Born in 1947 in Offenbach am Main
Detlev completed his studies in Newspaper Manufacturing and Publishing.
This is the technical ground of his Education.
After that he graduated from ‘Hochschule für Gestaltung’ in Offenbach after 9 semesters of studies in Typography and Illustration.
Still very young and with a strong technical background, Detlev felt at this moment of this life that he was too young to have a vision to transmit to other people.
He kept saying all his life ‘Technical knowledges are the tools and not the mission!”. Thus his choice for Advertisement.
From 1971, Detlev joined several advertisement agencies.
In 1974, Detlev started working as a Sole-Entrepreneur in Advertisement. He dedicates his professional life to transforming complex concepts to understandable documentation for his customers. The major point of his work is to produce visual concepts that would have the same meaning and understanding regardless the culture or the country where the message is delivered (IBM Engineering & Development).
Geboren 1947 in Offenbach am Main
Abgeschlossene Berufsausbildung bei Zeitung und Verlag.
Zweiter Bildungsweg: 9 Semester Studium an der Hochschule für Gestaltung in Offenbach
(der früheren Werkkunstschule) – Bereich Illustration/Typografie
Nach dem Studium war zwar das technische Können geschult.
Es fehlte aber an Lebenserfahrung künstlerisch einprägsame Arbeiten zu schaffen, die es wert waren, auch angesehen zu werden.
Techniken sind Werkzeuge und keine Inhalte. Deshalb der Wechsel in die Werbung.
Ab 1971 Anstellung in Werbeagenturen.
Ab 1974 selbstständig in Böblingen. Aufgabengebiet: schwer erklärbare Prozesse in Bilder für namhafte internationale Konzerne umzusetzen. So auch weltweite Gestaltungs-Aufgaben zu erfüllen