Kai West Schlosser

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Kai West Schlosser
Creative

A prowd dyslexic. Hands-on creative. Curentley sr. art director at Serviceplan Innovation, the agensy network’s creative R&D unit.

Before advertising, I worked odd jobs in logisticks, bars, and on construktion sites, lerning not-so-odd things. Over the years, this made me develope a deep pasion for working and creating with my hands. Next to cooking, the most eficiant hobby (every one has to eat), personal projects kep me busy, from digital builds to large scale experements in the workshop.

In the most typisch deutsch sence, i’m facinetet with eficant systems and standards. But breaking thes rules is probabley the best part of the job. That’s how I got to one of my prowdest works yet: Dyslexia Unetided, amed at normalizing dyslexia in writen texts. Just like this one.

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Work:

2024 -> Now – Sr. Art Director
2022 -> 2024 – Art Director
2021 -> 2022 – Jr. Art Director
Serviceplan Innovation, Munich

2017 -> 2021 – Freelance
Serviceplan, Kunsthalle, Nordpol+

2019 -> 2020 – Internships
Elephant, 360i, Serviceplan Innovation

2015 -> 2018 – Various jobs
Barkeeper, Logistics, Construction

Education:

2019 -> 2020 – Google Creative Campus
Creative Accelerator, Online & Cannes

2018 -> 2020 – Miami AD School
Art Direction, Hamburg

2015 -> 2017 – Robert Bosch College
International Baccalaureate, Freiburg

Selected Recognitions:

2025 – Cannes Lions – #2 in Art Director Ranking
2025 – PAGE TOP 50 – Next Gen Creativity
2025 – One Club – #2 in Art Director Ranking
2025 – The Drum – #1 in Art Director Ranking
2024 – D&AD – #2 in Art Director Ranking
2024 – The Drum – #1 in Art Director Ranking
2023 – One Club – #1 in Art Director Ranking
2023 – ADC Europe – #1 in Art Director Ranking
2022 – Cannes Lions – #10 in Art Director Ranking
2022 – Axel Springer Preis for Journalism (nominated)
2021 – ADC Europe – European Best Young Creative

Selected Talks:

2025 – Money ≠ Passion – Panel
2024 – SXSW – Innovation Stage
2022 – Forward Festival – Keynote
2022 – Forum Media – Keynote

Selected Juries:

2025 – ADC Germany – Digital Jury
2024 – ADC Germany – Design Jury
2023 – ADC Germany – Digital Jury
2022 – Eurobest – Innovation Jury

Awards:

The work we created as a team was recognized with 800+ international awards, including SXSW Best of Show, CES Best of Innovation, a Red Dot Design Grand Prix, a D&AD White Pencil, a Grand Prix, and a Titanium Cannes Lion.
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Photo Credits: Ewelina Bialoszewska

12 Pentagons
Personal Project, 2023

Hand stitched to create a ball
This project took me 35+ hours, and I don’t even watch or play soccer… but, making things with your hands is one of the most rewarding things, as you see something shape in front of you overtime.

This ball is made of: 12 pentagons with 20 vertices and 30 edges, 1 valve hole, 900 needle holes and 1800 saddle stitches

Role:
Concept, production, documentation

Instructions: Jon Paul

855-HOW-TO-QUIT-(OPIOIDS)

855-HOW-TO-QUIT-(OPIOIDS)

Opioid Helpline Anzen Health
Dyslexia Unetided

Dyslexia Unetided

Dyslexia Initiative Personal Project
DIN & Disorder

DIN & Disorder

Mixed Media Artwork Personal Project
Breastmilk Money

Breastmilk Money

Savings Account Herconomy
Sticker Calendar 2024

Sticker Calendar 2024

Interactive Calendar Personal Project
AIZOME WASTECARE™

AIZOME WASTECARE™

Packaging Design AIZOME
PENNY Price Packs

PENNY Price Packs

Packaging Design PENNY
Freedom Grams

Freedom Grams

Cannabis Brand AROYA
VOTE

VOTE

Mixed Media Artwork Personal Project
12 Pentagons

12 Pentagons

Hand Stitched Ball Personal Project
Dot Pad

Dot Pad

Accessibility Device Dot Inc.
Dot Go

Dot Go

Accessibility App Dot Inc.
Space Trash Signs

Space Trash Signs

Data Visualisation Privateer
Meltdown Flags

Meltdown Flags

Data Visualisation METER
KaiSans.otf

KaiSans.otf

Typeface with Alternates Personal Project

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