Samuel Lewek
Ludwigsburg, DE

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Hello! I’m a research-driven art director and motion designer with a focus on typography & abstract shapes. I like to dig deep in the mud to find a different angle on a problem.

Get in touch if you have a project in mind, a great font to share or if you’re interested in the topics of body & movement!



EXPERIENCE

Freelance Motion Designer and Art Director since 2021.
Previously Motion Designer at Studio Dumbar.
Member of the FMX conference program board.
Postgraduate in Motion Design, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.
Communication Design graduate, Hochschule Wismar.

SKILLS

Visual and kinetic brand systems2D and 3D motion graphicsCustom letteringConcept and style developmentArt directionVisual researchEditorial designGenerative designStreamlining workflowsExploring new tools

I worked with (selection): Musikinformationszentrum, Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, FMX Conference, Studio Dumbar for Apple Music, Studio Dumbar for Google/YouTube, Studio Dumbar for LVMH, Studio Dumbar for Meta, Studio Dumbar for OpenAI, Studio Dumbar for Theater Rotterdam, Panama for bwegt, Panama for Mercedes, Docuvista for ZDF, M.A.R.K.13.



PERSONAL PROJECTS

Dancing in Norms (DIN)20242:30 min.Animated short
Chronos20231:20 min.Experimental short
Dix meets Bix202260:00 min.Audiovisual performance
Touched20221:50 min.Experimental short
Im Trüben2020144 pp.Catalog of metaphors
Reanimation20191:10 min.Animated short
Imbalance20181:30 min.Animated short

AWARDS

Winner of The Motion Awards 2024DIN / Student>Open Format
Nominated for The Motion Awards 2024DIN / Experimental
Gold at ADC Talent Award 2024DIN / Abschl.-Arb>Motion Design
Silver at ADC Talent Award 2024DIN / Abschl.-Arb>Experiment
Silver at ADC Europe Student Awards 2024DIN / Film Craft
Four Stars at BIAFF 2025Imbalance
Nominated for Best 60-Second Film at BIAFF 2025Imbalance
Nominated for Best Animation at BIAFF 2025Imbalance
Student merit at Young Ones ADC 2024DIN / Film Craft
Special mention at AED Neuland 2021Im Trüben
Special mention at DIA-Preis 2019Reanimation

TALKS & WORKSHOPS

Talk at FMX 2025 conference (DE)May 2025
Talk at ADC Creative Club Stuttgart 2023 (DE)Nov 2023
Lecture at Kapuziner Kreativzentrum (DE)Aug 2022
Talk at DIA Hochschule Wismar 2021 (DE)Jun 2021

SCREENINGS & EXHIBITIONS


Screening at BIAFF 2025 (UK)ImbalanceApr 2025
Screening at Demo Festival 2025 (NL)Dix meets BixJan 2025
Screening at ITFS  (DE)DIN / HochschulpräsentationApr 2024
Screening at UNiCA 2024 (PL)ImbalanceMar 2024
Screening at 30. Deutscher Minutenwettbewerb (DE)ImbalanceApr 2023
Performance at Kunstmuseum Stuttgart (DE)Dix meets BixNov 2022
Exhibition “DIA 2022” at Galerie hinter dem Rathaus (DE)Im Trüben2022
Exhibition “Kunst gegen den Stillstand” at Peter-Weiss-Haus (DE)Im TrübenSep 2020
Screening at Filmfest Dresden 2017 (DE)Wahn & Holf / Kids specialApr 2017

WWW

Article “FMX Drops 2025 Conference Trailer“ at AWNNov 2024
Dancing in Norms got selected as FMX 2025 conference trailerNov 2024
FMX 2025 Trailer on YouTubeNov 2024
Featured at Fonts In UseSonnentraumOct 2023
Article “Live-Jazz und animierte Kunst” at re.flectDix meets BixNov 2022
Lettering for “Homebound Vol.1” by Cihan TamtiNov 2020
Featured at Call for CreativesIm Trüben2020
Featured at Design Made in GermanyIm Trüben2020