surface motion is a collaboration between art director Markus Weisbeck (surface) and director Oliver Hardt (signature films). The project started in 2008, when they began collaborating on the creative direction of the annual German Design Award ceremony, the country‘s highest distinction in the field of design. In the following years they created a series of expressive artworks for the internationally renowned event. Their artistic approach integrates multiple disciplines, including modernist film experiments, cutting-edge analogue and digital motion graphics, spatial projections, stage design, and stage direction.
Wet Paint: Artwork for the German Design Award show 2011
Documentation
A 3 minutes summary of the entire event, including award ceremony, exhibitions and after party. Music by Brandt Brauer Frick.
Behind the scenes – Handcrafted motion design
Opener
One of 66 widescreen HD-projections for the German
Design Award ceremony in 2011.
Silver awards product design
(5 of 20 projections)
Gold awards product design
(5 of 5 projections)
Silver awards communication design
(5 of 20 projections)
Gold awards communication design
(5 of 5 projections)
Newcomer Award
Testvideo
Raw footage of one of the live music videos.