Bernard Stein

1971-77: Bernard Stein studies at the Hochschule der Künste under Helmut Lortz.

1978: Ott+Stein graphic design studio founded in Berlin. They design primarily for cultural institutions and have produced posters, catalogues and typographical logos.

1988: Ott+Stein share a visiting professorship at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin. Since 1996 they have shared a professorship at the Kunsthochschule Kassel.

2004: Bernard Stein joins MetaDesign in Berlin as a creative director.

Exhibitions of their posters include: DDD Gallery, Osaka, 2002; Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 2002 and 1992; Aedes East Architectural Gallery, Berlin, 1997; Stilwerk, Hamburg, 1996; Deutsches Plakatmuseum, Essen, 1995; International Design Centre, Berlin, 1991 and 1983.

In 1992 a book about their poster work, Vom Wort zum Bild und zurück, was published by Ernst & Son, with text by Ulf Erdmann Ziegler. In 1998, together with Friedrich Friedl, Ott+Stein published an encyclopedia of typography with the title TYPO: When, Who, How (Könemann Verlag).