Bureau Johannes Erler is an award-winning creative agency for brand communication and design in Hamburg. We believe that communication can be equally reliable and beautiful. We use our multidisciplinary skills from conception to implementation for companies, cultural institutions and publishers. Our clients include SPIEGEL, M2Rugs, Theater Münster, Staatstheater Stuttgart, Looping Group, Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, LifeBonus, RND RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland and many more.
Services
Brand
From logos to comprehensive communication and content strategies on all media channels: large and small companies and institutions have been relying on our ideas, concepts and strategies for years.
Editorial
Our work is shaped by a deep understanding of design and journalism. This is evident in our cooperation with major publishing houses as well as in corporate publishing.
Digital
Modern brand communication and storytelling are digital. Our holistic approach includes digital touchpoints and channels with an eye for the big picture and attention to detail.
Managing Director and Creative Director
Johannes Erler (*1965)
worked with Lo Breier, Neville Brody and at Meta Design before co-founding Factor Design in 1993, of which he remained a partner and creative director for 18 years. In 2010, he founded the Bureau Johannes Erler and was art director of the weekly magazine stern from 2012 to 2014. Erler is one of the most awarded German designers, member of numerous design juries, guest lecturer, speaker at congresses and author of several books on design.
Contact us
Selina Sterzl
Julia Pidun
Alexandra Knurowski
Jamal Buscher
Selected Clients
Awards
Johannes Erler won the following awards with his teams as co-founder of Factor Design and Partner/Creative Director at Factor Design:
- Lead Award Gold
- Lead Award Bronze
- ADC Gold
- ADC Silver
- ADC Bronze
- ADC Awards
- if design award
- red dot award
- TDC2 Award
Johannes Erler won the following awards with his teams as co-founder of Factor Design and Partner/Creative Director at Factor Design:
- ADC Art Directors Club Germany
- red dot award: communication design
- if design award
- TDC Type Directors Club New York
- Lead Award
- German Price for Corporate Design
- Best of Corporate Publishing
- Berliner Type
- DDC Deutscher Designer Club
- Nomination for the Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany
Internship
We are looking for a full-time intern for 6 months starting September 1st. Ideally, you are about to graduate in communication design or have just graduated and would like to work in a small team in Hamburg? Please send us your application to kontakt@bureau-erler.de. We look forward to hearing from you!