Gui Bonsiepe
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Gui Bonsiepe [ˈgɪː ˈbo˘nsɪːpe˘] (* 23 March 1934 in Glücksburg
Glücksburg
Glücksburg is a small town in the district Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.It is situated on the south side of the Flensburg Fjord, an inlet of the Baltic Sea, approx. 10 km northeast of Flensburg...

) a German designer, teacher and writer. Especially in South America and Germany his publications are considered standards of design theory.

Life

Gui Bonsiepe studied graphics and architecture until 1955 at Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste
Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste
Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste in München is an association of renowned personalities in Munich, Bavaria. It was founded by the Free State of Bavaria in 1948, continuinf a tradition established in 1808 by the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich.The academy organizes panel discussions,...

, Munich and at TU München. Until 1959 he studied at Ulm School of Design
Ulm School of Design
The Ulm School of Design was a college of design based in Ulm, Germany.Founded in 1953 by Inge Aicher-Scholl, Otl Aicher and Max Bill, the latter being first Rector of the school and a former student at the Bauhaus. The HfG quickly gained international recognition and is now viewed as being second...

 (Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm) in the Information Department.
Between 1960 and 1968 he worked as an Assistant Professor at ulm school of design.
After closure of the Ulm School of Design
Ulm School of Design
The Ulm School of Design was a college of design based in Ulm, Germany.Founded in 1953 by Inge Aicher-Scholl, Otl Aicher and Max Bill, the latter being first Rector of the school and a former student at the Bauhaus. The HfG quickly gained international recognition and is now viewed as being second...

 in 1968 Bonsiepe relocated to South America working as a design consultant. From 1970 to 1973 he led the design team for the transaction room of the Cybersyn project.
From 1987 to 1989 Bonsiepe worked as an interface designer in a software company in Emeryville USA.

From 1993 to 2003 Bonsiepe was Professor for Interface Design at Köln International School of Design
Köln international school of design
The Köln International School of Design is an institution of the Cologne University of Applied Sciences and offers an interdisciplinary study program in the field of design...

 (KISD) in Germany. He was Professor for Integrated Media at Escola Superior de Desenho Industrial (ESDI), Universidade do Estado de Rio de Janeiro, where he planned and established a Master of Design study program.

He lives in La Plata
La Plata
La Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and of La Plata partido. According to the , the city proper has a population of 574,369 and its metropolitan area has 694,253 inhabitants....

, Buenos Aires and in Florianópolis
Florianópolis
-Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter...

, Brasil.
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