Stan Skolnik

Stan Skolnik

Prof. Dipl.-Des. at IU International University
Hamburg, Germany

About me

As Professor for Design at the IU International University - the largest German university -
I bring over 25 years of experience in the design field. I am also CCO of the design agency OPEN HERE Ltd. since 2001
and achieved over 30 national and international awards including:

Art Directors Club Germany
and Clio Award New York Bronze.


Here are my Jury memberships for a numerous international Awards including:

- IF Design Award International
- International Green Product Award
- Kreativsonar International Product Award
France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg
- Effie Awards International
- Indie Award London
- International Digital Communication Award
- German Founding Award

Holding memberships in the
Designer Club Germany (DDC),
Design & AD London (D&AD),
Committee for Professionals & Education at the Chamber of Commerce Hamburg
and European Union Expert Evaluator
for grants in the business field Culture & Creativity.

Languages
  • English - Pro
  • German - Native
  • French - Basic
  • Spanish - Basic

Positions

Expert German Founding Award
Deutscher Gründungspreis
Germany
February 2023 - Present (1 year 10 months)
European Union Expert Evaluator for grants in the business field Culture & Creativity.
European Union
Germany
January 2023 - Present (1 year 11 months)
European Union Expert Evaluator for grants in the business field Culture & Creativity.
Professor Media Design
IU International University
Germany
September 2019 - Present (5 years 3 months)
Professor for Media Design and Communications
CCO
OPEN HERE GmbH Communications
Germany
June 2000 - Present (24 years 6 months)

Education

Dipl.-Des. BA. Diplom Designer

March 2000 - Present (24 years 9 months)
Dipl.-Des. BA. Diplom Designer. University of Applied Sciences

Trade Organizations

Alliance of German Designers

Member
March 2021 - Present (3 years 9 months)

D&AD, London

Member
June 2020 - Present (4 years 6 months)

Other professional activities

Indie Awards

Jury Member Indie Award London
January 2024 - Present (11 months)
Jury Member

Effie Awards

Awards
June 2023 - Present (1 year 6 months)
Art Directors Club Germany Silver 2023 Campaign IDOOH Creative Challenge Bronze 2023

iF Design Awards

iF Design Award Jury Member
May 2023 - Present (1 year 7 months)
Jury Member Category UI/UX

Effie Awards

Awards Jury Member
February 2023 - Present (1 year 10 months)
Jury Member

Digital Communication Award

Jury Member International Digital Communication Award
January 2023 - Present (1 year 11 months)
International Digital Communication Award

Alliance of German Designers

Awards Jury Member
April 2022 - Present (2 years 8 months)

PHNX 2024

Awards Jury Member

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