CANTO VII is a project realised using the camera obscura, better known as pinhole camera. This ancient style of photography works without lenses. The camera is a simple box with tiny hole, allowing the entering light to expose the film. Inspired by the works of Dante Alighieri my images should realise the beauty of the long lost memories of a different time and place, memories of Dante's Paradise.

Hardcover 29 x 41cm · 44 pages · Canto VII by Dante Alighieri, photographs by M. Zimmermann · Published in Reflektor 2, 2010, ISBN 978-3897903159 · Selected prints available at www.kunstkaufhaus.de

SHANGHAI, ZEITZEICHEN is a collection of images trying to document the incredibly fast change of this booming megacity. Where you have small traditional huts today you will find the most modern skyscrapers tomorrow. Each old photograph is contrasted with one taken in the same location in 2005. A map shows each photographed location so it can be revisited in the future.

Hardcover 28 x 40cm · 54 pages · Text & illustrations by Melanie Zimmermann, 34 each new / old scanned in photographs (several sources)

Layouts for several articles in the magazine TALMI (K&E / FH Dortmund, Germany)

Several front cover layouts for the magazine TALMI (K&E / FH Dortmund, Germany)

JUNGES GEMÜSE (»Fresh Vegetables«) is a project transforming 56 common vegetables into high fashion accessoires. In the magazines you will also find photographs of each plain vegetable together with its' detailed scientific classification.

2 Magazines Softcover 22 x 29cm · 60 pages each · Texts from several plant encyclopedias · Model photographs from Vogue Italia, vegetable photographs by M. Zimmermann / scanned in from several books

CIOCCOLATERIA VESTRI is an historical chocolate shop in the heart of Florence, Italy.

The logo I developed for them should recall associations with »tradition and quality«. It contains the emblem of Tuscany, a pegasus. Corporate Identity Design (logo development / business cards / promotional items) · Package Design · Product Catalogue & Leporellos

EMMA TOOLS is a product line-up designed to attract the attention of females. Bright colours, pearl effect coated packages and cute icons are real eyecatchers. A clear description about how to use each product should help DIY beginners to choose their right tool / material. Ironical detail on each package is a cut out collectable discount coupon for a popular coffee shop or fitness studio chain.

Corporate Identity Design ( logo development / promotional items ) · Package Design · Product Catalogue & Flyers

Concept & Design of the boardgame AMO TE for the ESG Dortmund. 2-4 players.

Exhibited at Die Liebe hört niemals auf in Dortmund / Paderborn / Münster / Berlin (Germany) · Mentioned in J. Will Armstrong: Von der Alma Mater zum Bildungskonzern, 2008, ISBN 978-3825817015

Design of 3 Posters to draw young peoples' attention to the subject of high blood pressure and its' risks.

3 Posters A1 · Exhibited at Communication Design Award 2005, Heidelberg (Germany)

Design of 4 Posters with bread-company HARRY BROT's product line-up in famous still lifes of Vermeer, Schooten & Velazquez.

4 Posters A2 · Exhibited 2005 at Museum der Brotkultur, Ulm (Germany)

Illustration of Roald Dahl's The Twits, on occasion of his 90th birthday in 2006.

Hardcover 18 x 29cm · 28 pages · Story by Roald Dahl, Illustrations by Melanie Zimmermann

TILLY & DIE GEISTER (»Tilly & the ghosts«) is a fantastic story for both children and adults. It may seem very dark at the beginning, but the further you explore the friendly underworld of the cemetary together with the protagonist Tilly, the more you will find out about real friendship and love. Love that crosses the borders of life and death.

Hardcover 20 x 20cm · 25 pages · Story & Illustrations by Melanie Zimmermann · Selected Illustrations Exhibited 2004 at Kunstvoll, Düsseldorf (Germany)

Concept and design of the online portfolio http://www.matemann.com

CHINA 2005 is a photo spread illustrating peoples' lives in several cities of China in 2005. A country full of polar opposites.

30 photographs

FORGET ME NOT is a photography project trying to catch and conserve moments and emotions seen on elderly people; a very sensitive matter. From one second to another wisdom seems to yielt void, a smile is replaced by tears or sudden panic. Without doubt these faces have stories to tell.

20 photographs (in progress) · Selected photographs published in several sources, e.g. www.brigitte.de / www.govtech.com / www.jugendnetz.de