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Art, Society, Media & Design

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Oliver Weiss Design

S E A R C H


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Tutorials

Photoshop-Lexikon
deutsch / englisch

Photoshop Glossary

Coverillustration im Stile
von "The New Yorker"

Step-by-Step Photoshop Tutorial

Illustration auf alt getrimmt
Step-by-Step Photoshop Tutorial

Oans, zwoa, Pop-Art!
Macwelt
Tutorial on
Oktoberfest Poster Design

Wie zeichnet man
einen Comicstrip?

Step-by-Step Photoshop Tutorial

Zweifarbendruck
Step-by-Step Photoshop Tutorial
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Art & Society

Der Taktgeber
Film Composer John Ottman

Der Aufräumer
Mafia Lawyer Dead at 95

Charlie Brown lives
Peanuts Creator Charles M. Schulz

Entwicklung der politischen
Parteien in Deutschland

Evolution of German Parties since 1848

Fahren ohne Auto
Dumb Laws from Around the World

FAQ zur Online-Bewerbung
How to File Job Applications Online

Die Muminmutter
Tove Jansson, Writer & Artist

Муми-мама
Туве Янссон

Muminmutter forever
Tove Jansson ist gestorben

Moominmamma Forever
Tove Jansson has Died

9-11 - One Year After
Comments by Ed Koch et al.

9-11 - ein Jahr später
Kommentare von Ed Koch et al.

A Smile is a Smile is a Smiley
The Signet's Inventor is Dead

Räuber und Gedärm
Tomi Ungerer at 70

Die Wellenreiterin
Elisabeth Mann Borgese Dead at 83

Wein zur Prohibition
Lawyer Hiram Mendow Dies Aged 107
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Business

Ein New Yorker verirrt sich
nicht nach Solingen

Interview with a Lawyer & Journalist

Kanzleien helfen Kanzleien
Legal Community in 9-11 Aftermath

PR for Law Firms
Getting Exposure in the Media

PR für Kanzleien
Die gewünschte Publicity bekommen

Wagner ist digital
Customer Service 2000 D.C.

Wer abmahnt, hat
nicht immer recht

Interview on Cease and Desist Letters

Ein wunderbarer
Spätsommertag

Interview on 9-11
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Technology

Allein in New York
Laptop Trouble with Windows ME

Bitte nicht automatisch!
Translation Software Tested

Druck machen
Ink Jet Printer vs. Laser Printer

Faxen und mehr
Faxing Machines Inside Out

Fraktaler Darwinismus
Interview with Gerd Binnig

Now you're Talking!
Speech Analysis Methods

Patent Watch (I)
Method of Excercising a Cat

Patent Watch (II)
Of Cats and Horses

Patent Watch (III)
Hugging Hula Hoop

Patent Watch (IV)
It’s a Bird, a Squirrel, a Patent!


PC für Anfänger
How do Computers Really Work?

PC-Glossar
Tiny Computer Glossary

Die Sprachverarbeiter
Automatic Speech Recognition

Test: Bilddatenbanken
Review: Cumulus, Portfolio, iView
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Web Technology

Alles mit System
Content Management for Lawyers

Die Anwaltssuche 
Lawyers Search Engine

Die Datenmacher
Databased Law Firm Websites

Die Datenmaschinen
Web Content Management Systems

Digitales Publishing
Document Management with PDF 

Internet-Zugang einrichten
Internet Dial-up Access Step by Step

Internet in New York
Free Internet Providers in NYC

Mit leichter Verspätung
It has Taken 5 Years to Register a URL

Maßgeschneidert
Content Management for Publishers 

Meta-Tags
Spreading the News

Suchen und Finden im Netz
Push Services

Web-Wissen
Web World Glossary
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Web Design

Der Arzt im Web
Web Design for Doctors

Anwalts-Marketing-Preis
für Haarmann Hemmelrath

First Prize for Legal Web Site

Auf einen Blick
Corporate Design for Lawyers

Die Design-Strategie
Corporate Web Design

Dynamische Anwaltssuche
Hasche Eschenlohr's Legal Web Site

En un coup d'oeil
L’image de l’entreprise sur Internet

Gelb und blau
Haarmann Hemmelrath's Web Site

In der Welt zuhause
Web Design for Lawyers

In Szene gesetzt
Web Sites for Law Firms

Der virtuelle Anwalt
First Steps Towards a Lawyer's Website

Wie aus einem Guß
Corporate Design for Accountants
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L I N K S

Who am I?
About Oliver Weiss
Illustration
Illustrations & Cartoons
Multimedia
Flash Animation, Music & Video
E-Card Design
Flash Animation
Music for Multimedia
Awards
Awards & Jury Assigments
Sale
Art & Merchandise for Sale
Corporate Design
Graphic Design & Logos
Graphic Design & Brochures
Logo Design & Stationery
Conference & Event Design
Magazine Design
Book Cover Design
> Selected Books
CD Cover Design
Kitchenware Design
> Oktoberfest Kitchenware
Web Design
Web Sites, E-zines & Portals
Sachverständigengutachten
Gutachten für Gericht und privat

 

KNOW-HOW:
Articles 
on Art,
Society,
Media 
& Design
 
Oans, zwoa, Pop-Art!
Macwelt
Tutorial on
Oktoberfest Poster Design

"Kopf der Woche"
"Face of the Week" in Handelsblatt Economic Newspaper

O'zeichnet is!
Interview with music supporter Magazine on Oktoberfest Award

Wiesn-Gefühl fürs Sammler-Regal
Interview with Münchner Merkur
Meeting the Challenge of International Appeal
Portrait on Occasion of Oliver's Oktoberfest Poster Design Award

Photoshop-Lexikon deutsch / englisch
Photoshop Glossary
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H u u u u i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
eine Fachbeiträge rund um Kunst, Design, Gesellschaft und Technik erschienen größtenteils in Publikationen aus den Bereichen Computer und Internet, Recht und Medizin sowie in der Online-Zeitschrift LEGAmedia, die ich über fünf Jahre als Chefredakteur leitete.
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hese articles on art, design, society and technology were written for special-interest publications from art, new media, law, and medicine. Others have appeared in online publications such as LEGAmedia which I have edited over a period of more than five years.

Get in Touch!

Call +49-86 41-14 65 info@oweiss.com


Most of the articles come from my work as illustrator and designer. Some were inspired by my experience as a friend-of-the-court for cases in design and software engineering.

My clients include Macwelt, PCgo, C.H. Beck, Nomos, Haufe, Luchterhand, Deutsches Ärzteblatt, and Revue de l'avocat.
Die Beiträge wurden inspiriert durch meine Arbeit als Illustrator, Designer und gerichtlich bestellter Sachverständiger für Design und Software.
     

My JOURNALISTIC EXPERIENCE

2001 Freelance editor (Redaktionsbüro)

Freelance copy writer for advertising
(mostly in English
language)

Ghostwriter
(e.g., on society
and technology)
2000 Freelance writer, mainly on art (e.g., Macwelt), design (e.g., Deutsches Ärzteblatt, Haufe) and technology (e.g., C.H. Beck)
1999
-2005
Founder, editor-in-chief for LEGAmedia,
one of the largest legal online magazines worldwide
1997 Regularly assigned friend of the court (Sachverständiger) for legal expertises in design and software engineering
1998
-1999
Founder, editor-in-chief for legal online magazine (AOL Compuserve)
1997
-1999
Freelance editor for legal online magazine
(C.H. Beck Publishers)
1996
-1998
Freelance editor with C.H. Beck Publishers (magazine on Internet law, office applications and computer technology)
1993 Comic strip writer
(own comic strip,
Turtle Tales)
1986 Author of short stories, poems and children's stories

English-language creative writing courses

Award winner in
short story contest

Author of scientific essays and tutorials (e.g., on speech recognition)

Articles & interviews (e.g., with Nobel prize laureate, Gerd Binnig)
Art & Society

Der Taktgeber
Film Composer John Ottman
[2007]

Der Aufräumer
Mafia Lawyer Dead at 95
[LEGAmedia 2001]

Charlie Brown lives
Peanuts Creator Charles M. Schulz
[LEGAmedia 2001]

Entwicklung der politischen Parteien in Deutschland
Evolution of German Parties since 1848
[ZEIT WISSEN 2005]

Fahren ohne Auto
Dumb Laws from Around the World
[LEGAmedia 2002]

FAQ zur Online-Bewerbung
How to File Job Applications Online
[LEGAmedia 2004]

Die Muminmutter
Tove Jansson, Writer & Artist
[NORDEUROPAforum / Nomos 1995]

Муми-мама
Туве Янссон

Muminmutter forever
Tove Jansson ist gestorben
[LEGAmedia 2001]

Moominmamma forever
Tove Jansson has Died
[LEGAmedia 2001]

9-11 - One Year After
Comments by Ed Koch et al.
[LEGAmedia 2002]

9-11 - ein Jahr später
Kommentare von Ed Koch et al.
[LEGAmedia 2002]

A Smile is a Smile is a Smiley
The Signet's Inventor is Dead
[LEGAmedia 2001]

Räuber und Gedärm
Tomi Ungerer at 70
[LEGAmedia 2001]

Die Wellenreiterin
Elisabeth Mann Borgese Dead at 83
[LEGAmedia 2002]
Wein zur Prohibition
Lawyer Hiram Mendow Dies Aged 107
[LEGAmedia 2001]

 

Web Design

Der Arzt im Web
Web Design for Doctors
[Deutsches Ärzteblatt 2000]

Anwalts-Marketing-Preis für Haarmann Hemmelrath
First Prize for Legal Web Site
[LEGAmedia 1999]

Auf einen Blick
Corporate Design for Lawyers
[Anwalt / C.H. Beck 2001]

Die Design-Strategie
Corporate Web Design
[2000]

Dynamische Anwaltssuche
Hasche Eschenlohr's Legal Web Site
[LEGAmedia 1999]

En un coup d'oeil
L’image de l’entreprise sur Internet
[Revue de l'avocat 2001]

Gelb und blau
Haarmann Hemmelrath's Web Site
[LEGAmedia 1999]

In der Welt zuhause
Web Design for Lawyers
[NJW-CoR / C.H. Beck 1997]

In Szene gesetzt
Web Sites for Law Firms
[Anwalt / C.H. Beck 2000]

Der virtuelle Anwalt
First Steps Towards a Lawyer's Website
[LEGAmedia 2000]

Wie aus einem Guß
Corporate Design for Accountants
[Consultant / Haufe 2002]

 

Business

Ein New Yorker verirrt sich nicht nach Solingen
Interview