Klaus Hesse
Klaus Hesse born in Elberfeld studied Photography and Typography at the University of Wuppertal. Following his studies, he worked as an Art Director in Hamburg, Munich and Düsseldorf. Together with Christine Hesse he founded Hesse Design in Düsseldorf in 1988, and in Berlin in 2001. Hesse Design is responsible for the corporate image of numerous renowned German companies. In 2004, the specialist media nominated Hesse Design as the most creative design studio in Germany. In 2006, Klaus Hesse won the design competition at “Kieler Woche”. In 1993, he was appointed Professor for Communication Design in Dortmund and, in 1998, also in Essen. He has taught in Offenbach since 1999. Klaus Hesse is Dean of Visual Communication faculty since 2011. He has been one of the initiators of “11 Designer” in 2003, the “1st Graphic Design Biennial Germany China 2010” and is the Editor-in-Chief of “sushi” magazine since 1998. Klaus Hesse is a member of TDC New York and ADC Germany.
University ranking in Germany:
In 2006 the news magazine »Focus«, in cooperation with the Art Directors Club für Deutschland ranked creative universities for the first time. That year the »Communication Design« course at HfG Offenbach, headed by Prof. Klaus Hesse, took first place. This success was based on the numerous awards won by his students and on his own personal success in competitions.
Memberships:
Art Directors Club of Germany
www.adc.de
Type Directors Club of New York
www.tdc.org
Deutscher Hochschulverband
www.hochschulverband.de
Initiative:
»1. Grafikdesign Biennale Deutschland China 2010« in Offenbach
»We do not have to give up yet«
Eleven Designer for Germany
Initiative of Klaus Hesse and Fons Hickmann
Board:
From 2004 to 2008 member university council of University of Applied Sience Mainz
Juries:
100 Beste Plakate 2005
Art Directors Club für Deutschland 1993-2011
Arno des Deutscher Sparkassen Verlag 2001-03
Braun Preis 2003-2005
Kommunalverband Ruhrgebiet 2002
Personal awards
100 beste Plakate 02, 03, 05, 07, 08
2nd Korea International Poster Biennale 04
American Center for Design 00
ADC Deutschland
89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 00, 02, 03, 04, 05, 07, 08, 09
ADC Europe 91, 93
ADC New York 95, 00, 03
BDG Grafik Design 89, 91
Berliner Type
87, 88, 89, 92, 93, 94, 97, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 09
Cannes Cyber Lions 99
The Chicago Athenaeum Museum 10
Corporate Design Preis 02, 07, 08
Creativ Club Austria 94
D&AD London 02, 03
Deutscher Designer Club (DDC) 02, 03, 07
Deutscher Multimedia Award 99
Designmanagement Europe Award 07
European Design Award 07, 08, 10
iF-Design Award 95, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12
Red Dot Award 93, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 05, 07, 09, 10, 11
New York Festival 92, 93
Taiwan International Graphic Design Award 09
TDC New York
91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 10, 11
TIA London 93
Typography Germany 90
»Designpreis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland«
seit 2004 vielfach nominiert
»Kieler Woche«
Gewinner des Corporate Design-Wettbewerb für 2006
»Kreativstes Designbüro Deutschlands in 2004«
(Ranking Fachpresse)