Professor for Image-Text Conception
Visual Communication
Marienstraße 1a, room 309
99423 Weimar
phone: +49 (0) 36 43 / 58 33 34
e-mail: burkhart.von.scheven[at]uni-weimar.de
Office hours: Tuesdays, 15.30 - 17 hrs, via e-mail and phone
Curriculum Vitae
Burkhart von Scheven completed his undergraduate degree in Dortmund, subsequently completing a Master's degree at California State University, Long Beach. Prior to his appointment at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, he spent many years working as Chief Creative Officer (CCO) and a partner at Jung von Matt AG, as well as CCO at Saatchi & Saatchi Germany, among other roles. In 2012, he co-founded the Aufbruch-Scheven-Kroke agency. He has been a Professor of Image-Text-Conception at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar since 2013.
His work has won numerous bronze, silver and gold awards, including Nails from the ADC Germany, Cubes from the ADC New York, Pencils from the London ONE Show and Lions from Cannes. He encourages his students to achieve similar results, and in recent years they have also won many awards in all metal categories.
Publications
Irrtümer beim Thema Kreativität
von Scheven, Burkhart; Lehmann, Konrad; Bauhaus Universitätsverlag; 2025
Plakat Politik Protest. Agora der Bilder
Schwinghammer, Alexander (Autor, Hrsg); von Scheven, Burkhart (Autor, Hrsg); Neofelis Verlag, 2021
Ein Logo und ein Elefant
Lisson, Marthe; von Scheven, Burkhart; Schirn Magazin; 2017
Ready?
Reins, Armin; Die Mörderfackel; S. 158 ff, 2002