With fifteen years of experience in Art Direction and Design I’ve had the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects across industries, focusing on concepts, exhibition design, editorial design, and everything in between in the field of culture, arts and technology, analogue and digital. My mantras: Crafting purpose- and emotion-driven visuals, focusing on a multidisciplinary and playful approach, championing equity, equality and empowerment. Let’s work together!

Carina Höglinger

With fifteen years of experience in Art Direction and Design I’ve had the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects across industries, focusing on concepts, exhibition design, editorial design, and everything in between in the field of culture, arts and technology, analogue and digital. My mantras: Crafting purpose- and emotion-driven visuals, focusing on a multidisciplinary and playful approach, championing equity, equality and empowerment. Let’s work together!

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With fifteen years of experience in Art Direction and Design I’ve had the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects across industries, focusing on concepts, exhibition design, editorial design, and everything in between in the field of culture, arts and technology, analogue and digital.

My mantras: Crafting purpose- and emotion-driven visuals, focusing on a multidisciplinary and playful approach, championing equity, equality and empowerment. Let’s work together!

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Intermediate

Language

German
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Art Direction + Design at Independent
January 1, 2014 - October 29, 2025
Freelance art direction and design across a wide range of projects in culture, arts and technology, focusing on concepts, exhibition design and editorial design for both analogue and digital contexts.
Art Direction + Design at kadadesign
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Art direction and design for diverse clients; project coordination, concept development and visual storytelling.
Art Direction + Design at Independent
January 1, 2022 - October 29, 2025
Continued freelance art direction and design work across the culture, arts and technology sectors, featuring multidisciplinary collaboration and concept-driven visuals.
Design at look! design
December 31, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Design (project-based: voestalpine).
Design at Fredmansky
December 31, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Design projects within the studio's scope.
Junior Art Direction + Design at Inspiranto
December 31, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Contributed to art direction and design across projects.
Graphic Design at lunart
December 31, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Graphic design work, project-based (Ars Electronica Festival).
Graphic Design + Marketing at Diaconnex
December 31, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Graphic design and marketing tasks.
Design Intern at Blu Donau
December 31, 2008 - December 31, 2008
Internship providing design support.

Education

A-Levels at HLW Linz-Auhof
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2006
College Interior and Furniture Design at HTL1, Linz
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2009
MultiMediaArt at University of Applied Sciences, Salzburg
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2017
Communication / Graphic Design at Auckland University of Technology
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2015
Exhibition Design at University of Applied Sciences Joanneum, Graz
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2020
Art and Visual Culture at IADE Universidade Europeia, Lisbon
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019

Qualifications

Hands-on Museum NAWAREUM
January 1, 2023 - October 29, 2025
Red Dot Design Award
January 1, 2022 - October 29, 2025
STEIRMARK SCHAU, Die Ausstellung des Landes
January 1, 2021 - October 29, 2025
Mythos Tankstelle
January 1, 2019 - October 29, 2025
Eigensinnig (Architektursommer)
January 1, 2018 - October 29, 2025
Creativity Rules, End of Year Exhibition
January 1, 2017 - October 29, 2025
WKO Leistungsstipendium
January 1, 2016 - October 29, 2025
Design Research, Auckland Art Gallery
January 1, 2015 - October 29, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Other