HELMUT LANGER

HELMUT LANGER is invited to the international jury of the "GOLDEN BEE 2024" Global Biennale of Graphic Design in Moscow , one of the world’s most renowned biennales for 32 years.

The Peru Design Biennial has invited HELMUT LANGER as member of the international jury of the edition 2022:
"Peru Design Biennial", is an organisation formed to promote the design industry as a whole in which projects from America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania participate.
It is the first of its kind in America and is held in Peru, the country of the Incas - one of the most famous cultures in the world.

November 2021 Keynote speaker (Visual Design - Quality, Sustainability and Responsibility) at the VII International Design Conference in Dubai,
because of Covid19 - virtual.

HELMUT LANGER was the only German designer invited together with 100 designers from all over the world to design a poster for the Emirates International Poster Festival (EIPF) November 2021, part of the WORLD EXPO "Connecting Minds - Creating the Future" in Dubai.

February 2019 HELMUT LANGER gave at Politecnico di Milano (one of the tops of the World University Rankings) a workshop Master Course in Communication Design. The students had to create a visual campaign for the international OCEAN POSTERS project.

>Students preparing final presentations.

The result were 12 excellent posters, with animated versions. Another enrichment within the world collection which is exhibited at the United Nations World Oceans Day platform.

17 - 22 September 2018 HELMUT LANGER was invited to Lima, Peru, to give a presentation about design for an optimistic world at the 5th International Congress DESIGN agente de cambio,

organized by the Art & Design Program of the Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola in Lima, where he also did a workshop about the complex systems from rethink to reorient. This year other speakers came from Argentina, Brasil, Ecuador, Iran, Mexico, Peru, and USA.

18 - 23 September 2017 HELMUT LANGER gave a speech at the 4th International Congress DESIGN AS AGENT OF CHANGE, organized by the Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola in Lima Perú. He also gave a workshop about sustainable graphic design and packaging at the university. Other speakers were from Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Iran, Mexico, Peru, Spain, and USA.

HL with Olinda Silvino, talking about textile craft from the Peruvian rainforest

5 - 9 June 2017, United Nations Ocean Conference, New York: The international Students Poster Project SAVE THE OCEANS - Stop Plastic Pollution - curated by HELMUT LANGER - was chosen for exhibition in the United Nations Headquater during the UN Ocean Conference. It was a preview of a selection of the students posters with 35 universities and academies from all five continents. The exhibition was supported by the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations, and continued at the Ocean Pavillon of the German House, United Nations Plaza.

24 and 25 June 2017, HELMUT LANGER was invited to give a lecture at the Tendence Academy of the Messe Frankfurt, Germany. He spoke about Sustainable Design.

October 2015, HELMUT LANGER gave a Master Class Workshop at the WORLD RESOURCES FORUM in Davos (Switzerland) about Sustainable Communication Design Training. The forum had more than 600 participants from 108 countries. It was the first conference with the new logo (design Helmut Langer). It worked very successful.

August/September 2014, HELMUT LANGER is invited to join the international online jury of the worldwide poster competition ''WORK RIGHT! - Everybody's right to fair and equal employment'', organised by the non-profit organisation ''posterfortomorrow'', based in Paris. The project has the patronage of the Council of Europe and the French Government.
4301 posters from 131 countries are submitted.

3rd May 2015, the World Press Freedom Day UNESCO promotes it worldwide with the dove carrying a pen and simultaneously symbolising a hand. The logo unites the globally known symbols ''pen'' (= writing), ''hand'' (= voting, expressing), und ''dove'' (= freedom). The colours adapt the coding for the five continents of the Olympic rings. The graphic composition visualises the global interconnectedness: diversity shapes the common whole. The logo is international, multi-cultural, and worldwide understandable. (right column)

August 2013, HELMUT LANGER was a speaker at the forum of ''ecostyle'' - the first European trade fair for sustainable lifestyle products at Messe Frankfurt, 24 - 26 August 2013.
In his lecture ''Design or Disaster'' he explained with international images the commitment for sustainability as THE challenge for design and communication. The session of the forum was organised by B.A.U.M. - German Association for Environmental Management, Martin Oldeland (member of the board). Marion Fürst (Director Public Affairs, Sustainability & Science of DANONE) explained the company's consumer dialog for suatainability. Moderated by Nina Eichinger (Artists for Kids).

6th June 2013, HELMUT LANGER gave a lecture and a workshop at the 8th Designsymposium - ''What is Sustainable Communication'' of the Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences, 6 and 7 June 2013, in Dornbirn, Austria.

July 2012, HELMUT LANGER curated the International Students' Poster Design Project ''Climate Change'' - The Voice of Students from 20 Universities on five Continents - now exhibited at Musashino Art University Museum & Library in Tokyo, 9 July to 18 August 2012.

October 2011, HELMUT LANGER was a speaker at the Young Designers Workshops of the 2011 IDA (International Design Alliance) Congress Taipei. The IDA Congress DESIGN AT THE EDGES by ICOGRADA, ICSID and IFI is the primary event for dialogue between designers and non-designers in a summit format. It was organised by the Taiwan Design Center.

HL with Tony K.M. Chang, CEO of the Taiwan Design Center, previewing the World Design Expo

HELMUT LANGER's poster design was selected from international submissions from a worldwide call amongst the 100 best graphic designers to represent 2011 IDA Congress Taipei worldwide.
The organiser in the email to HELMUT LANGER: "All works of the poster submissions are so excellent. Organizers selected yours... to become the main posters to represent the 2011 Taipei IDA Congress worldwide. Because yours works of high artistic quality are highly influential, which match with the theme of the IDA Congress most ..."

October 2011, HELMUT LANGER gave a workshop on sustainability communication at the Ningbo University in Ningbo (PR China).

HL with students of his sustainability communication workshop. Left front sitting: Prof. Lou Wenqing

October 2011, HELMUT LANGER gave a workshop on Sustainable Packaging Design at the Hebei University of Communication in Shijiazhuang (PR China).

HL with students and Prof. Yuan Gao at the workshop

September 2011, HELMUT LANGER was a member of the international jury for the Taiwan International Poster Design Award 2011.
He was also the keynote speaker of the opening ceremony of the World Design Expo Taipei 2011. Both events were organised by the China Productivity Center (CPC) and sponsored by the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Taipei.

HL Keynote speaker with multimedia presentation at World Design Expo Taipei

May 2011, The International Institute for Information Design (IIID) in Vienna appointed HELMUT LANGER for the International Advisory Board of the first IIID Master Course under the auspices of UNESCO on Traffic & Transport Information Design.

May 2011, HELMUT LANGER gave a Workshop on Sustainable Design for the International Master of Science program in Sustainable Resource Management (RSM) at Technische Universität München (TUM). The successful workshop attended students from 15 different countries with 18 different professional backgrounds.

During the workshop session with an international spirit, the students team created in an exceptional design process and multicultural cooperation the master course logo, directed by Helmut Langer.

The logo symbolises the substantial topics of sustainable resource management.

April 2011, The Taiwan Design Center (TDC) invited HELMUT LANGER to write a recommendation message for the 2011 IDA Congress Taipei 'DESIGN AT THE EDGES'.
Helmut is also invited as a speaker for the Young Designers Workshop of the IDA Congress Taipei.

March 2011, HELMUT LANGER is a supporter for PIVOT DUBLIN World Design Capital 2014 bid of the City of Dublin, Ireland.

February - April 2011, HELMUT LANGER was lecturing at DJ Academy of Design in Coimbatore, India. He also gave a talk on sustainability and design in Chennai at the Amethyst, which was covered by India's leading daily newspapers, namely: THE TIMES OF INDIA, THE INDIAN EXPRESS and THE HINDU

December 7 - 12 2010, HELMUT LANGER was appointed as member of the jury for the KAPOK PRIZE (China Innovative Design Award 2010) at the Guangzhou Design Week in Guangzhou, China. He also was a keynote speaker at the Guangzhou Design Week - International Design Forum ''Interactive & Crossover''.

HELMUT LANGER at a reception with the Mayor of Guangzhou, Mr. Wan Qingliang (right), Ms. Zhao Xiaosui, Director-general of the Economic and Trade Commission, and Mr Gan Xin, Vice Mayor of Guangzhou.

October/November 2010, HELMUT LANGER attended the 20th anniversary celebrations of the International Biennial of the Poster in Mexico 27 October - 1 November 2010. Helmut had helped as President of Icograda to establish this biennial. He gave a lecture at the Universidad Anáhuac del Norte in Mexcio City and a workshop at the Encuentro de la Bienal Internacional del Cartel en Mexico in Puebla (30 October - 2 November) at the ''Complejo Cultural Universitario''. Puebla is called the Design Capital of Mexico.

October 2010, HELMUT LANGER was invited to be the guest of honour at the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Hebei Institute of Communications University in Shijiazhuang on 16th October. He was invited to give a presentation on education of design for the environment. The university is one of the top three institutions in China that specialises in media communications. Because of respecting ecological footprint he did not fly for two days to China, instead he had sent his presentation as a video message.

May 2010, HELMUT LANGER gave workshop for the International Students' Poster Project CLIMATE CHANGE at the Fine Arts School of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou/China.

Helmut Langer riding a city bike to the campus.

April 2010, HELMUT LANGER HL visited the Hebei Institute of Communication University in Shijiazhuang/China and gave a lecture about Design and Sustainability and attended a conference about the further development of the university. The university is one of the top three instituitions in China that specialises in media communications. It has degree programs in 34 different majors including Audio/Visual, Performances, Arts, Dancing, News Broadcasting, Artistic Physical Education, Foreign Languages, Public Affairs, and Information Technology.
He was appointed Visiting Professor.

The President Professor Dr. Chun Li (left) presenting the appointment certificate to Helmut Langer, right: Professor Yuan Gao

April 2010, HELMUT LANGER gave workshop for the International Students' Poster Project CLIMATE CHANGE at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing/China.

April 2010, HELMUT LANGER was appointed to the Advisory Board of the Design Institute of India in Indore.

March/April 2010, HELMUT LANGER gave workshop for the International Students' Poster Project CLIMATE CHANGE at Hong Kong Design Institite (HKDI), Hong Kong SAR.

March 2010, HELMUT LANGER gave workshop about Sustainable Design at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in Guangzhou/China. More and more.

October 2009, HELMUT LANGER was one of the international speakers at the World Design Congress XIN in Beijing, 24 - 30 October 2009. His lecture was about his global project DO SMART BUSINESS - week by week.

August 2008, HELMUT LANGER has been appointed Honorary Professor by the Nagoya University of Arts, Japan.
Helmut Langer is the first non-Japanese designer to receive this honorary title from the Nagoya University of Arts and the first German designer to receive such an honour from any Japanese University. The title has been granted in recognition and appreciation of his international brilliant achievements in the field of design and of the important contribution he has made to design education at the Nagoya University of Arts.

April 2008, HELMUT LANGER was invited by the Nagoya University of Arts in Japan to give a workshop and lecture on SUSTAINABLE DESIGN.

March 2008, HELMUT LANGER gave a workshop and lectures on sustainable graphic design at the Hangzhou Normal University in Hangzhou/China and at the Tongji University in Shanghai.

1 - 31 July 2007: HELMUT LANGER is Guest-Professor at the National Institute of Design (India), teaching poster design and sustainable graphic design.

22 to 25 March 2007, HELMUT LANGER gave the Keynote Speech at the 2007 Pune Art & Design Festival in Pune/India,
Subject of his speech: Global Challenge for Sustainable Design