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Back the days I wanted to become a jet fighter pilot :-)! My name is Chris and I was born and grown up in Dortmund / West Germany. Since January 2011, I am working as an J. Art Director at Jung von Matt/Neckar. Before I came here I have studied Graphic Design and was working as a freelancer.
Should the time allow me that: Travelling. The best inspirations are won through exciting experiences. Different countries, different people, different cultures. That’s what makes me exciting. I think nowhere else it is easier to have so many inspirations and own life-experiences than while travelling in foreign countries and cultures.
That I have been moved to Rio de Janeiro for an internship. Without having been proficient in the language neither having known anybody locally. It was an exciting experience. That time has formed me and has brought me further more humanly than technically.
Mostly I am working until midnight . It is difficult to count it in hours. There are strong, but also some silent phases during work. Though, the strong working phases dominate normally. Especially the midnight working hours makes a lot of fun. If you have dinner together, listen to music, drink beer and have exciting projects, than this is not only working, it is more than that. Of course the motivation is also an important aspect to make good works.
Sports, to keep the mind clear. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is the best workout for me, because during that you get to your conditional limit and you can power out yourself. Or I go to the market with my girlfriend on saturdays, to buy fresh vegetables and cook something tasty.
That’s a difficult question. Back the days I wanted to become a jet fighter pilot :-)!
To celebrate the moment within the team when a good project goes live. When a project, in which you see a lot of potential is confirmed within seconds. When i stuck, I go jogging. As long as possible, until my legs cannot hold me any longer.
Photoshop and Nike+.
It is not really new, but I have found a lot of fun at the Sencha Animator. It does definitely not generate the cleanest code and almost every programmer would scream out for help, but you come fast and easy to good results. And for small mobile projects it is totally enough.
In the digital world: North Kingdom / Firstborn / R/GA
5 years are a long time in the internet world. "Decode Jay-Z" is one of my favorite campaigns. The first time I saw that a map has been applied really excitingly. "GE" http://ge.ecomagination.com/smartgrid/#/landing_page the first time I have seen AR. I instantly wanted to do it myself and have worked on it for days. The result was nowhere near enough so good, but at least it worked.
YES. I think my personal mobile site which won an mobile FWA some years ago was one reason, why I was invited to Jung von Matt. That was a big step forward. Thank you very much FWA for your help!
It was a flash site, which I have constructed during my studies with a friend. It was for a fictional skater shop with a long skyline, which was built together. Within this city scenery countless small animations were included, which we previously had filmed infront of a greenbox. It was a very extensive site, from which we learned a lot while producing it, starting from releasing in After Effects until animation with Action Script, because we had to do everything on our own. Unfortunately the site is not online anymore
Not yet. I think it would not come so far. Writing is not my strength. I am already a bit overwhelmed with the interview :-)!
Graffiti is one of it. In which creative field is one able to boldly take as much freedom as in graffiti? It is made for to brake the rules. The Scene is super creative and the people come together from so many different branches. You meet and get to know totally different personalities. Besides, you can combine it with „travelling“ mentioned upwards.
I think it is going to be difficult. I have seen lesser sites made by Flash and I think it is going to be more less. If you for example look at http://www.dubfire.com, you nearly see no differences to flash. Anyhow, I guess that from time to time nice flash sites will delight us. Like http://www.sound.philips.com/, which would be an example.
I think there are a lot of talents, who never have been studied. They just do wherein they have fun and that very motivated and ambitious. Nevertheless, I think that it is good to study. During studies you have a lot of time to try out things and have chances to make mistakes. I would do it again. It was a great time and I do not want to miss it out.
Twitter is for me the best tool for to be updated. From nowhere else I receive faster and better informations than from there. Facebook I am using rather privately and have normally only my private friends. At twitter I try to follow exclusively people from the branche. I think that‘s a good differentiation.
I have been a couple of times to Seoul/ South Korea, from which country I am always shocked about that it is so much ahead from Europe. Some years ago, when the smartphone was not so popular like now, from young to old was already watching Olympia in the subway on their phones. Really impressive how fast the country reacts on new technologies.
I guess to be within the development of a product like Nike+ or the Fuel Band would be exciting. The digital sports sector I would be very interested in, because I have a passion for sports and of course for new trends and technologies. All together would be a good combination.
Generally the most important point is „Respect towards each other“. Very good was also what Leigh said some interviews before: " Leave your ego at the door. Nobody enjoys working with an arrogant person, no matter how good you think you are."
Thank you FWA. Thank you very much guys. It has been a big honor to me. Links   Nike - Catch The Flash  Nike - Catch The Flash - Microsite  Driven by Fashion for Mercedes-Benz  Sins Tour  Mobile Portfolio |
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