What I do

I like to design typefaces, from scratch. So far I've made about five, depending on how you count them. Finalization for publishing of digital fonts is a lot of busywork, so they're not publicly available yet.
Inspiration-wise I strongly appreciate Rudolf von Larisch and Albert Kapr.

Skills: Vector Software, Typographic Theory

Using: Adobe Illustrator, Glyphr

For study purposes, I'm currently working on a digitalized and extensively searchable archive of the GDR Law Gazette. Once finished, it shall act as a helpful research tool for GDR studies.

Skills: Optimization Scripting, Server and Database Management, Frontend Design, Search Algorithms, Handlebars

Using: HTML/CSS/JS, PHP, SQL, Ghost CMS; Apache (LAMP)

A deep personal passion are studies on public law, particularly constitutional law. I've been drafting a constitutional bill for an Austrian republican order and a corresponding commentary for several years now, synthesizing primarily Kelsen's original 1920 version and my personal opinions.

Skills: General Legal Theory (Public Law)

Even beyond cover designs, I like print layouting a lot as well. Currently, I only do so for personal projects, one of which is the republication of a selection of Otto Bauer's works.

Skills: Vector Software, Layouting

Using: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign

A current ongoing project is a corporate design framework proposal for the Austrian Republic. Among other things, it incorporates a custom typeface, office emblems with design hierarchies, a new heraldic order, ...

Skills: Vector Software, Heraldic Theory

Using: Adobe Illustrator

To collect and present my academic progress, I set up a small Wiki. It hosts reformatted versions of my seminar papers and the like.

Skills: Wiki Administration, Scripting

Using: MediaWiki, Lua

Another important passion of mine, strengthened in particular by my partner being a tailor, is uniform design, of which I have tried to provide an alternative to current trends in military and police uniform designs, for example those of Barbara Mungenast.

Skills: Vector Software

Using: Adobe Illustrator

Numismatics have been an interest of mine as well, where I've delved into security designs and their realization in Illustrator. Unfortunately, I can currently only work with very large vectors, as more efficient industry standard software would be a big financial burden. One day, however...

Skills: Vector Software, Security Design

Using: Adobe Illustrator

Studies in military theory, particularly of the Austrian doctrine of Raumverteidigung that governed its military from the 70s until the 90s.

Skills: Geoinformatics, Vector Software, General Military Theory

Using: Adobe Illustrator, QGIS

A home NAS primarily for file storage and local media streaming. Realized with an ODROID-M1 and Jellyfin.

Skills: System Administration, Database Management

Using: ODROID-M1, Jellyfin