ABOUT
Sophie Pischel is an independent communication and information designer based in Berlin. She develops visual concepts and designs for print and digital media – ranging from branding and editorial design to spatial and participatory formats. Central to her practice is a discrimination-sensitive approach to design, developing strategies that make complex topics clear and accessible.
She works with clients across culture, education, science, and the social sector to translate their content into distinct visual languages. In addition to her design expertise, she has experience in the areas of interdisciplinary processes, project management, and teaching.
She works with clients across culture, education, science, and the social sector to translate their content into distinct visual languages. In addition to her design expertise, she has experience in the areas of interdisciplinary processes, project management, and teaching.
EDUCATION
● Master of Arts, Visual Communication (Information Design), Berlin University of the Arts, 10/2022 – 09/2024
● Bachelor of Arts, Communication Design, Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle, 10/2016 – 09/2021
● Bachelor of Arts, Art History + Communication Studies, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, October 2012 – July 2016
STUDIO PIGO
Alongside her independent practice, she regularly collaborates with designer Ira Göller in their joint studio »pigo«, combining expertise in visual concepts and the design.
FORMATE DES DIALOGS
FORMATE DES DIALOGS
She is also a co-founder of the collective »Formate des Dialogs«, which engages with access to the healthcare system for marginalized groups.
CLIENTS
● Berlin Social Science Centre (WZB)
● Berlin University of Arts
● University of Hildesheim
● Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
● Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
● AeV Wissenstransfer
● FEM Power Sachsenanhalt
● Niedersächsisches Kultusministerium
● Bezirksamt Neukölln
● City of Markkleeberg
● Walter de Gruyter publishing
● Education Innovation Lab
● Future Skills Alliance
● Berlin University of Arts
● University of Hildesheim
● Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
● Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
● AeV Wissenstransfer
● FEM Power Sachsenanhalt
● Niedersächsisches Kultusministerium
● Bezirksamt Neukölln
● City of Markkleeberg
● Walter de Gruyter publishing
● Education Innovation Lab
● Future Skills Alliance
● Zabriskie Bookstore
● Kunstverein Kassel
● Badischer Kunstverein
● The Weather Agency
● Frauenhauskoordinierung
● Freies Werkstatt Prinzip
● Spinnenwerk
● Kiezkollektiv
● Kultur Brücke Jugend Demokratie
● Danubio9 Productions
● German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB)
● Opera Lab Berlin
● Clubcommission & Diversitygerechtes Ausgehen
EVENTS, TALKS & EXHIBITIONS
● Leben ohne Krankenversicherung, Education and Networking Event in Tübingen, 7. November 2024
● Caring in Times of Continuous Crisis, Kasseler Kunstverein, 08–10.2023
● Workshop, Symbioses with Urban Nature, Zabriskie Bookstore, 2023
● Exhibition of Nominated Works, Giebichenstein Design Award, 11.2021
● Gesundheit – ein Recht für Alle?, Volkspark Halle, 04–06.2021
● Panel Discussion, Forms of Radical Health Care, Badischer Kunstverein, 2020
AWARDS
● Winner with Ira Göller, annual exhibition design, UdK Berlin, 2023
● Nomination, Giebichenstein Design Award, »Most Engaging Cause«, 2021
● Caring in Times of Continuous Crisis, Kasseler Kunstverein, 08–10.2023
● Workshop, Symbioses with Urban Nature, Zabriskie Bookstore, 2023
● Exhibition of Nominated Works, Giebichenstein Design Award, 11.2021
● Gesundheit – ein Recht für Alle?, Volkspark Halle, 04–06.2021
● Panel Discussion, Forms of Radical Health Care, Badischer Kunstverein, 2020
AWARDS
● Winner with Ira Göller, annual exhibition design, UdK Berlin, 2023
● Nomination, Giebichenstein Design Award, »Most Engaging Cause«, 2021
TEACHING
● Workshop-Sessions for the university course »Pale Blue« on the basics of editorial design, collective design and the creation of a zine, Berlin University of the Arts, 05–07/2026
● »Symbioses with Urban Nature«, a multi-day workshop on urban nature, pigment production and screen printing, Zabriskie Bookstore, Berlin, 05/2023
● 2-day stop-motion workshop for children, Kiezkollektiv e.V., Berlin
, 09/2022
● Print workshops for children in Neukölln, Kiezkollektiv e.V., Berlin, 05–09/2022
● Participatory design workshop and exhibition on the theme of community and home in Halle, Freiwilligen Agentur Halle-Saale e.V., 04–07/2021
● Screen-printing workshops, Señor Burns Screen-printing Workshop, Munich, 06/ 2016