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user experience, interaction
design, information architecture,
visual design, usability

for web, software,
mobile, hardware |
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touchscreen & beyond
interaction dna for ford
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communication software
vodafone messenger |
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modeling software
cinema 4d |
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user interface revolution
visuos™ visual search
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software suite
amp media planner |

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consulting and creation of the ford next generation brand-specific interaction dna
"fordconvers+" for integrated control of navigation/ multimedia/ infotainment
systems within the interface and design departments of Ford.

3 patents (co-inventor)
4 awards & nominations
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creation of the complete user experience
for the vodafone instant messenger.

design of a novel digital product for the platforms pc application, mobile, and web application.

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consulting, creation of interaction design
concepts and visual design guidelines for version 10 of the 3d-modeling and
animation software cinema 4d - one of the
worldwide leading softwares in this segment. |
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visuos™ is the user interface revolution for the next generation search engine.
it empowers the user to understand search results leading him faster to the desired content.
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conception and interaction design of a novel state-of-the-art media planning application.

tools for supervision, creating media plans, campaign management, monitoring, optimization, supervision of media teams, etc. have been conceived. |
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global consumer products
ford
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assurance site redesign
transaction optimization |
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mobile nav device & app
netalie - the way is clear
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website & logo redesign
du diederichs ag
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large scale web apps
ford, jaguar, landrover |

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long term attendance of the digital product developments for more than 6 years.

coining of the user experience within the interface and design departments from logic of operation to visual design.
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concept, user experience, visual design, and transaction optimization of a b2c assurance site.
brand adaptability to regional ci of the assurance company. |
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netalie is a mobile device supporting communication and travel with public
transportation.

when invented in 1995 it was 10+ years ahead of time and anticipated today's similar products and apps.

7 awards & nominations |
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logo design, interaction design, visual design, information architecture for
one of the large building project management companies in germany. |
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long time conducting of steadily growing b2b web platforms.

the conceived interface toolkit and
information architecture has proved to be highly
scalable over 3+ years in a 300+
pages environment with rich web
applications and marketing tools. |
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some of the clients i've been working for |
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interaction design - between hardware
and software

"formdiskurs - Journal of Design and Design Theory"
other articles in this issue by Donald A. Norman, Michael Erlhoff, Frieder Nake
[german/ english]
download [pdf 1,7MB]
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design goes interactive - interaction design:
user verstehen und binden

"XPA - experience Planetactive 02 - relations"
download [pdf 0,6MB]
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visuos - a visuospatial operating software for knowledge work - user interface concepts for visual queries, knowledge spaces, process management, link management

hybrid publication (book/ Internet)
Synchron Publishers Heidelberg in the book series "Digital Horizons"
visuos.com
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die vernachlässigte größe -
dr. clemens lango über marke und usability

"XPA - experience Planetactive 05 - impact"
download [pdf 0,2MB]
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mobile instant messenger für vodafone - user aktivieren heißt user verstehen

"XPA - experience Planetactive special - activate"
download [pdf 0,4MB]
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visuos™: modular, integrated software could help knowledge workers keep track and make sense of abundant information by narrowing the cognitive load

article in ACM's online journal "ubiquity"
volume 4, issue 33
read at acm "ubiquity"
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visuos™ - strategies & user interface concepts for next generation knowledge work systems

article in "intelligent decision technologies" international journal, special issue on knowledge visualization published by IOS press
volume 2, number 2
download [pdf 3,4MB]
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Mobile radio terminal selecting communication partners
united states patent WO2004025970A2
issued march 25, 2004
invented in context of my work for Vodafone.

Operating and display system for a vehicle
united states patent US20100259483
issued october 14, 2010
invented in context of my work for Ford.
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Content Visualization and Intermedia Representations (CVIR '98) - Research Conference
invitation to Coling-ACL Workshop/ University of Montreal, Quebec
publication "interactive multimedia navigation"
Canada, 1998

Ed-Media / Ed-Telecom 98 –
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Educational Telecommunications
AACE - Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
selection of the publication for the German Resaearch Association (DFG) research project “Navigation in Multimedia Knowledge Spaces”
Freiburg, 1998

Media Forum Cologne '97
"Cognitive Aspects of Visualization"
presentation of concepts selected by "media NRW"
Cologne, 1997

Media Forum Cologne '98
"interactive multimedia navigation"; "netalie - the way is clear"
presentation of concepts in context of the research network "Bits -> Images -> Meaning", "media NRW"
Cologne, 1998
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From Bauhaus to Thinkhouse -
International Design Colloquium
"Development of interaction-structures and function software as new design fields"
lecture, publication
Wuppertal, 1998

Envisioning Knowledge - The Knowledge Society and the New Media
international congress
held by the Academy of the Third Millenium, 3rd Media-Biannual, Congress Center Munich, 1999
lecture "Digital Knowledge Transfer" - presentation of the research project "webos"

Planetactive GmbH
consulting/optimization of business processes
"What is Interaction Design and how can it be integrated in projects?"
2000

Bits > Images > Meaning
research group, Collaboration and research workshops on visualization of multidimensional geoscientific data
Universities of Münster, Bielefeld, and Paderborn
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Screen Multimedia
"netalie - der Weg liegt auf der Hand - product concept and multimedia presentation"
"Gürtelreise"
report, edition 4/ 97, p. 96,
1997

Fairkehr
"Tragbarer Lotse - Ein kleines Gerät in der Handtasche könnte Fußgängern schon bald den Weg weisen"
report, edition 2/ 98, p. 11,
1998

Weltbild
"Perfekte Begleiterin"
report, edition 13 March 98, p. 6,
1998

Rheinische Post
"Audi Design Förderpreis an Ratinger"
"Taschennavigator-Studie: Keine Pfadfindermentalität digitaler Kompaßnadel"
report, edition 27 May 1998

form online
design communications and resources
network
"Der Weg liegt auf der Hand - Kommunikation und Navigation in einem Gerät"
edition no. 21, 15 - 28 July 1998
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MediaMobil
"Der Weg liegt auf der Hand"
"netalie - ein tragbarer City-Scout verknüpft die Verkehrsträger"
report, edition 2/ 98, p. 5

Telematics – NetzModerneNavigatoren
article on the product innovation "netalie - the way is clear" in a publication in context of the award for telematics-applications; editor Jeannot Simmen, distribution: bookstore Walter König, Cologne, 2002

WDR - german television
TV report on the "netalie" product concept

i-com - journal for interactive & cooperative media
recension on visuos by prof. bürdek

The 99 Best Webprojects
"corporate media network" website concept & design featured
könig publishers

Web Design Index 1
"corporate media network" website concept & design featured
the pepin press
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if design awards 2014
gold winner

qixxit - mobility for a new generation
for Deutsche Bahn
app and desktop app for integrated mobility planning and guidance
1 of 20 gold awards selected from 1.102 entries from 55 nations in the communication award prize, category "product interfaces" (4.615 entries across the if design awards 2014 in total).
the if design award is one of the most prestigious national and international design awards.
qixxit in if online exhibition
red dot design award 2007
winner

next generation brand-specific interaction dna FordConvers+ for Ford of Europe
selection from 3.880 entries from 34 nations.
the red dot design award is one of the leading and largest design awards worldwide granting high design quality, innovation, and precision.
1 winner's certificate
2 gala at design zentrum nrw
3 exhibition at the design museum
4 publication in red dot yearbook 07/08
5 award ceremony
Henry Ford Technology Award 2007
winner

next generation brand-specific interaction dna FordConvers+ for Ford of Europe
selection from 460 international applications of ford motor company (ford, jaguar, landrover, volvo, mazda, lincoln, mercury).
the hfta is a very prestigious award - "the company's highest technological honor".
only 458 technologies have been awarded in 28 years.
the award ceremony took place in detroit/ USA.
1 winner's certificate
2 letter from CEO alan mulally
3 ceremony footage screen 1, screen 2
4 the awarded team

Designpreis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
nominee

next generation brand-specific interaction dna FordConvers+ for Ford of Europe
this is the official design award of the federal republic of germany.
precondition to take part is a nomination by the federal ministry and having won another design award. due to these demanding criteria it is seen as "the prize of the prizes".

International Concept Award
winner

selection from 195 entries from 33 nations (public category)
product-, interaction-, and interface-concept

International Audi Design Award
"Life in Motion"
winner

selection from 900 entries from 50 nations
presentation at Hannover Fair (world's largest industry trade fair)

Lucky Strike Junior Designer Award
special recognition

"for ... excellent quality and foresightful complexity."
Raymond Loewy Foundation

Midea - Multimedia Innovations for Germany
winner

Siemens AG, Eutelis Consult

Design Competition
praising recognition

Ministry of Economy & Technology NRW
Design Zentrum NRW – nowadays known as "red dot"

Foundation Competition Multimedia 1998
winner

German Ministry for Economy and Technology (BMWi)
selection from 360 entries
business idea, concept, interaction design

International Design Awards
honorable mention

next generation brand-specific interaction dna FordConvers+ for Ford of Europe
this award is organized by the iDA/ los angeles.
the entries have been exhibited at the MODAA (museum of design art and architecture) in california.

Multimedia Transfer ´97
nominee

Academic Software Cooperation, University of Karlsruhe

Multimedia Transfer ´98
nominee

Academic Software Cooperation, University of Karlsruhe

diverse pitches

successful acquisition of many projects in competition against other agencies
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