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Hello World
I am very aware there are still a few problems with this site that need to be fixed, especially in Internet Explorer.
I hope this is not going to last for too long, so please bear with me and let me know if you got any solutions for problems that might occurr.
— 03 December 2009
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4010
I've been drawing a huge mural for the opening session of the 4010 Telekom Shop in Berlin about a year ago and it's recently been awarded by ADC, IF and Red Dot Design Award. The project has been curated by Mutabor
(Hamburg, Germany). Thanks again to everyone helping me those days. — 21 November 2009
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I am Thomas
I was born in 1983 and grew up in the calm country-side of East Germany. Currently I am working and enjoying life in Berlin.
I studied Interaction Design, where I learned about programming and usability — but the quality of analogue techniques in print and illustration soon fascinated me more than digital attractions. It is something I am keen on working with, as it leads to experimental solutions and enables me to express contemporary ideas with the power of traditional means.
I've recently been working as an assistant in production for the swedish artist Nathalie Djurberg and Serge Seidlitz (London). Once again I experienced an exciting playground that allowed me to enhance my skills in handicraft and colour.
I am open for any new adventurous projects and experiences.
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Contact me
Do not hesitate to contact me for commissions or any other querries:
mail@thomasmanig.de
2010 © All rights reserved.
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University of Applied Science Potsdam
October 2006
Series of illustrated Pattern for Corporate Identity (Collaborational Work).
Promoting the »Institute of Further Education in Potsdam«
by the use of testimonials and alumni reports:
Based on the idea of an “important note” in a complex working enviroment; personated by various patterns for backgrounds and more than thirty pleasant characters.
Selfinitiated
Screenprint, 70x70cm
University of Applied Science Potsdam
October 2008
Paper and Ink, Drawing/Installation. Collaboration with Daniel Baumann and Daniel Gauggel.
We let a gloomy forest grow up on a tiny exhibition area. A scenery based on some odd fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm.
The trees, stars, creatures, the grass on the floor and even God in the sky were drawn on paper and cardboard with a dark, mysterious paint.
Back in the dark woods, there was a small TV set to introduce some movie work.
Schlumilu
December 2008
Ambient Walldrawing for Hairdresser/Barbershop
Schönhauser Allee 47, Berlin
(U Eberswalder Str.)
Selfinitiated Project
December 2005
Unisex Candlestick, Limited Production
(40 Pieces) Construction, Packaging.
Back in 2005 we decided to build a christmas gift, far away from traditional shapes, but with the same amount of familiar kindness.
Created in one day, it took much more power to get it cut into the dark brown wood. The IKEA-like stick system adds some extra fun for the inner child.
Ejnar comes as a dozen pieces in a small screenprinted cardboard box.
Slagsmålsklubben
January 2008
Artwork for CD-/Vinyl Cover and Digital Release, Website and Myspace.
HÄNT is the opening track of SMK's third full lenght album 'Boss for Leader'.
The double layered concept lets you get lost in its own world on the 12“ Cover — mixing a dark nightlike scenery with swedish modern keyboard — but will still be readable on your iPods tiny coverflow.
www.myspace.com/slagsmalsklubben
www.smk.just.nuSelfinitiated
June 2006
Illustrated booklet, black and white.
Selfinitiated
July 2008
Basic Experiments with Letters and Typography. Illustrated Documentation.
December 2006
Foldable Postcard based on identical Exhibiton, Unicolor Screenprint.
It just takes a few minutes to cut out the figures and trees, inspired by the finnish woods and mysterious fairy tales.
Anyway this is more than just a card, rather some kind of a bewitched scenery.
T-Mobile / Mutabor Design
October 2008
Walldrawing at the
'4010' Telekom Store in Berlin-Mitte.
The aim of the new Telekom Concept Store is to offer young, urban products and services at street level — to provide a dialogue platform where community and shopping zone merge.
It is supposed to be more gallery than shop, more experience than sales. According to the concept I was asked to develop both an eight meter walldrawing and a couple of animations.
You'll find
more info here and
a 2 minutes time-lapse
here.The Doodle Bar
August 2009
Party invitation for
Doodle Bar.
Serge Seidlitz / Squint Opera
Summer 2009
Doodle |ˈdoōdl| verb [ intrans. ]
scribble absentmindedly
White washed from top to bottom and with a specially commissioned doodle mural of the river Thames flowing across the walls, the Doodle Bar invites everyone to create a vision of the imagined city - a collage of doodler's hopes and fears.
"The waiters will be wearing white jeans and shirts," says Jules Cocke of filmmakers Squint/Opera, who along with illustrator Serge Seidlitz, came up with the idea for the bar. "You can doodle anywhere you want on their clothes. It's up to the waiters where they draw the line."
Read more at
www.guardian.co.uk
The Doodle Bar
33 Parkgate Road
London, Battersea SW11 4NP
www.thedoodlebar.com
London Chessboxing
September 2009
If you've never heard of Chessboxing, it's basically alternate rounds of chess and boxing in a ring with a win determined either by knock out, check mate, or points.
This is the biggest chessboxing event yet in the UK with two of world's top performers battling it out for the European heavyweight title, plus a very lively undercard featuring Mexican mystery man, Hector Gomez.
www.londonchessboxing.comNovember 2009
My work has been featured in the 5th issue of the lovely Worldwide Crative Journal
Quotation from Tokyo, Japan.
I don't have a clue what it says, except the title that is something like:
The ability to see the non-obvious.
Thank you, Noriko.
Don't Panic Magazine
November 2009
Cover for the
’Don't Panic’ Pack.
80.000 copies printed.
In stores all over UK, soon.
»Don't Panic is probably the only promotional pack in the world
that people actively seek out.
Started in London five years ago,
Don't Panic created a niche
for themselves by combining
information on the coolest,
most cutting edge
events with relevant giveaways.«
(eb)
www.dontpaniconline.comSelfinitiated
November 2009
I just started playing with some
more colour and textures.
This image is based on the song
'Ordinary Man' by
'The Eels'.
T-Mobile / Mutabor Design
Spring 2009
The walldrawing I did at the Telekom Store in October has been selected and printed as cover for the official
Annual Report 2008.
The entire project has been curated
by
Mutabor, Hamburg and
recently awarded by the
Art Directors Club (ADC),
International Design Forum (IF Award) and the
Red Dot Design Award.
Order your free copy
here.Selfinitiated
A couple of coloured sketches for
an upcoming poster project.
Raiffeisen / Ogilvy
December 2009
"This booklet is a welcome pack for the young blue eyed recruits to Raiffeisens Club 18. Each page illustrates all the things you can do now your 18."
See more images at
Serge Seidlitz' blog.
Test
January 2009
Virtuality in Reality:
'The Chaos of the Digital Universe'.
— Handwritten Poster, A1.
Based on recent
discussions about the incredibly
fast growing amount of digital information, this project aims to show how everyones life is going to be influenced by their virtual behaviour and how any unnoticed activity of today might effect our life in future.
November 2009
Various vehicles for Storyboard.
18er Gold
12 March 2010
First show of
David Kroell and me at
18er Gold in Berlin, Neukölln.
Plenty of drinks and a fantastic soundtrack for the night performed live, by
Hans Berg.
18er Gold is an independet art space located in a former living room:
"It operates as an experimental platform, bringing together emerging local talents and artists […] to showcase their work and share enthusiasm."Photographed by
Friederike Seifert.Create don\'t hesitate
March 2010
Title character for the 6th anniversary
of the electronic music workshop
»Create don't hesitate!« (Dresden)
myspace.com/createdonthesitate
Serge Seidlitz
Summer 2009
I just wanted to say a massive 'Thank you!' to Mr. Serge Seidlitz, who I've been spending with the entire Summer 2009 in London.
I've been helping out colouring a few of his drawings
(The Doodle Bar, British Airways, Raiffeisen Bank, First Bank Colorado, Estrella, e.g.) and mostly built the engine for his and my website.
He has been a fantastic boss, friend, teacher and guru to me — and it's been an honour to work at his studio.
Besides he got an impressive list of clients and even more impressive work in his portfolio, so you shouldn't hesitate to have a look on his site:
http://www.sergeseidlitz.com
More memories to be uploaded soon.
May 2010
There's now a coloured version of the drawings i did for the exhibition at
18er Gold earlier this year.
Stay tuned for a fresh A1 poster print coming very soon.
Find more images
here.Deutsche Telekom Laboratories
Deutsche Telekom
July 2010
One more fullsize mural for the german brand ›Deutsche Telekom‹.
It's located right next to the cafeteria of their innovation department
›T-Labs‹ in the 19th floor of the former Telefunken Tower above the roofs of Berlin.
It took me a couple of days to draw, line after line precisely with brush and paint in 4 different gray tones, black and the brands popular magenta.
The size is about 6 x 2.5 meters.
Thank you dear
Fabian Brunsing for the imagery and a nice documentary video (coming soon).
Iconmobile
August 2010
I've been drawing almost 50 single images of mobile devices and relating storyboard scenes for iconmobile's research department. Here's a few of them.
