December  

Nice tapes  

Just in time to pack the Christmas gifts Hesse Design has given away its old fashioned adhesive tapes to the neighbours. Instead, Hesse Design has designed three sorts of tapes, that do not stick only well but that looks even nice. The retro-decors looks especially nice on simple cardboard, but also on the yellow post packages and black or white boxes. Further motifs are scheduled. The first three motif tapes can be ordered at Christof Heinze Designkollektionen: www.christofheinze.com  

November  

DME Award 2007 for Zapp  

In June last year in Eindhoven the competition about the Design Management Europe Award has been set for the first time. The competition is supported by the European commission »Pro Inno Europe«. 19 partners from 12 European countries are building a design network with the aim to advance design as a factor of success. Yesterday at the Design Zentrum NRW in Eesen the international jury has selected among the 234 submissions. The management of the nominated companies has been evaluated regarding the fact how far they use design as strategic factor. Zapp has received an honorable mention in the category of large companies. The winners in this category have been Festo, BSH Bosch Siemens, Loewe and Duravit. Zapp relied on Hesse Design as for the the new corporate design as well as for the design management. 

November 

New Corporate Design for the »Institute for the History of Medicine (IGM)«  

The Institute for the History of Medicine ows its constitution to the great interest of Robert Bosch in the history of health care and homoeopathy. The institute has been opened in 1980 and is nowadays the only extra-faculty research institute for medical history in Germany. Focal points of the research are the social history of medicine and the history of homoeopathy. A library with more than 30,000 volumes belongs to the institute as well as an archive of homoeopathy, that preserves the inheritance of Samuel Hahnemann and his most important followers. Hesse Design has developed a new logotype for the Institute for the History of Medicine and has designed the main media.  

Oktober  

New brand design for »aap«  

»aap bio implants« is a German-Dutch company for medical technology, that develops and produces implants and biomaterials for the traumatology and orthopedics. The company does research about scientifix and technical fundamentals for new innovative bone cements and alternative materials. »aap bio implants« is located in Dieburg, Düsseldorf and Nijmegen and is one of the leading companies for orthobiology. Hesse Design has developed the new brand design as well as the packaging, brochures, exhibition design and lots more. 

August 

Cultural Heritage Oberes Mittelrheintal 

The world heritage site of the Upper Middle Rhine is the largest coherent world heritage in Germany and has been listed at the Unesco index in 2002. The Upper Middle Rhine ranges from Koblenz to Rüdesheim and represents the most beautiful cultural landscape in Germany. To show the variety and sense of community of the site the Rhine kilometers marks are playing a dominant role in the new corporate design that has been developped by Hesse Design. 67 Rhine kilometers, 26 cities and villages, 29 castles, more than 100 trekking kilometers and numerous vineyards signalize at a glance, that they are now something unique in the world. The new logo demonstrates the total and refers to the special by the various Rhine kilometer marks. Therefore it is not only a memorable brand mark but also an orientation system throughout Germany's greatest responsibility towards the Unesco. 

Juli  

iF Design Award for »Robert Bosch Stiftung«  

The international jury of iF Design Award nominated Hesse Design even six times. All of the works have been proposed for the gold medal. Next to the »Kieler Woche 06« and »Zapp« also the new corporate design for »Robert Bosch Stiftung« has received an award.The »Robert Bosch Stiftung« is one of the largest institution for humanitarian commitment in Germany. It has been founded in 1964 and pursues the cheritable efforts of the founder and benefactor Robert Bosch (1861-1942). The foundation deals mainly with questions of international understanding, education and health care. Moreover it is engaged in scientific, humanitarian, cultural and social issues. Hesse Design has developed the new logotype as well as the main important communication media and the literature system. The awards at a glance: Robert Bosch Stiftung corporate design, Zapp corporate design, Kieler Woche 2006 corporate design, Zeichengeschichten book, Narrative Kunst poster series, Komische Vögel poster series 

Juni  

Corporate Design Price for »Kieler Woche« and »Zapp«  

The Corporate Design Preis, represented by a professional jury, distinguishes the best brand designs in Germany, Austria and Switzerland every year. The new corporate design of »Zapp«, made by Hesse Design, has won the main award in the category »Business to Business«. »Zapp« is a German traditional company that processes and deals with metallic semi-finished precision products, specialty materials and tool alloys. The Zapp-group is operating worlwide. Hesse Design has developed the new logotype as well as all communcation media such as stationary, website, exhibition design, workwear, orientation system, brochures and promotion articles. The exhibition design of the »Kieler Woche 2006«, that is alternating every year, has received a honorable mention in the category public brand. 

Mai 

European Design Awards for »Zapp« and »Zeichengeschichten«  

The European Design Conference and the European Design Award Competition has been taken place in Athen for the first time. They have been organized by the 12 most important design magazines of Europe (among others »étapes« France, »eye« Great Britain, »novum« Germany, »items« Netherlands) in cooperation with the International Council of Graphic Design Associations (Icograda). Hesse Design has distinguished itself in this European competition with two works at the same time. The new brand design for »Zapp« and the book »Zeichengeschichten« have received an award. »Zapp« is a German traditional company that processes and deals with metallic semi-finished precision products, specialty materials and tool alloys. The Zapp-group is operating worlwide. Hesse Design has developed the new logotype as well as all communcation media such as stationary, website, exhibition design, workwear, orientation system, brochures and promotion articles. »Zeichengeschichten« has been published at the beginning of 2007 at Modo Verlag and has been edited by Christine Hesse.  

April  

Cultural Heritage Oberes Mittelrheintal  

The world heritage site of the Upper Middle Rhine is the the largest coherent world heritage in Germany und has been listed at the Unesco index in 2002. Next the Upper Middle Rhine the Grand Canyon or the Great Barrier Reef are on this special index. The Upper Middle Rhine ranges from Koblenz to Rüdesheim and represents the most beautiful cultural landscape in Germany. The charm of this landscape is created by the curvaceous Rhine with the loreley in its centre, the steep hillsides with vineyards, the picturesque villages on the narrow waterside as well as numerous castles, monasteries and churches. To show the variety and sense of community of the the site the Rhine kilometers marks, that are exactly defined from the source to the port, are playing an essential role in the new brand mark developed by Hesse Design. 67 Rhine kilometers, 26 cities and villages, 29 castles, more than 100 trekking kilometers and numerous vineyards signalize at a glance, that they are now something unique in the world. The new logo demonstrates the total and refers to the special by the various Rhine kilometer marks. Therefore it is not only a memorable brand mark but also an orientation system throughout Germany's greatest responsibility towards the Unesco. Hesse Design has won the competition for the new corporate design, that has been initialized by the responsible administration union. 

März  

MCS Make Customers Smile 

MCS-Promotion is a full service agency for promotion and marketing. The company offers the whole service scope concerning promotion, mailings, premium payment, advertising media and its management. Hesse Design has developed unique photo collages out of the promotional products and has designed the large-sized image brochure for MCS. 

März  

Hesse Design has won in Berlin 

Art Directors Club for Germany:  

The poster series »Narrative Kunst« has got a bronze medal in the categorie »artistic and cultural posters«. The five pieces poster series »Lost Gender« for the video artist Rotraut Pape from Berlin has received an honorable mention. More than 4,050 submissions has been jugded by the ADC Jury this year. There have been 13 gold medals, 53 silver medals and 128 bronze medals in total. Moreover 257 honorable mentions have been assigned. All awarded works are presented in the ADC yearbook 2007 "Fehler frei", that is published at the end of July.  

100 Beste Plakate:  

The posters for the comic artist Georg Barber (Atak) from Berlin, the painter Norbert Bisky from Leipzig and for the painter Christian Hahn from Hamburg belong to the »100 best posters« in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. 460 poster designer has submitted 1550 single posters for this competition. The Jury: Anette Lenz/Paris, (Präsidentin), Prof. Heike Grebin/Berlin, Prof. Bernard Stein/Berlin, Erwin K. Bauer/Wien and Peter Frey/Aarau. In June 2007 the 100 best posters will be shown in an exhibition in Berlin. Afterwards the exhibition travels to Vienna and Luzern. The catalogue is published by Hermann Schmidt Verlag Mainz. 

Februar 

»Strange Birds« and »Lost Gender« has got an award by the TDC New York 

Typographer and graphic designers from 34 countries have taken part at this year's competition of the Type Directors Club of New York. Hesse Design belongs to the winner of this important international design competition with two awarded poster series. Hesse designed »Lost Gender« for a lecture series of the video artist Rotraut Pape from Berlin. »Strange Birds« has been developed by Hesse for the office of knowledge exchange of the Academy of Art and Design Offenbach. All awarded works are shown at the 53rd Awards Exhibition Showin the US, Canada, Japan and Europe. This exhibition will be part of the Book Fair in Frankfurt in October this year.  

January 

Upcoming: »stories about signs« 

by modo publishing house 

Since about two decades Hesse Design develops signs for brands, companies and institutions. This is our motivation to publish a book with diverting and contemplative stories about signs and indices. Among the authors are journalists, artists, designer, photographer, psychologists and businessmen. They have written a story about symbols and codes that have a personal importance to them. Signs of friendship, of potency, faith, hope and love. Within a few weeks »Zeichengeschichten« will be published in german and english by modo Verlag Freiburg i.Br. 136 pages, 16 illustrations, black and white, 154 x 230 mm, publisher: Christine Hesse  

English edition ISBN 3-937014-67-5 and ISBN 978-3-937014-67-8 

The authors:  

»symbol of glory« (Barbara Bierach), »sign and combat« (Barbara Kotte), »life is not left-aligned« (Rabban Rudigkeit), »repair tag« (Bernd Neuzner), »symbol of time« (David Fischer), »you guess« (Peter Oprach), »gallery of pineapple« (Klaus Hesse), »symbol, faith and science« (Hasso von Blücher), »signs falling down from the sky« (Thomas Stricker), »symbol of love« (Petra Knyrim), »slivers of signs« (Christine Hesse), »sign of friendship« (Isidro Ferrer), »Anzeichen« (Frank Küchler)