I claim no special talent, but a deep and passionate curiosity.

¬ Albert Einstein, 11th March 1952
 

That same curiosity defines how i approach everything, well beyond just my work. I dive into new topics until I see the full picture. For over 28 years, this drive has shaped my career as a designer and developer.


Today, I work remotely from Bad Bentheim for Coffee Circle, building digital tools that support a meaningful, real-world purpose and occasionally partner with select freelance clients. Because I handle both how things look and how they are built, I can simplify complex problems and make sure every detail works exactly as intended.

Whether on a screen or a printed page, I value logic, usability, and above all, delivering design that genuinely helps people ✌️

Projects A small selection of work between 2014 — 2026

 

Coffee Circle

For over a decade, I have been a full-time part of the team at Coffee Circle. Working alongside a wonderful group of people, we completed several major overhauls of the brand. We built a simpler, more intuitive online shop and designed entirely new physical packaging. It is incredibly rewarding to use design to support a company that makes a real-world difference. There is always more in the pipeline, and of course... the coffee is great

Coffee Circle
 

Jan Kath Website

Agency: Oktober (permanent)
Areas: Screendesign, Development and Concept

This result of a months-long bodacious team effort has won multiple big awards. A lot of small details invite to stay and help discover the great products of Jan Kath. Visit the website →

Awards:
2015 Deutscher Digital Award, Bronze
2015 German Design Award (Winner)
2014 Corporate Design Preis

Jan Kath Website
 

Zeit-Räume Ruhr

Agency: FREIWILD Kommunikation
Areas: Development

In collaboration with the agency FREIWILD Kommunikation, i developed this award-winning project of the heart. Medalled with the German Design Awards 2018 with the jury statement: „With this platform, a good idea was implemented in a modern and coherent, but above all authentic way. Exciting.”

Awards
  • 2018 German Design Award (Winner)
Zeit-Räume Ruhr
 

Community for art und culture

Agency: Oktober (permanent)
Areas: Concept and Screendesign

Portal for art, artists and performers with editorial content and buildup of a community. Very dynamic and modular structure for ███████. The client doesn't want to be named here, despite my warm words.

Community for art und culture
 

Oktober Agency

Agency: Oktober (festangestellt)
Areas: Entwicklung, Konzeption und Mobile

Building the website for your own employer is always a delicate task. With the buildup of a webteam at Oktober, we took the time to present our team with a modern and appealing new website.

Oktober Agency
 

Guidebook for accessible bathrooms

Agency: Oktober (permanent)
Areas: Concept and Screendesign

Editorial site with newsworthy content and interesting articles about bathrooms with emphasis on accessibility. The designs where build with fresh colors, clean typography and wonderful images especially cheerful and high class.

Guidebook for accessible bathrooms
 

More random projects on Dribbble

On Dribbble a lot of things are shown that never made it through the actual concept and development-process. Sadly not every idea will become a final product. Visit my Dribbble profile ›

chrisjahn.de — 2015 relaunch
Project Folders.app
Website for municipal music school
Oktober (first draft)
Coffee Circle — Front-Page
Coffee Circle — CMS Documentation
DECAF!! ☕
Coffee Circle — Coffeefinder
new website, new job, new everything
Coffee Circle — Yirgacheffe

Photos

My connection to photography began early with my father's Hasselblad, Canon AE-1 and Nikonos V. After transitioning through different camera systems over the years, my focus is now much closer to home. I use a Fuji X100VI now, to capture everyday moments with my family and kids.

Bookmarks

A collection of articles, websites, and videos I've found around the web, organized and categorized with Raindrop.io. This replaces my old link list, with a big thank you to Robin 💛 for the inspiration.

Journal

A sporadically updated log of thoughts, ramblings, and musings maintained over the years. The content reflects a transition over time, with current posts in English and early entries mostly in German.

 

A Deliberate Reroute

For a long time, a heavy sense of discontent had settled over our lives in Bochum, or in the Ruhrgebiet in general. The area felt relentlessly packed, overflowing, and exhausted. As though it had lost its spark and the care it once received had faded away. We desperately needed a change, a place to breathe, but finding a sanctuary in the hinterlands felt nearly impossible.



The Fujifilm X100VI preset fatigue

Let’s talk about the Fujifilm X100VI i use for documenting my everyday family life and travel moments for quite some time. Acquiring the camera still requires some patience. Retail availability remains sparse because of ongoing supply constraints and a massive surge in demand driven by viral TikTok and Instagram trends.



The price of packaging in specialty coffee

As you might already now, i'm working as a designer at Coffee Circle in Berlin. We source, direct trade, roast and sell great specialty coffee. Please take this as a disclaimer for this article ✌️



Thanks Photoshop, and good riddance

"Big Electric Cat" — Codename for Photoshop 4.0 was released in the late November of 1996. It already had features like PNG support, Adjustment Layers and Actions. I began using Photoshop with Version 4.0.



KIKK Festival 2016 — a review in pictures

KIKK.Festival 2016 was all about digital & creative cultures. A free festival, with a lot of talented speakers and just a short 2½ hours trip from my hometown. The festival took place in a small city called "Namur" in the Wallonian part of Belgium.



Github und die Copyright-Assets

Für alles gibt es Demo-Versionen. Das klassische Modell ist eine 30-Tage Trialversion die mir genug Zeit gibt das Produkt zu testen, bevor ich es kaufe. Für Schriften gibt es das nicht, oder sehr selten.



User-Tracking mit Smartlook

"Wir nehmen alles auf, was Besucher auf Ihrer Webseite tun. Absolut kostenlos.Schauen Sie sich Ihre Webseite mit den Augen Ihrer Kunden an!"