Hi, I'm Carina Höltge!
I'm a Typeface and Graphic Designer (MA) based in Reading, UK.
This website is a showcase of some of the projects i realised during the last years,
with focus on Editorial Design, Typography and Typeface Design. Feel free to contact me!
About
Carina Höltge is a versatile Freelance Typeface and Graphic Designer with a strong passion for Typography and Letterpress Printing. With a BA in Communication Design from Hochschule Mainz and an MA in Typeface Design from the University of Reading, Carina has gained extensive experience working with renowned brands and multiple agencies. Her career spans roles such as Art Director, Freelance Designer, and Lecturer in Typeface Design at Hochschule RheinMain. Carina’s work blends craftsmanship with digital design. Currently based in the UK, she continues to push creative boundaries through trade and contemporary projects.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2013-2017 Hochschule Mainz / Design Department / Communication Design BA
2020-2021 University of Reading / Communication Design Pathway Typeface Design MA
Experience
April - October 2018
Junior Art Director at Martin & Friends GmbH / Mainz
Field / Retail Design, Corporate Design and Print – Clients / Nike, EWE, New Balance
April + November 2018
Letterpress Workshops for 1. Semester Students/ Hochschule Mainz
November 2018 - November 2019
Exist scholarship / Art Direction / University of Potsdam
November 2019 - March 2020
Letterpress scholarship / Mainz, Munich, Hamburg
January 2018 - Now
Freelance Work in Corporate and Graphic Design
April - July 2022
Art Director Inhouse / Jet Ceuticals GmbH / Rosenheim
August 2022 - Now
Self employed Typeface and Graphic Designer
Clients / Jet Ceuticals Gmbh, Blue Ocean Entertainment, Armonia Group
October 2022 - Now
Lecturer for Glyphs in Typeface Design / Hochschule RheinMain Wiesbaden
Internships
September 2011 Corporate by Ron Imelauer / Munich / Graphic Design
April - July 2016 Druckladen Gutenberg-Museum / Mainz / Letterpress Basics
Oktober - Dezember 2016 CLDES / Wiesbaden / Corporate Design
April - July 2016 Druckladen Gutenberg-Museum / Mainz / Letterpress Basics
Oktober - Dezember 2016 CLDES / Wiesbaden / Corporate Design
November 2017 - März 2018 Schultzschultz GmbH / Frankfurt a. M. / Graphic & Typeface Design