Martin Pohlmann is an award-winning designer from Germany based in Chicago. He currently works at Ogilvy 485 where he specializes in brand identities and design systems. Clients include Absolut Vodka, Audi, City of Chicago, IBM, TD Bank, and Modelo.
Along with his work in identity systems, he has also designed numerous typefaces and publications. His work has been featured on AdAge, AIGA, Communication Arts, GDUSA, and The One Club.
Ogilvy 485
Designer
Chicago, IL
2020 – Present
Ringling Design Center
Art Director
Sarasota, FL
2018 – 2020
Fuenfwerken
Freelance Designer
Berlin, Germany
2018 – 2019
Brandship
Design Intern
Hamburg, Germany
2017
MBLM
Design Intern
New York, NY
2016
Omnia Media
Freelance Designer
Los Angeles, CA
2014 – 2016
Awards
Graphic Design USA (2019, 2020)
ADDY Awards (2020)
Best of Ringling (2019, 2020)
Ringling Trustee Scholar Awards (2019)
Adobe Design Awards (2019)
The One Club for Creativity (2019)
Published in
AdAge
BrandNew
Communication Arts
Talks + Interviews
AIGA Design + Business
Conference (2020)