Bio
Hello! I am Jan Kristofer Wagner (b. 1986) a German multidisciplinary designer currently living in Amsterdam Berlin. Grown up near Würzburg, I spent there a lot of time with skateboarding and drawing letters. Later, my bachelor study at RheinMain University in Wiesbaden gave me a solid background in all different kinds of media with focus on media conception and design.
Driven by my fascination for letterforms and sound, I joined in the interdiscilpinary master's program at Offenburg University and delved deep into the field of communication design; printed on paper or audiovisual on a screen. After graduation, I gathered international experience while I lived and worked in Amsterdam for one year. Now I am specialized in Art Direction, Visual Systems, Editorial and Web Design, Berlin-based and available for new challenging projects.
Besides my passion for Editorial Design, I am addicted to sneakers, skateboarding and always up for sharing thoughts about new AeroPress recipies or my latest vinyl pickups from Hardwax.
Work Experience
Junior Graphic Designer at SMITH Berlin GmbH
Jul/2016 – today
Freelance Visual Designer, Amsterdam/Berlin
Aug/2012 – today
Editorial Designer at QFC GmbH, Hannover
Nov/2011 – May/2012
Junior Art Director at Publikat Publishing
and Stylefile Mailorder, Aschaffenburg
Feb/2010 – Oct/2010
Education
Master in Media & Communication Design
Offenburg University of Applied Science
Oct/2012 – Mar/2015
Scholar of Hans Böckler Foundation
Apr/2009 – Mar/2015
Bachelor in Media Management
RheinMain University of Applied Science
Apr/2008 – Mar/2012
Exhibitions
Luminale Biennale of Lighting Culture
Kunstverein Familie Montez, Frankfurt
Mar/2014 – Apr/2014