Born in 1960 near Bremen, Germany
1985-1990 Degree in Visual Communication, GhK Kassel University, Germany
1987-1994 Publishing agencies and multimedia companies (in Kassel and since 1992 in Basel)
Self-employed since 1994, from 2006 as metaphor Basel GmbH
Teaching positions:
Since 2001 Assistant Professor FHNW Institut Industrial Design, teaching Hard- and Software-Tools, Interface Design, Web Publishing and Image Manipulation
Since 2007 Lecturer at SfGA Schule für Gestaltung Aarau, Course «Typografischer Gestalter»: Web Publishing
Since 2008 Lecturer at BfGZ Berufsschule für Gestaltung Zurich, Courses «Typografischer Gestalter», «Visueller Gestalter»: Web Publishing
Since 2008 Swiss Federal expert «New Media» at Viscom, Berne