Infographics and displays for the KNX trade fair presentation

• Services: Layout, typesetting, illustration
• Client: KNX Association
• Commissioned by: Designstudio Lange

For the KNX booth at ISE 2020, we designed and prepared print templates and illustrated a range of infographics and guidance systems for trade fair displays.

In addition to classic print materials, we also developed animated content for digital displays used on site. The visual system supported clear orientation, structured information delivery, and consistent brand communication across both print and digital out-of-home formats.

Designing digital teaching: Insights into the teaching practice at BASA-online

• Service: Animated explainer video
• Client: BASA-online University Network
• Voice-over: Oliver Brod
• Text: Prof. Dr. Hedwig Rosa Griesehop, Ulrike Kollmann
• Style: 2D, flat
• Length: approx. 2 minutes

This explainer video is aimed at anyone interested in teaching at BASA-online. It highlights what makes teaching within the network unique, from the combination of face-to-face and online formats to the evolving role of lecturers as learning coaches.

The film provides insights into key quality standards, introduces the diverse student body, and offers a glimpse into working within a supportive and digitally driven educational environment. Its goal is to spark curiosity and encourage both new and experienced lecturers to engage with this distinctive study concept.

7 good reasons to study part-time at BASA-online

• Service: Animated explainer video
• Client: BASA-online University Network
• Voice-over: Oliver Brod
• Text: Prof. Dr. Hedwig Rosa Griesehop, Ulrike Kollmann
• Style: 2D, comic
• Length: approx. 3 minutes

The BASA-online university network commissioned us to produce an explainer video for the BASA-online degree program. The goal was to present the benefits of part-time study in a playful and easy-to-understand way.

The online degree program is designed for professionals in social work who want to earn a bachelor’s degree alongside their career. Combining online-based learning with selected in-person sessions, the program is currently offered at seven universities across Germany.

New paths for sustainable mobility: Climate protection on the road

• Service: Animated explainer video
• Client: Öko-Institut, BMU
• Commissioned by: I LIKE VISUALS
• Voice-over: Silke Haas
• Style: 2D, flat
• Length: approx. 2 minutes

How will we get around in the future, and how can greenhouse gas emissions be reduced? These questions are at the core of this explainer video on mobility transition.

On behalf of I LIKE VISUALS, we produced an animated explainer video for the Öko-Institut, one of Europe’s leading independent research and consulting institutions for a sustainable future. The film was created under the auspices of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety and is published, among other platforms, on the Ministry’s YouTube channel.

Language makes visible: Explainer video on gender-sensitive writing

• Service: Animated explainer video
• Client: BASA-online University Network
• Voice-over: Oliver Brod
• Text: Prof. Dr. Hedwig Rosa Griesehop
• Style: 2D, flat
• Length: approx. 3 minutes

On behalf of the BASA-online university network, we developed an explainer video that offers students an accessible introduction to gender-sensitive writing.

Building on the idea that “you cannot not use gendered language,” the film explains different writing approaches, makes their relevance for inclusion and visibility tangible, and shows why the discussion reaches far beyond questions of orthography. Using a clear and lightly humorous narrative, complex academic perspectives are translated into an understandable visual format. The video supports a reflective and conscious approach to language in academic studies and beyond.

A children’s book universe magically brought to life

• Service: Instagram book trailers, multiple formats
• Client: Bastei Lübbe Verlag
• Style: Motion design, animation

For the popular children’s book series Petronella Apfelmus, we produced a colorful and cheerful book trailer for Bastei Lübbe Verlag.

Based on a storyboard provided by the publisher and using the original illustrations, we brought Petronella and her friends to life through lovingly crafted animations and sound design. The 30-second trailer was produced in three different formats for use on social media and is aimed at parents with children aged 4 to 9.

With lively movement, magical sparkle, and rich visual details, the enchanting world of the apple witch is captured with warmth and charm. The result is a playful glimpse into a children’s book universe full of adventure and small magical moments.

Trailer for the bestseller Babel: Language, power, and colonialism

• Service: Instagram book trailers, multiple formats
• Client: Eichborn Verlag
• Style: Motion design

“Can four students stand up to the power of the entire British Empire?”
We designed the Instagram book trailer for the international bestseller Babel by R. F. Kuang.

Using the graphic elements of the book, we combined dynamic camera movements, dramatic music, and animated character introductions to capture the dense and powerful atmosphere of the novel. The result is a visually striking trailer that brings the themes of language, power, and colonialism to life for a new German-speaking audience.

Herpes simplex virus explained in detail in an e-learning film

• Service: Two explainer videos in German, English, and French
• Client: El Pato Medien GmbH
• Voice-over (German/English): Marianne Graffam
• Voice-over (French): Cécile Coiffard
• Style: Medical illustrations, clean
• Length: approx. 4 minutes

El Pato Medien GmbH commissioned us to produce two educational explainer films on herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2. The films are primarily aimed at pharmacists and pharmaceutical technical assistants, but also address people affected by the condition.

Around 90 percent of the population in Germany carries the herpes simplex virus. The films explain the differences between type 1 and type 2, including genital herpes, and provide clear information on prevalence, transmission pathways, and appropriate measures in the event of an outbreak. Complex medical content is translated into clear visual explanations designed for professional training and patient education alike.

Love Wanted: An animated book trailer styled like a video game

• Services: Motion design
• Client: Aufbau Verlage

For the novel Love Wanted by Jesse Q. Sutanto, we developed an animated social media book trailer with a playful video game aesthetic.

Inspired by character selection menus from classic fighting games, the protagonist’s various relatives are presented as playable characters, complete with strengths, weaknesses, and special abilities. This approach translates the novel’s eccentric family dynamics and dark humor into a tongue-in-cheek visual concept.

The result is an entertaining and attention-grabbing social media trailer that concisely conveys the story, tone, and characters of the book in a highly recognizable and playful way.

The European Water Framework Directive simply explained

• Service: Animated explainer video
• Client: Märkisch Blau, Land Brandenburg
• Commissioned by: Sinnwerkstatt
• Voice-over: Oliver Brod
• Style: 2D, illustrative
• Length: approx. 3 minutes

Why do we need to protect our waterways, and how can they return to a near-natural state? These questions are at the heart of the explainer video Mit Märkisch Blau zu neuen Ufern, which illustrates the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive in Brandenburg.

Through detailed and colorful illustrations, cohesive sound design and voice recordings, as well as simple yet effective animations, we clearly visualized both the challenges and solutions involved in the renaturation of waterways. The video shows how targeted measures, such as restoring natural river courses, not only enhance biodiversity but also improve the quality of life for people in Brandenburg.

Living in a solar townhouse: A hand-drawn explainer video

• Service: Explainer video
• Client: TBI GmbH
• Voice-over: Oliver Brod
• Script: Claudia Lohmann
• Style: Hand-drawn, comic
• Length: approx. 2 minutes

Is it possible to create a residential concept that is both environmentally and economically sustainable? Our explainer video provides the answer with the solar townhouse developed by TBI GmbH.

The hand-drawn explainer video illustrates the benefits of sustainable living in the Regensburg region. Script, storyboard, illustration, animation, voice-over, as well as composition and sound effects were created in collaboration with our explainer video network.

DNS:NET: Copper vs. fiber optics in everyday internet use

• Service: Animated explainer video
• Client: DNS:NET
• Voice-over: François Smesny
• Script: Claus Ernst
• Style: 2D animation, motion graphics
• Length: approx. 1.5 minutes

In this humorous and informative explainer video, we show how modern fiber-optic internet makes everyday life easier while delivering maximum speed. The story follows two neighboring families and their very different internet experiences.

While one family struggles with choppy video streaming and slow loading times, we highlight the underlying causes, such as the limitations of sensitive VDSL copper lines. In contrast, the family with a fiber-optic connection enjoys stable, ultra-fast internet, ideal for gaming, video calls, and internet TV all at the same time.

Barrier-free living

• Service: Concept, illustration
• Style: Isometric, vector graphics
• Client: BusSysteme, Verlag Interpublic

Design of an infographic for the cover of the building technology trade magazine BusSysteme 1/2014. The issue presents interfaces and technologies that enable people with disabilities to live independently.

The goal of the cover illustration was to visually combine as many of these technologies as possible within a single, coherent scene.

Telekom: Teaching social media safety in a playful way

• Service: Animation, illustration, programming
• Client: Deutsche Telekom
• Commissioned by: mc quadrat

As part of an awareness campaign focused on safety in social networks, the agency mc quadrat commissioned us to develop four games for MySecurityBase, a business customer platform of Deutsche Telekom.

The games teach safe behavior on social media and raise awareness of potential risks in an engaging and playful way. They were translated into 16 languages and used internationally.