December 2017 II: Snowy Beetle car in Auf der Höhe street, mid-1980s

December 2017 I: Keys for Michaeliskirche church in Wolfsburg-Fallersleben, 1982

November 2017: Neon signage, 1981. – Here’s a little typographical archeology of Wolfsburg:

Six photos from 1981, plus two I have shot in the last days for filling the format. That is, the two are still in the city today, even if none of the businesses any longer exists in its original form.

September 2017: Abstract, 1984

August 2017: VfL stadium at the Elsterweg in rustic lower-league times, 1980s

July 2017: Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) campaigning with Helmut Kohl in Wolfsburg, ca. early 1983

June 2017: Funfair 1984

May 2017: Until the 1980s, the village of Mörse in the Wolfsburg district had a petrol station next to the supermarket. Note that regular fuel was selling for DM 1,35 (EUR 0,67)! The petrol station building with various small stores on the other side was torn down, and the spot is now part of a larger parking space for a new supermarket.

Luckily, Mörse’s old half-timbered blacksmith’s shop in the background was renovated and today houses the medical practice of Hartmann and Riemer.

Mörse petrol station, 1980s

April 2017: Easter is coming, and this photo is relatively new. But it is already retro in two aspects: the Eighties experienced a great 50s and 60s revival (today celebrated under the Mid-century Modern motto). In addition, there presently is no such photo position, because there is a large area fenced in for a new kindergarten building. Thirdly, this church architecture by Gerhard Langmaack is always a little in the shadow of our beautiful Aalto buildings of that same era. So you only have to imagine the vegetation a bit smaller!

Pauluskirche (1960), 2016

March 2017: The city received a planetarium as part of a swap between the then two German states. In the background the artists‘ dressing rooms and administration wing of the Wolfsburg theatre at Klieversberg hill can be seen.

Planetarium Wolfsburg construction site, 1982

February 2017: “High heels are back” – Changing the window display/Reflections of southern end of Porsche Street, 1984

January 2017: Ice skating on lake Detmeroder Teich, early 1984

TITLE: Wolfsburg Eighties
SHORT INFO: in-house project
YEAR: 1980s
DROSSMEDIA.COM’S ROLE: Photography, Design

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December 2016: Powered by Selima.

November 2016: Michael’s handwriting powered by Elastic.

October 2016: Dada Gold

September 2016: Michael’s handwriting (Hommage à Octavo).

August 2016: Michael’s handwriting (featuring POWDR by Ian Barnard).

July 2016: Michael’s handwriting (spatula technique).
Click image for a 1800×2546 px version.

The Making of July in stop-motion animation on Vimeo.

Things similar to the July style could be done entirely in Photoshop with the new Liquify Tool or the awesome Mixer Brush.
Liquify tool on Youtube
Mixer Brush on Youtube

June 2016: Michael’s handwriting powered by Arabella Script.

May 2016: Brusher and M+ fonts powered by Michael’s handwriting.

April 2016: Michael’s handwriting powered by Amatic SC font.

March 2016: Michael’s handwriting modified.

February 2016: Michael’s handwriting modified.

January 2016: Michael’s handwriting powered by Brusher.

TITLE: 2016 Hand Lettering Calendar
SHORT INFO: in-house project
YEAR: 2016
DROSSMEDIA.COM’S ROLE: Design

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TITLE: 2004.mov
SHORT INFO: Experimental piece in Cinema 4D and After Effects
CLIENT: self-promotional
YEAR: 2004
DROSSMEDIA’S ROLE: Design, Modeling, Animation
SOUND LOOP: Enigmated 1 pop by Asim Khan

Poster designs for a public event regularly held at the Leiferde species protection centre. This facility is run by NABU, the respected Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union in Germany.

Pen marking by numbers (above: detail of the outlines)

TITLE: Stork Festival
SHORT INFO: Poster with date in felt marker
CLIENT: Leiferde species protection centre
AGENCY: http://www.bonneberg.com/
YEAR: 2015
DROSSMEDIA.COM’S ROLE: Graphic Design
LINK: http://www.nabuzentrum-leiferde.de/

TITLE: Doorbell plate
SHORT INFO: Engraved family name plate with integrated bell button
CLIENT: Private commission
AGENCY: drossmedia.com
YEAR: 2015
DROSSMEDIA.COM’S ROLE: Design

TITLE: What if?
SHORT INFO: Arti art contest entry
MEDIUM: Inkjet and watercolour, 30 x 20 cm
Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 70 cm each
YEAR: 2010/2003
ORIGINAL PHOTO: “Crocuses”, fotolia.com/Andrzej Tokarski
LINKS: http://www.kunstverein-wolfsburg.de/arti/

TITLE: Hatch and Splash
SHORT INFO: Facebook Timeline cover, 850 x 315 px
CLIENT: Self-promotional
AGENCY: drossmedia.com
YEAR: 2012
DROSSMEDIA.COM’S ROLE: Design
LINK:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000693339615