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Lars Harmsen | |
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Born | 1964 (age 59–60) |
Occupation(s) | Graphic designer, Professor |
Website | larsharmsen |
Lars Harmsen is a Professor of Typography and Design at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund since 2011[1] . He is the co-founder of Slanted Publishers.[2]
Career[edit]
After completing an apprenticeship as a silk screen frame manufacturer, Lars Harmsen studied visual communication in Basel and at Pforzheim University. During his studies, he founded the design agency MAGMA in Karlsruhe in 1995.[3]
In 1996, he founded the font publisher Volcano-Type.[4]
In 2004, he co-founded the publishing house Slanted Publishers.[2] It's publications won awards in national and international design competitions. Among others it received the Designpreis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany) (Silver, 2009)[5] and the German Design Award (2018) for its book on Helsinki.[6]
The focus of Harmsen's work is on typography, corporate, and editorial design. He worked as a creative director of MAGMA untill 2014[7].
Since 2008, he acted partner and creative director at MELVILLE Brand Design in Munich[8].
In 2018, he was Associate Professor of Art and Design at the American University of Sharjah.[9]
Selected bibliography[edit]
- Harmsen, Lars (2023). Collision. Slanted Publishers. ISBN 9783948440466.
- Harmsen, Lars; Misiak, Marian (2020). Support Independent Type. Slanted Publishers. ISBN 9783948440121.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Prof. Lars-Michael Harmsen". Fachhochschule Dortmund (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ a b "Profile & Contact - Slanted Publishers UG". slanted. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ "LARS HARMSEN | HKS Farben". www.hks-farben.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ "Volcano Type Font Foundry | MyFonts". www.myfonts.com. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ "German Design Council - Gewinner". 2011-09-07. Archived from the original on 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ "Slanted Magazin #29 – Helsinki - Winner - Editorial - German Design Award". www.german-design-award.com. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ Rakic, Marko (2010-01-12). "MAGMA Brand Design". European Design Awards. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ "Melville Brand Design, Munich - Team: Prof. Lars Harmsen". Melville Brand Design (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ "Fikra Talks with Lars Harmsen and Dirk Gebhardt". Fikra. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
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