1983–89 Studies at the Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd, Diplom Designer (FH), and Ohio State University, Columbus, USA, Master of Arts (MA); Fulbright scholarship

1987–89 Freelancer at Visual Syntax – Prof. Peter Megert, Columbus, Ohio
1990–91 Freelancer in the design office of Prof. Eberhard Stauß, Munich
Since 1991 Studio for visual communication in Konstanz

1990–95 Lectureships at the Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmund, Merz Akademie Stuttgart and Schule für Gestaltung Ravensburg
1995–97 Professor at the Hochschule Anhalt, Dessau
Since 1997 Professor of typography and graphic design, University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt
2001–15 Dean, Design Faculty, University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt

2003–14 Lecturer at the Institute for Cultural Management in Ludwigsburg
2006–15 Board of governors, University of Music Würzburg
2008 Pro meritis scientiae et litterarum award from the Bavarian Ministry of Science, Research and Art
2014 Appointment to the art council of the Federal Ministry of Finances