Information
I am a 22 year old London based creative. I was born in Bury St. Edmunds (UK), but my nationality is German. I grew up near Cologne (Germany) and have lived in Lyon (France) for five years before moving to London in 2008 to study Graphic Design at Central Saint Martins, College of Art & Design. My work includes Graphic Design, Photography, Illustration, as well as Moving Image projects. I love wide images, mixing analogue and hands-on with digital techniques and trying out new things. I am a collector of old manual lenses and I enjoy trading on eBay and supporting Kickstarter projects.
International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma awarded with Bilingual Certification in July 2008
International School of Lyon, France
ABC Level 3 Award in Application of Visual Thinking awarded in April 2009
Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
Foundation Diploma Level 4 in Art & Design awarded in June 2009
Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
Graphic Design BA (current, 3rd year student)
Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
English
German
French
2007 - 2008: Graphic design work for the International School of Lyon, including Student ID cards, High School Diploma, school magazine, graduation invitations and event posters/flyers.
April 2011: Internship with Inca Starzinsky, www.incastarzinsky.com, involving product photography, retouching of photographs, hands-on project assistance, as well as production of and assistance in V&A Friday Late workshop led by Inca Starzinsky.
June - July 2011: Internship at Lauría communication + design, Netherlands, involving identity design, web design, as well as HTML & CSS programming.
November 2011: On the 11th November 2011, I took part in 1day6cities, a global time-lapse project organised by London-based photographers and film-makers Daniel Alexander and Patrick Dalton, which will lead to exhibitions showcasing the time-lapses in London, Dubai, Shanghai, Auckland, San Francisco and Sao Paulo.
Central Saint Martins Pop Up Shop
at The City Arts & Music Project / CAMP, London (June 2011)
Estates Gazette
The Office Gossip blog (November 2011)
Academics
International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma awarded with Bilingual Certification in July 2008
International School of Lyon, France
ABC Level 3 Award in Application of Visual Thinking awarded in April 2009
Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
Foundation Diploma Level 4 in Art & Design awarded in June 2009
Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
Graphic Design BA (current, 3rd year student)
Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
Languages
EnglishProficiency: Fluent, International Baccalaureate English A1 for native speakers, Higher Level
GermanProficiency: Fluent, mother tongue
FrenchProficiency: Fluent, International Baccalaureate French A2 as a foreign language, Higher Level
Work experience
2007 - 2008: Graphic design work for the International School of Lyon, including Student ID cards, High School Diploma, school magazine, graduation invitations and event posters/flyers. April 2011: Internship with Inca Starzinsky, www.incastarzinsky.com, involving product photography, retouching of photographs, hands-on project assistance, as well as production of and assistance in V&A Friday Late workshop led by Inca Starzinsky. June - July 2011: Internship at Lauría communication + design, Netherlands, involving identity design, web design, as well as HTML & CSS programming.Collaborations
November 2011: On the 11th November 2011, I took part in 1day6cities, a global time-lapse project organised by London-based photographers and film-makers Daniel Alexander and Patrick Dalton, which will lead to exhibitions showcasing the time-lapses in London, Dubai, Shanghai, Auckland, San Francisco and Sao Paulo.Featured
Central Saint Martins Pop Up Shop
at The City Arts & Music Project / CAMP, London (June 2011)
Estates Gazette
The Office Gossip blog (November 2011)
Technical knowledge
Digital processing of photographs
Experience with adjustments to and retouching of photographs for a variety of uses.
Software related knowledge
Frequent use and extensive knowledge of design software, including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Studio, Boinx iStopMotion Pro.
Digital video
Shooting and editing of SD content, as well as 1080P Full HD video in single and synchronised multi-camera setups using Final Cut Pro. Experience with anamorphic lens setups and processing to 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
Super 8 film
Shooting, handling and hand processing of colour reversal Super 8 (8mm) film, as well as experience with Telecine transfer to digital video in standard and high definition.
Stop motion animation
Experience with Rostrum stop motion camera setups and equivalent software solutions to stop motion animation creation and techniques.
Time-lapse photography
Shooting and editing of time-lapse photography sequences using DSLR setups.
Screen printing
Screen printing experience with monotone, as well as CMYK colour.
Rapid prototyping / 3D printing
3D printing experience planned for May 2012.
Touch typing
Able to touch type using both QWERTY (UK) and QWERTZ (Germany) keyboard layouts. Touch typing course successfully completed in 2002 at the “Verein für Weiterbildung Bayer Leverkusen e.V.” in Leverkusen, Germany.
Hardware related knowledge
Wide range of technical knowledge, computer assemblage and repair, including hardware and software repair & upgrades on MacBooks, MacBook Pros and Mac Pros.
Contact & Social networking
If you have any questions, are interested in my work, or if you would like to hire me, feel free to contact me. Depending on my work schedule, I may also be interested in collaborations. The telephone number provided below is a UK based automated system, if you call and I am not available, it will put you through to my voicemail. Alternatively, you can reach me under the name christianschmeer on Skype. I also have a presence on certain social networking sites. Please refer to the Lab page.
