I’m an interface designer, illustrator, writer and creative person based in Berlin, Germany. I work as the art director of Zeit Online.
At ZEIT Campus, we asked young people to send us their voice message to the world. Interface Design, Art Direction
For Zeit Online, I art-directed a photo series on digital anxieties. Art Direction. Photography: Ragnar Schmuck
A new design for Germany’s renowned news site. Design Lead, Interface Design, Research
My master thesis explores the invisible computer from a design-theoretical perspective. Research, Writing, Design
I designed the visual appearance and all components for the innovation game Moonshot. Graphic & Web Design, Illustration, Code
I wrote down a guide that helps coping with creative breakdowns and anxiety. Writing, Lettering, Code
For a company’s internal management meetup, I teamed up with STATE Berlin to create a small book about the event. Writing, Editing
An essay about the changing (and vanishing) appearance of personal computers. Research, Writing, Design, Code
66 illustrations for Torsten Groth’s book on system theory in management (Carl Auer Verlag). Art Direction, Illustration
A new magazine about our changing relationship to work and life. Art Direction, Editorial & Interface Design
Visual identity for ZEIT ONLINE’s conference for new visionaries between 20 and 29 years. Designer at Edenspiekermann, Logo & CI
A digital home for DIE ZEIT’s student magazine. Design Lead at Edenspiekermann, Interface Design
Self-published book with eight years of writing, drawings and poems. Book design
can be found in my Instagram account @christowski.
Personal blogging since 2006. Writing, Drawing, Musings
My work ranges from art direction, illustration and lettering to book design; from web and interface design to creative and editorial writing.
I’ve worked with great people on great projects, such as: DIE ZEIT & ZEIT Online, State, frieze, Ringier, AZ Medien, jetzt.de / Süddeutsche Zeitung, Wirecard, Red Bull, BMW, TLGG, Dieter von Holtzbrinck Stiftung, Carl-Auer Verlag, and more.
If you have an interesting idea to share or collaborate on, I’d be happy to hear from you. I enjoy team work, enthusiasm, dance, literature, watching animals, cheesy music and meaningful conversation: