Covid - Christian Chladny, Designer & Illustrator, Hamburg

Self-initiated

A series of posters made during the Covid-19 pandemic, about the virus and the social, political, and psychological upheaval it triggered.

Services

Art Direction
Poster Design
Typography
Illustration

Ambivalent Times

Poster exploring the coexistence of conflicting emotions, uncertainty, and instability. These conditions became increasingly prevalent during the pandemic era and the rapid social changes that followed.

Designed for the 27th International Poster Biennale in Warsaw 2021, one of the world’s most influential poster design exhibitions. Selected among 296 exhibited works from nearly 6,000 international submissions and reviewed by a jury including Jonathan Barnbrook, Ralph Schraivogel, and Ahn Sang-soo.

Exhibitions & Recognition

International Poster Biennale, Warsaw, 2021 (3rd Prize, Thematic Competition)

Re_imagine Technology

Poster for Madrid Gráfica, »Re_: Restart, Revive, Recover«, an international design exhibition exploring graphic design’s role in rebuilding society after the pandemic. Organized by DIMAD (Association of Designers of Madrid) and the Madrid City Council, with support from the Business Forum for Madrid.

Selected among the top 100 posters from 572 international submissions by a jury including Paula Scher and Erik Spiekermann, among others.

Exhibitions & Recognition

Madrid Gráfica, »Re_: Restart, Revive, Recover«, Madrid, 2021 (selected)

In/Out

Typographic poster on isolation during the coronavirus period. It's about the experience of being confined inside and cut off from the outside world during lockdown.

Exhibitions & Recognition

Posterfest, Budapest, 2021 (selected)

Stay Home

Contribution to stay-sane-stay-safe.com, a global open poster platform where designers shared work supporting healthcare workers and promoting safe, responsible behaviour during the pandemic.

The Hands

Hands became one of the defining symbols of the Covid-19 pandemic, capable of spreading the virus, but also of stopping it.

This series of posters uses the hand as a central visual motif, addressing the rules, fears, and social tensions of the crisis, from hygiene and protective measures to panic buying and mental health.

Exhibitions & Recognition

Peru Design Biennial, Lima, 2021 (selected)
Wallpaper*, Summer Edition, Magazine, 2020
DAC — Designers Against Coronavirus, Book, 2019

Featured in DAC — Designers Against Coronavirus, a curated international publication bringing together over 270 works from designers and illustrators across 44 countries in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Published by Carosello Lab in support of the Italian Red Cross.