About — Ø

Animation enthusiast
with love for illustrations.

Specialties: Art Direction / Motion Design / Concept Development /Storytelling / Visual Design /
Illustration / Graphic Design / 2D and 3D Animation / 3D Modeling / Editing

Experience.

UX Design Concepter
at Volkswagen group future center europe Gmbh

Working on UX solution for future mobility concepts and services for MaaS, self-driving cars and in-car interactions. With a human-centered approach in a multi-disciplinary and international agile department with flat hierarchy, I collaborated with designers, researchers and technologists to bring conceptual ideas to experienceable prototypes, in order to shape the future of the Volkswagen Group car brands.

Tasks included planning and setting design sprints, primary and secondary UX research, user journeys, storyboarding, concepting, art direction and motion design for prototypes.

I was part of our Strategy Group working on our in house department strategy as well as strategy towards our clients.

senior motion art director
at sapientrazorfish

January 2017 - May 2017 (5 months)

As the only motion oriented employee at Razorfish I lead the majority of the motion projects.

motion art director
at sapientrazorfish

October 2014 - January 2017 (2 years 4 months)

I worked on many different projects with clients such as Audi, Ikea, Hyundai, Dubai,
Coca Cola, ProSieben, O2, DHL, Addidas, HERE, McKinsey, Skoda, UBS, HUGO BOSS
or Marvel.

As the only Motion oriented employee at Razorfish I lead the majority of the motion projects.
I was responsible for creating the motion direction for projects during production.
My tasks also include creating videos to pitch in ideas for clients and award winning
videos. I coordinate and oversee projects with freelance motions designers, as well
as mentor junior animators and interns.

motion desiner
at akqa

April 2013 - September 2014 (1 year 6 months)

I had the opportunity to work with several different brands during my time at AKQA,
such as: VW, Montblanc, Nike, Volvo, Audi, Firefall, Porche, Vertu, Schiphol, Mini,
E-Plus, Nivea, Telecom, etc.

I was mostly based in Berlin, but I also worked in the other offices around Europe,
such as Amsterdam and London. The projects were very diverse; from pitches
to case films and case studies. I took an active role in creating motion design
for many websites.

accociate motion desiner
at akqa

January 2012 - March 2013 (1 year 3 months)

"The future inspires us. We work to inspire."
At AKQA I started with a focus on motion design, but I was also working on
web design, layout, visual design for pitches and 3D animations.

motion designer, designer
at shape minds and moving images

August 2011 - December 2011 (5 months)

Apart from doing design work I was hired to be part of a team working on interactive
iPad games and I animated characters for the children game called
“Little Fox Music Box”.

motion graphic designer intern
at mickey did it

February 2011 - May 2011 (4 months)

I illustrated and animated for a wide range of projects but mostly for interactive
screens in museums in Antwerp. I was also doing animatics to communicate ideas
for live action commercials.

freelance designer

2008 - 2011 (3 years)

Before and during my studies at Hyper Island I created identity design solutions
meeting the needs of my clients. I assisted small companies with their visual
communication in order to reach their target audience.

denim salesman
at carlings

April 2009 - September 2010 (1 year 6 months)

Carlings is a part of the Varner Group textile company providing a more rock/grunge
style to their portfolio. I was a denim salesman at Carlings, where I got a good
understanding of costumer service and selling techniques.

film set assistant
at bröllopsfotografen

June 2008 - July 2008 (2 months)

I got the opportunity to assist the site manager coordinating the different
film sets during the course of filming. I learned the fundamentals of the film industry
and how a modern shooting set works on a daily basis.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1359421/

Education

Hyper Island
Motion Graphics Designer 2010 - 2011

Field of Study: Motion Graphics, Storytelling, Editing, Concept Development,
Design, Illustration, Branding, Presentation Skills.
The unique Hyper Island learning experience took me on a tour through motion
graphic design, editing and compositing as well as web copywriting, branding, idea
generation and concept development. The Motion Graphics program is designed for
people with prior experience in the field, whether professional or academic.

Hyper Island
UGL, 2010 - 2010

Field of Study: Understanding Group and Leader (UGL)
Understanding Group and Leader has been utilized as a basic leadership training
within the Swedish Armed Forces for over 20 years. The overall objective of the
training was to become a more effective group member, leader and/or trainer.