Helmut Völter
author · designer
Helmut Völter is a German book designer and artist born in Berlin in 1978. He studied Visual Communication at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (1998–2003) and later pursued studies in Graphic Design and Book Arts at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig, where he completed his Master of Fine Arts in 2006. Since 2005, he has worked as an independent graphic designer with a focus on book design. His work often explores the intersection of art, science, and photography. He has held various teaching positions, including at the HafenCity University Hamburg and the HGB Leipzig. Völter's artistic practice includes residencies at institutions such as the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (2016) and the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht. His notable works include 'Wolkenstudien / Cloud Studies', for which he received a Bronze Medal from Stiftung Buchkunst.[1,2]
Themes
- scientific photography
- book design
- meteorology
- visual communication
Books
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Wolkenstudien / Cloud Studies / ëtudes des nuagesauthor · designer
Works by Helmut Völter
- Wolkenstudien / Cloud Studies / Études des nuages 2011 · Spector Books · book · German, English, French ISBN 9783940064998 Design and concept by Helmut Völter; texts by Marcel Beyer.
- The Movement of Clouds around Mt. Fuji: Photographed and Filmed by Masanao Abe 2016 · Spector Books · book · English Photographed and filmed by Masanao Abe.
Exhibitions
- 2011 Wolkenstudien. Der wissenschaftliche Blick in den Himmel Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur solo
- 2015 Cloud Studies Fotografia Europea, Reggio Emilia solo
- 2015 Wolkenstudien (Detail) bautzner69, Dresden solo
Awards
- 2013 Bronze Medal (Best Book Design from all over the World) Stiftung Buchkunst
- 2017 Prix du livre photo-texte Rencontres d'Arles