Just Another (Design/Art) Weblog

A personal notepad for keeping track of a pulsating and constantly changing scene

Since first webblogs evolved in the mid-late ninetees and blog became a buzzword of a whole generation within the last few years, blogging culture rapidly gained in popularity. Since 2004 blogs became increasingly mainstream and since then Permalinks, Tags, Blogrolls and TrackBacks are gaining more and more influence on the way we perceive information.

So why calling it a Journal instead of Blog? It’s about separating the following references and future posts from commonplace design topics and discussions that flood the blogosphere and to showcase a personal research ranging from classic to computational design up to more art and music related topics.

It’s not about contributing to a glutted blogging scene or shaping other people opinions. This Journal is first and foremost a place to reflect about own ativities and future trends in design and art influenced by technological achievements and constant progress.

About the Author

Christian Meinke is designer and artists living in Berlin. Since 2000 he is working as a freelance designer for several companies and graphic design agencies as well as for a couple of international record labels and festivals. His multifaceted design output is ranging from static graphics for print up to ambitious interaction and interface designs.

Beside his design activities he started experimenting with electronic music in late 1999. Since then he mainly produced sounds and compositions for contemporary dance performances - shown at several international festivals within the last years.

With a strong focus on multifaceted sounddesign and an aesthetic heavily rooted in originality and appreciation of early electronic music, his sound is ranging from abstract excursions into minimalism up to more rhythm/groove driven patterns and melodic structures.

After successfully finishing his design/media art studies at The University Of The Arts Berlin in 2005 he’s concentrating on pushing forward personal projects while seizing new musical territory and expanding his audio-visual ambitions.