Hans Peter Janisch has been a freelance newspaper designer and consultant to the newspaper industry since 1989. His work focuses on the redesign of existing publications, the creative layout and structuring of new materials, as well as consulting on all issues pertaining to corporate design and publishing house infographics.
Over the years he has designed numerous newspapers and weekly journals in Germany, Luxemburg, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kasakhstan, including Saudi-Arabia where he worked as consultant. Next to the work of implementing creative design concepts he is passionately committed to imparting design concepts of visual journalism. Hans Peter Janisch is a lecturer at the Society for News Design, the Center of Journalism Haus Busch, the Journalist Academy and WAN-IFRA.
Vocational Education
Graphic artist, specializing in repro artwork
College
Course of studies in communication design specializing in typographics and newspaper design under Professor Hans F. Krebs, University of Applied Science in the city of Mainz
1988
Hans Peter Janisch joins «Allgemeinen Zeitung», Mainz, to implement a new layout. Set up of an infographics workstation. To design infographics the Apple Macintosh is used for the first time.
1991
Redesign of the biggest newspaper of the newly-formed German states – «Freien Presse» in the city of Chemnitz.
Lecturer at the Center of Journalism in the city of Hagen for the subject areas layout and infographics
Lecturer at the Center of Journalism in the city of Hagen for the subject areas layout and infographics
1992
Implementation of a new layout for the daily newspaper «Rheinpfalz», city of Ludwigshafen
1993
First redesign of «Wiesbadener Kurier»
1994/95
Implementation of new layout for the daily paper «Volksstimme», city of Magdeburg
1995/96
Consultant to «Welt» in Berlin
1997
Second redesign for all daily papers of Rhein-Main Publishing Group
1998
Implementation of a new layout for «Tageblatt», Luxemburg
Certified consultant of IFRA, subject area media design
Certified consultant of IFRA, subject area media design
1999
Redesign of «Fränkischen Tag», city of Bamberg. Implementation of corporate design for the publishing company «Fränkischen Tag»
Elected regional director of the Society for News Design for all German-speaking countries
Elected regional director of the Society for News Design for all German-speaking countries
2000
Redesign of «Le Jeudi», published in French. Second redesign of «Tageblatt».
Implemenation of a corporate design for «Fränkischen Nachrichten», city of Tauberbischofsheim, and implementation of corporate design for the publishing company Editpress in Luxemburg
Organisation of an IFRA study on legibility «The importance of legibility for modern publications»
Implemenation of a corporate design for «Fränkischen Nachrichten», city of Tauberbischofsheim, and implementation of corporate design for the publishing company Editpress in Luxemburg
Organisation of an IFRA study on legibility «The importance of legibility for modern publications»
2001
Layout and design of «Le Quotidien», a new daily paper for the Luxemburg market published in French.
Redesign of «Wiesbadener Kurier» and «Gießener Anzeiger»
Implementation of corporate design for the publishing house Lensing-Wolff in the city of Dortmund, including in-house advertising design
Redesign of «Wiesbadener Kurier» and «Gießener Anzeiger»
Implementation of corporate design for the publishing house Lensing-Wolff in the city of Dortmund, including in-house advertising design
2002
Second relaunch of «Fränkischen Tag», city of Bamberg. Design of new weekly paper «Prima Sonntag», city of Nuremberg
Typographic consultancy for the redesign of the national telephone and business directories of Deutsche Telekom
Typographic consultancy for the redesign of the national telephone and business directories of Deutsche Telekom
2003
Redesign of «Marktspiegel», city of Nuremberg
Redesign of «Prezent», Bosnia-Herzegovina
Consultancy and repositioning of «Coburger Tageblatts und der Bayerischen Rundschau».
Redesign of «Prezent», Bosnia-Herzegovina
Consultancy and repositioning of «Coburger Tageblatts und der Bayerischen Rundschau».
2004
Redesign of the new magazine «Revue», Luxemburg.
Consultancy and redesign of «Fuldaer Zeitung», including concept and design of «FDate» — the event magazine for the eastern region of the state of Hesse
Appointed international director of the Society for News Design, in charge of all sections outside of the USA
Consultancy and redesign of «Fuldaer Zeitung», including concept and design of «FDate» — the event magazine for the eastern region of the state of Hesse
Appointed international director of the Society for News Design, in charge of all sections outside of the USA
2005
Creation of an infographic concept for the German Red Cross (General Secretariat)
Change of the weekly «Prima Sonntag» to tabloid format
Change of the weekly «Prima Sonntag» to tabloid format
2006
Design of a cartographic system of the state of Luxemburg, including implementation of infographics for the publishing house Editpress.
Member of jury at the Russian Newspaper Design Competition
Member of jury at the Russian Newspaper Design Competition
2007
Redesign of «Nasha Gazeta» in Kostanay, Kasakhstan
Redesign of «Le Quotiden» in Luxemburg
Redesign of «Ustinka Plus» in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kasakhstan
Redesign of «Le Quotiden» in Luxemburg
Redesign of «Ustinka Plus» in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kasakhstan
2008
Member of jury at 29th Design Competition of the Society of News Design
Redesign of «Blizz», city of Regensburg
Redesign of «Tageblatt» and «Le Jeudi».
Redesign of «Markgräfler Bürgerblattes», city of Offenburg
Redesign of «Blizz», city of Regensburg
Redesign of «Tageblatt» and «Le Jeudi».
Redesign of «Markgräfler Bürgerblattes», city of Offenburg
2009
Redesign of «Marktspiegel» in Nuremberg.
Redesign of «Märker» and «Brawo», city of Oranienburg.
Consultancy of «Oranienburger Generalanzeiger».
Redesign of «Heider Anzeiger», city of Heide.
Complete redesign of «Fuldaer Zeitung».
Member of the jury of the first Kyrgystan newspaper design competition.
Redesign of «Märker» and «Brawo», city of Oranienburg.
Consultancy of «Oranienburger Generalanzeiger».
Redesign of «Heider Anzeiger», city of Heide.
Complete redesign of «Fuldaer Zeitung».
Member of the jury of the first Kyrgystan newspaper design competition.
Awards
European Newspaper Award 1999
Award of Excellence for typography of «Tageblatt», Luxemburg
Award of Excellence for typography of «Tageblatt», Luxemburg
Tomorrows Newspaper Design Contest 2000
Best of the show «BrainBone Project» with newsdesign students of the Center of Journalism Haus Busch
Best of the show «BrainBone Project» with newsdesign students of the Center of Journalism Haus Busch
European Newspaper Award 2001
Award of Excellence for frontpage layout of «Le Jeudi», Luxemburg
Award of Excellence for frontpage layout of «Le Jeudi», Luxemburg
Tomorrows Newspaper Design Contest 2001
Silver Medal «Early Bee - News for Kids» with newsdesign students of the Center of Journalism Haus Busch
Silver Medal «Early Bee - News for Kids» with newsdesign students of the Center of Journalism Haus Busch