Samuel Lewek
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Hello! I’m a research-driven¹ 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!
¹   "Design" as a tool to open up new perspectives.



 EXPERIENCE

Freelance Motion Designer and Art Director since 2021.
Motion Designer at Studio Dumbar since 2024.
Member of the FMX 2024/25 conference program board.
Postgraduate in Motion Design, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.
Communication Design graduate, Hochschule Wismar.

 SKILLS

Visual and kinetic brand systems2D and 3D motion graphicsConcept and style developmentArt directionVisual researchEditorial designLetteringGenerative designStreamlining workflowsProject managementExploring new tools

I worked with (selection): Musikinformationszentrum (miz), 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
Reanimation20191:10 Min.Animated short
Imbalance20181:30 Min.Animated short

 AWARDS

DINWinner of “The Motion Awards 2024”Student / Open Format
DINNominated for “The Motion Awards 2024“Open Format / Experimental
DINGold at “ADC Talent Award 2024”Abschlussarbeiten / Motion Design
DINSilver at “ADC Talent Award 2024”Abschlussarbeiten / Experiment
DINSilver at “ADC Europe Student Awards 2024”Motion / Film Craft
DINStudent merit at “Young Ones ADC 2024”Film Craft / Animation
Im TrübenSpecial mention at “AED Neuland 2021”
ReAnima TrailerSpecial mention at “DIA-Preis 2019” (Hochschule Wismar)

 SCREENINGS & EXHIBITIONS


Dix meets BixScreening at “Demo Festival 2025” (Amsterdam)Jan 2025
DINScreening at “ITFS Stuttgart”Apr 2024
ImbalanceScreening at “UNiCA 2024” (Poznań)Mar 2024
ImbalanceScreening at “30. Deutscher Minutenwettbewerb”Apr 2023
Dix meets BixPerformance at Kunstmuseum StuttgartNov 2022
Im TrübenExhibition “DIA 2022” at Galerie hinter dem Rathaus (Wismar)2022
Im TrübenExhibition “Kunst gegen den Stillstand” at Peter-Weiss-Haus (Rostock)Sep 2020
Im TrübenExhibition “Konfekt” (Wismar)Jul 2020
Wahn & HolfScreening at “Filmfest Dresden 2017” (kids special)Apr 2017

    TALKS & WORKSHOPS

    Talk at “FMX 2025” conference (Stuttgart)May 2025
    Talk at “ADC Creative Club 2023” (Stuttgart)Nov 2023
    Lecture at Kapuziner KreativzentrumAug 2022
    Talk at “DIA 2021” (Hochschule Wismar)Jun 2021

     PRESS & FEATURES

    DINArticle “FMX Drops 2025 Conference Trailer“ at AWNNov 2024
    DINSelected as “FMX 2025” conference trailerNov 2024
    DIN“FMX 2025 Trailer“ on YouTubeNov 2024
    DINMentioned in Filmakademie press releaseJun 2024
    SonnentraumFeatured at “Fonts In Use”Oct 2023
    Lettering for ”HOMEBOUND Vol.1” by Cihan TamtiNov 2020
    Im TrübenFeatured at “Call for Creatives”2020
    Im TrübenFeatured at “Design Made in Germany”2020

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