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Prof. Dr. Peter Crnokrak
Subject area: MA Visual & Experience Design , MA Generative Design & AI
Campus: UE Innovation Hub
Consultation by: appointment
Campus: UE Innovation Hub
Consultation by: appointment
Prof. Crnokrak has been with the UE since 2019 and is currently the programme director of Visual & Experience Design, and Generative Design & AI for the UE Innovation Hub in Potsdam, as well as a professor for UE Berlin. Prof. Crnokrak has specialisms in areas of Computational History, Archeo-Informatics, Experience Design, Data Analysis and Visualization, Computational and Generative Design.
Peter Crnokrak publishes design research under the moniker The Luxury of Protest – a research platform focussed on computational history, archaeo-informatics, and generative visualisation. Employing spatial and temporal archaeological data analysis, projects examine history through knowledge discovery, machine learning, and computational statistical approaches.
Peter Crnokrak holds a doctorate in the computational sciences from McGill University, and has lectured at a number of international institutions including the Royal College of Art, London College of Communication and Sint-Lukas School of Design on the use of computation as a critical design and art practice. In 2010, Peter was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in recognition of award-winning expertise in design and data visualisation.
Peter Crnokrak publishes design research under the moniker The Luxury of Protest – a research platform focussed on computational history, archaeo-informatics, and generative visualisation. Employing spatial and temporal archaeological data analysis, projects examine history through knowledge discovery, machine learning, and computational statistical approaches.
Peter Crnokrak holds a doctorate in the computational sciences from McGill University, and has lectured at a number of international institutions including the Royal College of Art, London College of Communication and Sint-Lukas School of Design on the use of computation as a critical design and art practice. In 2010, Peter was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in recognition of award-winning expertise in design and data visualisation.
- 2024 – Professor and Director of Generative Design & AI, UE Potsdam
- 2019 – Professor and Director of Visual & Experience Design, UE Potsdam
- 2009 – Researcher and Director, The Luxury of Protest, Berlin, DE
- 2014 – 2019 Founder & Architecture Lead, ORA Systems, London & Los Angeles
- 2010 – 2016 Visiting Lecturer, London College of Communication, Royal College of Art, Central Saint Martins, LUCA School of Arts, Freie Universität Bozen
- 2008 – 2009 Senior Designer, Nick Bell Design, London, UK
- 2007 – 2008 Senior Designer, The Apartment, New York City, USA
- 2005 – 2007 Designer, ± design, Montréal, Canada
- 2000 – 2002 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- 1998 – 2000 Postdoctoral Fellow, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
- 2002 – 2005 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Design and Computation Arts, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada
- 1992 – 1998 Doctor of Philosophy, Computation Science, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
- 1988 – 1992 Honours Bachelor of Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
- Peter Crnokrak’s design work has been exhibited internationally including Tokyo, Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Beijing, Linz, Chicago, Istanbul, Toronto, Montréal, Sydney, Ljubljana, and London.
- 2020 : Le Centre National des Arts Plastique : MOOCs de l’école du Centre Pompidou: Paris, France
- 2019 :Goth Shop : group exhibition of underground alternative artists, curated by Faye Dowling : London, UK
- 2019 : 123 data : group exhibition on contemporary data art : Rome, Toulouse
- 2018 : Istanbul Design Biennial : group exhibition of computational video art : Istanbul, Turkey
- 2018 : 123 data : group exhibition on contemporary data art : Paris, France
- 2018 : Adelaide Festival Arts Centre : solo exhibition of computational video art : Adelaide, Australia
- 2016 : Double Data : group exhibition on contemporary data art : Los Angeles, USA
- 2016 : International Symposium on Electronic Art : group exhibition on contemporary digital art : Hong Kong, China
- 2016 : Science of the Unseen : SIGGRAPH travelling exhibition on contemporary digital art : International
- 2016 : ArtRooms : international art fair for emerging artists : London, UK
- 2015 : Visualized : group exhibition showcasing data visualisations from leading practitioners : New York City, USA
- 2015 : Simplexity : group exhibition showcasing data visualisations from leading practitioners : Chicago, USA
- 2015 : Memory Palace : Contemporary Art Center’s 75th anniversary exhibition : Cincinnati, USA
- 2013 : Tokyo Graphic Passport : showcase of print design from leading practitioners : Tokyo, Japan
- 2013 : Collider No. 6 : group exhibition of art in data visualisation and cultural dialog : Akron, USA
- 2013 : Glory Glory : showcase of typographic posters based on football chants : London, UK
- 2013 : Information In Style : group exhibition showcasing design-led data visualisation : Beijing, China
- 2013 : The Human Edge of Big Data : group exhibition showcasing poetry data visualisation : San Diego, USA
- 2012 : Ars Electronica : group exhibition showcasing data visualisations from leading practitioners : Linz, Austria
- 2012 : Museum of Science & Industry : group exhibition Viz-IT, showcasing design-led data visualisation : Tampa, USA
- 2011 : Creators Aid for Japan : exhibition to aid victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami : Tokyo, Japan
- 2011 : Farbwerte-Rot/ Create Berlin : exhibition to raising awareness for the Japan tsunami tragedy : Berlin, Germany
- 2011 : Tetsudai at Dramaten : exhibition to aid victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami : Stockholm, Sweden
- 2011 : Plus81 & 3331 Arts Gallery : group exhibition showcasing design from leading practitioners : Tokyo, Japan
- 2010 : Experimental Graphic Artists : show with UK artist Sam Winston exhibiting experimental design : Tokyo, Japan
- 2010 : +81 Gallery+Lab : group exhibition showcasing work featured in vol.49 of +81 magazine : Tokyo, Japan
- 2010 : Bio.22 Biennial : showcase of winning design pieces from the biennial competition : Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2010 : 24th Brno Biennial : showcase of winning design pieces from the biennial competition : Brno, Czech Republic
- 2009 : AIGA Design Centre : showcase of winning design pieces from the annual competition : New York City, USA
- 2009 : SIGGRAPH : showcase of data visualisation projects from leading world practitioners : New Orleans, USA
- 2009 : Denver Art Museum : showcase of winning design pieces from the annual AIGA competition : Denver, USA
- 2009 : Computational Aesthetics : exhibition of visualisation projects from leading world researchers : Vancouver, Canada
- 2009 : Design Exchange : showcase of winning projects from the Applied Arts design competition : Toronto, Canada
- 2009 : Melbourne Museum : 100 international designers view the future of the practice of design : Melbourne, Australia
- 2008 : INFOVIS : exhibition of experimental data visualisation projects curated by Golan Levin : Columbus, USA
- 2008 : New Views II : exhibition curated by Teal Triggs on conversations and dialogues in graphic design : London, UK
- 2008 : Bio.21 Biennial : showcase of winning design pieces from the biennial competition : Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2006 : 22nd Brno Biennial : showcase of winning design pieces from the biennial competition : Brno, Czech Republic
Peter Crnokrak’s work has been published in over 125 books, journals and magazines. Peter was feature profiled in the 2019 Charlotte and Peter Fiell book, Graphic Design Sourcebook: The 100 Best Contemporary Graphic Designers.
For a full list of publications, please visit: https://theluxuryofprotest.com/Publications
For a full list of publications, please visit: https://theluxuryofprotest.com/Publications
- 2022 : European Design Award : Silver Information Design for Love Will Tear Us Apart Again
- 2018 : European Design Award : Gold Information Design for ORA Health HALO
- 2018 : German Design Award : Excellent Communications Design for ORA Health HALO
- 2017 : Core 77 Design Awards : Visual Communication for ORA Health HALO
- 2016 : Webby Award : Art and Experimental Film for What Need Angel
- 2012 : Webby Award : Experiment and Innovation, Mobile & Apps for Altered Earth
- 2010 : International Society of Typographic Designers : Premier Award for Everyone Ever in the World
- 2010 : European Design Awards : Silver in Experimental Design for Real Magick in Theory and Practise
- 2010 : National Science Foundation : International Visualization Challenge for Everyone Ever in the World
- 2009 : 365 AIGA Design Competition for A_B_ peace & terror etc.
- 2008 : European Design Award : Gold Identity Design for The Apartment Identity
- Interview for Atlas of the Future “FutureHero Peter Crnokrak, Data is Big and Beautiful”
- Fast Company interview : “Visualizing the Biggest Questions in the World in Stark Black and White”
- LSN Global interview : “The Art of Data – How Numbers Create Human Understanding”
- ORA’s Health HALO wins the German Design Award 2018
- 123 Data Exhibition : Paris, Rome, Toulouse
- Atlas of the Future profile of dashboard.earth
- What Need Angel profiled in Fact Magazine
- What Need Angel profiled in Creators Project
- What Need Angel profiled in Wired Magazine
- UR profiled and artist interview in Creators Project
- Fast Company profile : “Visualizing all 168 Cover Versions of Love Will Tear Us Apart”
- Everyone Ever in the World win’s Science Magazine Visualisation Challenge 2010
- LA Weekly : How Joy Division Ended up in a Data Art Show Twice
- Grafik magazine interview and profile
- Love Will Tear Us Apart Again shows at the ArtCenter Double-data Exhibition