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Roman Wilhelm (羅小弟)
* 1976 in Germany

Roman studied visual communication at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle (Saale) in Germany, where he now teaches hand lettering. Wilhelm studied under Professor Fred Smeijers for a typeface design master’s degree at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig. Besides working for Berlin-Beijing-based studio Inside A Communications, he is a member of the Multilingual Typography Research Group at the Haute Ecole d’Art et de Design Geneva. A fluent Chinese speaker, his work focuses on cross-cultural mediation, Chinese-Western bilingual typography and typeface design issues. A frequent visitor of Asia, he has taught at various academies such as the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (School of Design), as well as the Seoul National University (College of Fine Art).
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羅小弟畢業於德國哈勒藝術與設計學院視覺傳達系，現於該校任教手繪字體學科。早年於德國萊比鍚視覺藝術學院就讀，師從Fred Smeijers教授，獲得字體設計碩士學位。除了在Inside A通信股份公司（柏林及北京）任職美術總監外，羅氏亦是日內瓦藝術設計學院的多語言文字信息設計研究小組成員之一。操流利普通話的羅小弟，工作專注歐亞之間跨文化設計、中西雙語文字設計及字體設計等。羅氏近年經常活躍於亞洲，曾於多間學院擔任客席教師，包括北京中央美術學院、香港理工大學設計學院及首爾國立大學等。

Academic Experience

1998
Communication design studies at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle (Saale), Germany, degree in 2004

2006
Master class “Type in the Field of Digital Media”, Prof. Fred Smeijers, Leipzig Academy of Visual Arts, Germany, degree in 2009

Research & Teaching Experience

2007–
Member of the Multilingual Typography Research Group at the design2context Institute of Design Research (2007–11), Haute Ecole d’Art et de Design Geneva (2012–), international research project “Multilingual Typography – Koexistenz der Zeichen – 文字的並存” general lead: Prof. Dr. Ruedi Baur. Funded by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and the Swiss National Research Foundation (SNF).

2008–
Teacher of hand lettering at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle (Saale), Germany, Department of Communication Design

2011–12
Teacher of typography in the field of screen media at the University of Applied Sciences in Hildesheim, Germany

Workshops and lectures at Berlin University of the Arts; TYPOBerlin 2008 Conference; Leipzig Academy of Visual Arts; Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle (Saale); Hong Kong Polytechnic University (School of Design); Seoul National University; Design Irumaru 2009, Seoul; Nanjing University of the Arts (Design College), China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing; Phoenix Design Summer 2010, Hangzhou; China University of Communication (School of Advertising), Beijing; Same/Difference Multilingual Typography Symposium 2011, Hong Kong; Hong Kong Baptist University (Academy of Visual Arts)
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講座與工作坊於：柏林藝術大學、TYPOBerlin 2008會議、萊比錫藝術學院、哈勒藝術與設計大學、香港理工大學設計學院、首爾國立大學、首爾Design Irumaru 2009設計節、南京藝術學院設計學院、中央美術學院、杭州鳳凰創意設計二夏、中國傳媒大學廣告學院、香港多種語言文字信息設計研討會2011、香港香港浸會大學視覺藝術院

Scholarships and Awards

2004
Postgraduate Scholarship of Saxony-Anhalt

2009
Ars Lipsiensis, Dresdner Bank Leipzig Art Award


Professional Experience

2002
Internship, German Delegation of Industry and Commerce, Shanghai

2005–
Art Director, INSIDE A Communications AG, Berlin & Beijing

2007
Art Director, Info Town Media, Beijing


Exhibitions (Selected)

2005
Daole! Arrived!, Room With a View Gallery, Shanghai
Mayflies – young illustrators in Germany, AGI, Kulturbrauerei, Berlin

2008
Shanghai (Urban Public) Space, Land’s End, Hamburg
Global Typography Exhibition, Nanjing University of the Arts

2009
Design Irumaru, Sang Sang Madang, Seoul

2010
City Moves, Asia Unlimited, Berlin
1. Grafikdesign Biennale Deutschland China 2010, Schlachthof, Offenbach (Main)

2012
Type Landscape – Typeface Design Today, China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing