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Portfolio consulting

In our portfolio consultation, you will learn from experts what is important for your most important business card.

Take your portfolio to the next level

Customised and personal feedback in a 1:1 discussion with industry experts: This is our free portfolio consultation for students, vocational students and graduates of creative degree programmes.

Experts from agencies, publishing houses or companies will review your portfolio with you and provide constructive feedback on its design and structure. All consultations take place in pairs.

Am I eligible for the consultation?
Students, vocational students and graduates of creative degree programs (up to a maximum of 2 years after graduation). It is also a prerequisite that your current place of residence or study is the Hamburg metropolitan area.
How do I get the free consultation?
Take a look at the overview of our experts and select three suitable people. Then apply to us by email and let us know your favorites - we will put you in touch. You will be informed about the rest of the process once we have received your application. The portfolio consultation appointment will be arranged individually.
What details do you need from me?
In your e-mail, please provide us with the following details:
- Work samples (online or as PDF)
- Current home address
- First, second and third request of the experts to be asked for advice
- If available: Year of graduation, university and degree program

Our experts

Managing Partner bei Design3

Bjoern Vibrans

Seit mehr als 25 Jahren im Design unterwegs und seit über 10 Jahren Managing Partner bei Design3. Design3 berät im Produkt- und UI/UX Design sowohl führende globale Unternehmen sowie Startups aus den Bereichen Konsumgüter, Medizintechnik, Gaming und Industriegüter. // Portfolio-Themen: Produktdesign, Designstrategie, Design Management

User Experience Director, MUTABOR

Daniel Kränz

Product Design Lead mit mehr als 15 Jahren Erfahrung im Bereich User Experience und Interaction Design, als UX Director leitet er eine Business Unit bei Mutabor // Portfolio-Themen: Digitalisierung, Society-Centered Design, UX/UI Design, Interaction Design, Interface Design, Product Design, Agile Entwicklungs- & Arbeitsmethoden

Art Director, COPE Studio

Cyrill Kuhlmann

Vertretungsprofessor für Visuelle Systeme an der FH Dortmund, in seiner Arbeit wirkt er mit Wiederholung & Varianz // Portfolio-Themen: Branding, Visuelle Systeme, Art Direktion, Bildsprache, Typografie

Art Producer & Art Buying

Susanne Kastner

Heute als Freelancerin im Art Buying, als Art Producer and Picture Editor tätig, war Susanne Kastner früher bei Jung von Matt, Springer & Jacoby, thjnk, antoni // Portfoliothemen: Fotografie / Film & Illustration

Designer, Art Director & Conceptual Designer, JUNGCLAUSDESIGN

Nick Jungclaus

Selbstständig mit eigenem Büro und Freelancer für Agenturen // Portfolio-Themen: Corporate Design, Art Direction, Kommunikationsdesign allgemein. Außerdem: Äußere Form des Portfolios, u. a. Layout, Bilder, Schrift, Texte.

Elisabeth Plass

CCO, Founder, Eiga Design

Creative Director & Partner, Das Kreative Studio & Author "Designprojekte gestalten"

Katrin Niesen

Markenentwicklung und Design, Packaging Design // Portfolio-Themen: Brand-, Packaging- und Corporate Design

Claudia S. Friedrich

Partnerin, zweigrad Industrial Design

Consultant for Photographers & Creatives, Founder of Klug und Güldner

Silke Güldner

Einzelberatungen für Profi- und Nachwuchskreative und Teams, Workshops für Institutionen der Kreativ- und Fotobranche. Unterstützt dabei, Potenzial und Kompetenz im Business zu entwickeln und zu verkaufen. Autorin von „Erfolg im Foto-Business“ und Vorstand der DGPh-Sektion Kunst, Markt & Recht. // Portfolio-Themen: Fotografie/Foto-Design, Kommunikations-Design, Interface-Design, Illustration

Infographic Designer & Illustrator, DIE ZEIT

Nora Coenenberg

Ist tätig für DIE ZEIT und für den Thienemann-Esslinger Verlag // Portfolio-Themen: Infografik, Kinderbuchillustration und -gestaltung, Illustration, Editorial Design, Business Design

Art und Creative Director, Dozentin

Carolin Rauen

"Ich verwandle komplexe Inhalte in lebendige, be-greifbare Welten, die begeistern." Carolin Rauen gestaltet und berät; als Freelancerin für Mutabor, PSG, Factor // Portfolio-Themen: Kommunikationsdesign, Branding, Editorial Design, Buchgestaltung, Konzeption, Strategie

Expert Functional Design & Cabin Branding. Airbus Advanced Design

Tobias Mayer

19 Jahre Erfahrung in Kabinen Interior / Product Design. Portfolio-Themen: Concept Design, Design Visions, Inclusive UIX Design, Design Strategies

Contact person

Annika Fitz
Curator | Programme and project manager
040 2372435-17
Annika Fitz organises and designs events for the Design Zentrum Hamburg and is responsible for promoting talent and building interdisciplinary networks in the areas of young talent, innovation, sustainability and transformation. She studied meteorology, engineering and industrial design at the HFBK Hamburg. She has worked as a product and interior designer, is a specialist book author and volunteers as Vice Chair of the Board at Fab Lab Fabulous St. Pauli e.V.