About

I’m Caroline Birkel, M.A. Communication Design, born and raised in Trier, Germany. I recently finished my Master’s Degree with Honors (1,0) at the Hochschule Trier // University of Applied Sciences Trier and work as a Freelance Illustrator and Graphic Designer … since 2014. While I like my Graphic Design quite clean, my Illustrations are as messy and weird as I am.  Spending a semester at the Academy of Fine Arts Gdańsk, Poland, in 2014/15, I rediscovered my love for painting and printing techniques.

 

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Exhibitions, Publications & Awards

2012
Performance Art “Claypeople”
at the Kultursommer Festival in Trier

2012 – 2013
Travelexhibition Gendermainstreaming Contest //
my winning poster through thirteen cities in RLP

2013
„50° 5‘ N / 12° 22‘ O – Eine Ausstellung der Fotografie“
Photography group exhibition about Cheb

2014
Erasmus Exhibition in Gdańsk

2015
Publication of „Franz und Gloria – Lasercut Letterpress“ in the yearbook of the Hochschule Trier, for Buchmesse Leipzig, showing the best works from 2010-2015

2015/16
Features of my work „Franz und Gloria“ and the typeface „Kalinka“ on the designplatforms luc.devroye.org, makamo.es and typeeverywhere.com

2016
Publication „Franz und Gloria – Lasercut Letterpress“
in the book “making of artistic typefaces” from sendpoints.ch

 

2016
Solo-Exhibition „Bunt Unbunt“ at Astarix Trier from June 1st to October 15th

2016
Workshop Character Design 101
teaching the basics to other students

2016
Exhibition of “Weird” at Kunstrasen Festival Trier

2016
Essay publication “Lorem Ipsum-Ein alter Hut?” in the exhibition catalouge “Generator 2016.”

2017
Special award “Lehrpreis der Hochschule Trier” for my Workshopconcept “Zeichnen Zirkeltraining”

2018
Lecturer at “Tag der Lehre” University of Applied Sciences Trier

2018
Exhibition Curator “Befrei dich vom Müll” Mergener Hof Trier

2018 – 2020
Holder of the Mary Somerville Scholarship, Lectureship “Gestaltungsgrundlagen 2D/ Institut Intrare” with Prof. Anna Bulanda-Pantalacci, University of Applied Sciences Trier

Some of my Clients: Agentur Phormat, Arny Film & Design, Blühende Landschaft Region Trier, Bray Creates, Buschmann Werbung, Duktor (Jim Beam, Update Events, TrevVapor, Miselerland, Heintz Van Landewyck/ Maya/ Austin/ Ché/ Ducal, Matane, Matane Onigiri, Mellis Honey Schnaps and others), Landmetzgerei Hölzemer, Markenmut AG (i.e. Neckermann, Thomas Cook, Mosellandtouristik, Galileo Foods, Dannemann), Myzelium Coworking, Pioniere und Wegweiser, Sparkasse Trier, Weingut Alten, Zero Waste – Befrei dich vom Müll & others!