Britta Boland

Steffi Pohl

2010 - current After four years of solid working experience in a broad range of print- and web-based work Steffi is promoted Art Director in November 2010. Congratulations!

2006 Steffi graduates with a Diploma in Visual Communication/Graphic Design from the University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf. After a few months as a freelance designer Steffi joins ZORA as Junior Art Director. Herrensahne*, the independent comic magazine she is a part of, is exhibited at the International Comicsalon Erlangen.

2005 Herrensahne wins the ICOM-Independent Comic Award as “Best Fanzine” and is invited to show Komik Kubus 2 at the international comic festival Fumetto in Luzern, Switzerland. Bilder ohne Kamera (Images sans apparail), a student group exhibition is shown in Besançon, France and Prague. Comic Tapete, an installation of comic art by Herrensahne, is exhibited at Captain Flingern Laundromat. Steffi also participates in Klanggestalten, another group exhibition at the University of Applied Sciences, Düsseldorf.

2004 Herrensahne exhibits »Voulez-vous déjà-vu avec moi?« and is awarded a ‘Golden Hrtn’ at the Comicfestival Heftich, Hamburg. Bilder ohne Kamera is on show at the University of Applied Sciences, Düsseldorf and the Photokina Cologne.

2003 Steffi wins 3rd prize at the 3M Creative Competition (in collaboration with Max Fiedler). During Düsseldorf’s “Museum Night” Herrensahne’s »In bester Gesellschaft»  is exhibited at damenundherren e.v and Komik Kubus 1, an installation of comic art, is shown at Architektionale Schnitte in Düsseldorf.

2002 In 2002 Steffi’s animated movie Mirza is recognized at e-talents.net. Herrensahne’s »Sahnestars on 45«  is shown at damenundherren e.v and »Für eine Handvoll Euro« is shown at another independent exhibition space in Düsseldorf. .

2000 After an internship at Grey World Wide, Steffi begins to study Visual Communication/Graphic Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf. While a student she works as a freelancer designer at 804© GRAPHIC DESIGN and joins the independent comic magazine Herrensahne.

*literally “Gentlemen’s Cream” - traditional name for a type of dark German chocolate cake

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