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Christoph BrandesCB

Christoph Brandes

Designer & Art Director

€500/day
Berlin, DE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Christoph

EN

I’m a concept-driven designer passionate about elevating visibility and reshaping perceptions through thoughtful, purpose-led solutions. My work is crafted to build trust, inspire confidence, and create lasting connections with audiences.

I approach complex challenges with a focus on creating designs that endure. Prioritizing timeless solutions over fleeting trends, my work is built on strong concepts, tailored to unique needs, and designed to deliver lasting value.


DE

Als Designer gestalte ich, um Marken sichtbar zu machen und Wahrnehmungen zu verändern. Meine Arbeit schafft Vertrauen, stärkt die Verbindung zur Zielgruppe und hinterlässt bleibenden Eindruck.

Ich konzentriere mich auf Lösungen, die Bestand haben – unabhängig von kurzlebigen Trends. Jedes Design entsteht aus einer klaren Idee, ist passgenau auf individuelle Anforderungen zugeschnitten und liefert nachhaltigen Mehrwert.
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Berlin (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Navarra
    Senior Art Director
    January 2022 - October 2024 (2 years and 9 months)
    Berlin, Germany
    • Leading a team of Graphic- and UI-Designers, Interns and Working students
    • Providing team with regular feedback, and mentorship
    • Guidance during the brand strategy process in development of exploration, market- and target group analysis, sales and advertising proposition and brand positioning
    • Art direction and content creation of campaign visuals for digital and print
    • Motion Design
    • Campaign- ideation, planning and execution
    • Creative brief development for external photo-, videographers and set designers
    • Visual directive creation (Guidelines)
    • Production liaising, setting up files for production, specification preparation for print and digital
    Branding Brand Guidelines Strategic planning Graphic Design Motion Design
  • MYKITA
    Art Direction and Design
    September 2016 - December 2021 (5 years and 3 months)
    Berlin, Germany
    • Art direction and content creation of campaign visuals for digital and print and retail, world wide
    • Creative brief development for external photographers and set designers.
    • Visual directive creation (Guidelines)
    • Production liaising, setting up files for production, specification preparation for print and digital
    • Template & Presentation Design
    • Packaging and POS design
    • In house business equipment creation
    • Conceptualization and execution for collaboration-projects Clients: Helmut Lang, Leica,
    Maison Margiela, Damir Doma
    • POS conceptualization for the Asian market focusing on themed collections.
    • Leading role for the identity and branding of MYKITA STUDIO
    • Visual identity, Branding, POS, print- and digital content creation for the launch of a new polarized lens »Polarized Pro«
    • Space and Event Concept, Visualization and Design
    • Custom retail Solution Development word wide
    • Production planning, Tracking and Correspondence with suppliers
  • CBDD
    Art Direction and Design
    September 2016 - Today (9 years and 9 months)
    Berlin, Germany
    Specializing in the sphere of visual identity, branding, and graphic design. Creating streamlined, timeless, and sustainable design solutions, with a strong dedication to type design and typography, grounded in thoughtful strategy and strong conceptual foundations for forward-thinking clients.

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Education

  • Graduated in visual communication
    University of Applied Science and Art
    2017
    Graduated in visual communication
  • »Useful Pulic Scupture«
    »Useful Pulic Scupture«

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