'We've got the look' AdBK Gallery
    Halbe Löcher group show
    Diploma Transient amnesia show
    Boundairies group show 
    Ticket to the moon with Iulia Nistor
     SURVEY group show KV Marburg

    We are a multidisciplinary design studio focusing on art direction and identity design. Driven by passion for aesthetic research & experiment with typography, motion and photography. Based in Nuremberg and working with partners in Hamburg & Berlin we scale according to project. Say hi!

    Hello :––) I am Rory ( he / him ), multi–disciplinary freelance Art–director focusing on Identity design. Driven by passion for experiment, typography and motion – i believe in dialogic cooperation as a design principle. My freelance teaching is focused around introducing students to methods and habits important to dealing with their body of work and professional life. Say hi!'

    selected clients

     

    aboutblank://berlin
    Adidas
    AdBK Nürnberg
    Albert & Tietz Architekten 
    Brumaire Verlag
    Geriet Rietveld Akademie Amsterdam
    gullveig
    JACOBIN Germany
    Kunstverein Nürnberg

     

    Kunst Transfer Praxis
    Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
    Karel de Groote Antwerp
    Stiftung Federkiel
    Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz
    TU Nürnberg
    UDK Berlin
    ZEIT Verlag
    ZHdK Zurich

     

    Education

    2017 Diploma Graphic Design
    Akademie der Bildenden Künste Nuremberg
    Prof. Holger Felten & Friederike Girst

    Photography 
    Prof. Juergen Teller

    2015  Photography & product design
    HfG Karlsruhe
    Prof. Armin Linke & BLESS

    2009 Magister of arts 
    Kunstgeschichte & Geschichte

    Publications

    2019 Constant Sale Near Miss Hard Shibboleth
    Monograph, self–published

    2017 Fictions of the Academy
    Graduation publication AdBK Nürnberg

    2016 P27 
    Publication with Geriet Rietveld Akademie Amsterdam,
    Karel De Groote Schol, St. Lucas Antwerpen and AdBK Nuremberg
    ISBN 675 306 984 372 2

    2015 SALAME
    Publication Aishti Foundation
    with Studio Juergen Teller, Beirut

    2014 System Magazine Issue Nr. 3
    Portfolio Supplement with Juergen Teller ISSN 2052-0808

    2013 Ueber das ICH
    with Martin Fengel
    self–published

    Awards & scholarships


    2021 Bayern Innovativ 
    project stipend

    2019 'Debutants' prize 
    Bayerisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung

    2018 German Design Award Frankfurt
    Cultural Identity / Webdesign
    with Felix Neumann

    2015 Stipend HfG Karlsruhe
    Bayerisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung

    2012 Stipend 
    Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes

    Exhibitons

    2020 LAN 1
    Webspace AdBK Nuremberg

    2019 Debutants
    AdBK Nuremberg
    with Katharina Kraus

    2018 German Design Award
    Frankfurt 

    2016 You‘re just to good to be true
    CFA Berlin

    2015 We‘ve got the Look
    Akademie Gallery Nuremberg

    2014 Curtain Call
    Neues Museum Nuremberg

    2013 Error Camp  
    Akademie Gallery Nuremberg
    with Tomasz Skibicki

    2012 BEAST   
    AEG Nuremberg

    Teaching

    2022 Digitale Representationen III
    Kunst–Transfer–Praxis
    Workshop 
    AdBK Nuremberg

    2021 Digitale Representationen II
    Kunst–Transfer–Praxis
    Workshop 
    AdBK Nuremberg

    2021 Bricks and Bytes
    Class Michael Stevenson
    Workshop
    AdBK Nuremberg

    2020 Sitespecific
    digital Exhibition Project
    & Workshop 
    AdBK Nuremberg

    2020 The Weight of a Circle
    Class Felten/Girst
    Workshop
    AdBK Nuremberg
     

    2019 How to class website
    Class Michael Stevenson
    Workshop
    AdBK Nuremberg

    2019 Color Mode–Pattern Test
    Class Felten/Girst
    Workshop
    AdBK Nuremberg

    2018 Digitale Representationen I
    Kunst–Transfer–Praxis
    Workshop
    AdBK Nuremberg

    2017 Post Printing  
    Class Felten/Girst
    Workshop
    AdBK Nuremberg

    2017 Tools for Artists and Designers
    Class Felten/Girst
    Workshop
    AdBK Nuremberg

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    selected clients

    aboutblank://berlin
    Adidas
    AdBK Nürnberg
    Albert & Tietz Architekten 
    BEAST
    Brumaire Verlag
    FAUST Berlin
    gullveig
    Heckel Company
    JACOBIN Germany
    Kunstverein Nürnberg
    Kunst Transfer Praxis
    Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
    Stiftung Federkiel
    Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz
    TU Nürnberg
    ZEIT Verlag
    ZHdK Zurich

    Education

    2017 Diploma Graphic Design
    Akademie der Bildenden Künste Nuremberg
    Prof. Holger Felten & Friederike Girst

    Photography 
    Prof. Juergen Teller

    2015  Photography & product design
    HfG Karlsruhe
    Prof. Armin Linke & BLESS

    2009 Magister of arts 
    Kunstgeschichte & Geschichte

    Publications

    2019 Constant Sale Near Miss Hard Shibboleth
    Monograph, self–published

    2017 Fictions of the Academy
    Graduation publication AdBK Nürnberg

    2016 P27 
    Publication with Geriet Rietveld Akademie Amsterdam,
    Karel De Groote Schol, St. Lucas Antwerpen and AdBK Nuremberg
    ISBN 675 306 984 372 2

    2015 SALAME
    Publication Aishti Foundation
    with Studio Juergen Teller, Beirut

    2014 System Magazine Issue Nr. 3
    Portfolio Supplement with Juergen Teller ISSN 2052-0808

    2013 Ueber das ICH
    with Martin Fengel
    self–published

    Awards & scholarships


    2021 Bayern Innovativ 
    project stipend

    2019 'Debutants' prize 
    Bayerisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung

    2018 German Design Award Frankfurt
    Cultural Identity / Webdesign
    with Felix Neumann

    2015 Stipend HfG Karlsruhe
    Bayerisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung

    2012 Stipend 
    Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes

    Exhibitons

    2020 LAN 1
    Webspace AdBK Nuremberg

    2019 Debutants
    AdBK Nuremberg
    with Katharina Kraus

    2018 German Design Award
    Frankfurt 

    2016 You‘re just to good to be true
    CFA Berlin

    2015 We‘ve got the Look
    Akademie Gallery Nuremberg

    2014 Curtain Call
    Neues Museum Nuremberg

    2013 Error Camp  
    Akademie Gallery Nuremberg
    with Tomasz Skibicki

    2012 BEAST   
    AEG Nuremberg

    imprint