{"id":11155,"date":"2022-10-13T10:28:34","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T10:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.klassefuerideen.at\/en\/personas\/anita-kern\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T15:44:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:44:54","slug":"anita-kern","status":"publish","type":"personas","link":"https:\/\/www.klassefuerideen.at\/en\/personas\/anita-kern\/","title":{"rendered":"Anita Kern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Born in Vienna in 1964. Mag. art., Dr. phil., graphic designer and cultural studies scholar. Studied graphic design under Kurt Schwarz and Tino Erben and advertising under Walter L\u00fcrzer. Pursued doctoral studies in cultural and intellectual history under Manfred Wagner, all at the University of Angewandte Arts Vienna. Has been working as a freelance graphic designer since 1994. 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