Hi there, I’m Marie, a graphic designer, researcher, photographer & illustrator from Upper Austria.
I'm interested in what moves people and try to stay conscious of current sociopolitical and environmental issues in my self-directed work. I am drawn to analogue techniques and media but always eager to explore new technologies and skills.

My journey as a designer began at the HTL1 in Linz, a five-year technical college with a strong emphasis on traditional communication and graphic design. After that I joined the MKD Linz, a one-year in-depth course on graphic design that allowed me to work directly with clients and work on my first big editorial project. These years allowed me to gain work experience through live-projects and several interships at places like WEI SRAUM, Alpina, and Gruppe am Park.

After completing the Graduate Diploma Creative Practice at Kingston School of Art, I have now also finished my Master's Degree in graphic design at Kingston University London, and I'm looking for a position as a designer, starting November 2023.

If you would like to know more about me or my projects or if you are interested in a collaboration, please don’t hesitate to contact me via email or Instagram :)


Experience


07/2020 – 08/2020
Intern at Gruppe am Park,
Communication Design Studio in Linz, Austria

08/2018
Intern at Alpina Druck, Printery in Innsbruck, Austria

07/2017
Intern at WEI SRAUM Design Forum Tirol, Studio for Exhibitions,
Talks and Workshops in Innsbruck, Austria



Awards


09/2023
Creative Conscience Award



Education


09/2022 – 09/2023
Kingston University, UK: MA Graphic Design

09/2021 – 07/2022
Kingston University, UK: Graduate Diploma Creative Practice

09/2020 – 06/2021
Masterschool Linz, Austria: Communication Design

09/2015 – 06/2020
Higher Technical College Linz, Austria: Communication Design

London, UK and Linz, Austria
© Marie Gollhofer, 2024