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Profile
I am a graphic, web, and motion designer, as well as a producer of explainer videos, with over five years of experience. My expertise lies in assisting businesses and academics in effectively communicating complex concepts through clear, accurate, engaging, and visually compelling designs. I excel in public speaking and simplifying intricate ideas for diverse audiences, whether presenting products to customers or discussing design and communication strategies with technical leads.
My proficiency in leveraging the latest technologies enables me to create visuals and develop branding and design systems that effectively convey brand messages and values, fostering strong customer connections.
My passion for consistency and structured documentation enhances efficiency and facilitates the development and reuse of designs, thereby strengthening customer loyalty to products. I love collaborating on the design of processes that enhance work efficiency and benefit every team member. I specialize in planning and facilitating workshops, which I believe are the optimal method for making cross-team decisions.. But above all, I value honesty and respect, which are fundamental to successful collaboration, and I am committed to accessibility, fairness, and most of all historical awareness in my work.
Explainer videos are the didactic medium of the future.
As more and more companies, think tanks and media institutions embrace explainer videos, we are at a pivotal point to shape this future together. Christoph Kulgemeyer, Professor for Didactics of Physics at the University of Bremen, highlights that the biggest challenge of this medium lies in its core objective – understanding – which is often prematurely created by prioritizing entertainment value and the lack of accurate illustration.
My vision is to develop the explanatory video into a medium in which an actual and not an illusionary understanding is created; it must be a medium that combines scientific rigor with aesthetic and entertainment value.
BewegtBild
Explanatory video • YouTube channel • Art history • Bachelor thesis • Image analysis
Vanishing Mediators
Reading group • YouTube channel • Social media • Lacan • Animated presentations
DE BRücke
Political Economy • Branding • Video Production • Webdesign • Brazil-Germany exchange
Carl Alexander und das Neue Weimar
Animated documentaries • Art history • Klassik Stiftung Weimar
Hagen und die Weimarer Malerschule
Animated documentaries • Art history • Klassik Stiftung Weimar
Was ist das Komische?
Animierte Dokumentationen • Kunstgeschichte • Klassik Stiftung Weimar
Values
My goal is to create scientifically sound, entertaining and aesthetically pleasing explanatory videos on what is commonly referred to as theory, accompanied by publications, presentations and social media posts.
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Minimalism
Minimalism means that only what is necessary remains. It is standardization and clarity.
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Scientificity
Scientificity means as little (new and personal) as possible. It is as much fidelity to the source as possible.
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Aesthetic Formalism
Formalism means that the envelope itself is a letter, when the appearance is analogous to the logic of the content. It is to be desirable, is to be seductive, is to be Παρράσιος.
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Accessibility
Accessibility means to interest as many people as possible. It is to be as comprehensible as possible.
Testimonies
Hohe Kompetenz zeigte er im Feld der visuellen Kommunikation, in Social Media und auf YouTube. Mit pragmatisch-effizientem Technikverständnis und fundiertem Wissen zur Kunst- und Filmgeschichte hat er ein Erklärvideo eigenständig konzipiert, getextet und umgesetzt.
Prof. Dr. Andreas Bienert
Leitung ZEDIKUM / Honorarprofessor für Ästhetik Fachhochschule Potsdam
Herr Kostka verfügt über ein äußerst umfassendes und hervorragendes Fachwissen. Er war hochmotiviert und zeigte ein außerordentlich hohes Maß an Initiative und Leistungsbereitschaft. Er arbeitete stets sehr effizient, zielstrebig und sorgfältig. Besonders geschätzt waren seine eindrucksvollen quartalsweisen Ergebnispräsentationen für sein Team vor der gesamten Firma.
Dr. Dirk Woywod
Geschäftsführer Verimi GmbH
Avec un sens aigu de l’observation, il a montré beaucoup d’intérêt et de motivation, qui lui ont permis de mieux appréhender les différentes facettes de la gestion d’une fondation d’art. Maximilian a montré des qualités de rigueur, de proactivité et a su être force de propositions, autant de qualités qui ont fait de lui un élément agréable et précieux pendant.
Nicolas Gitton
Ex-directeur de la Fondation Maeght