Christian Kotz

I'm an illustrator and motion designer based in Munich I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Design from Georg Simon Ohm University in Nuremberg in 2013. After working in the special effects industry, I transitioned to full-time freelancing in 2016..

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IT Service Provider

2 Imagefilms for a Company providing IT services in the area of south-tirol. I was tasked to develop a unique vector-style, illustrate the storyboard and animate the movies.

Commissioned by TM BRANDING.

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Rosenberger

A series of illustrations that show the different applications and benefits of Rosenberger-OSI GmbH & Co. OHG.

Commissioned by Armstrong Grafik Design GmbH.

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WMC Healthcare

I was tasked to develop a reduced illustration-style for an imagefilm for WMC Healthcare, to illustrate the storyboard and to animate the entire video.

Commissioned by Armstrong Grafik Design GmbH.

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Voice Kids Illustrations

These are characterdesigns and object illustrations I created for the Voice Kids Germany Trailer back in 2021. The project was commissioned by the lovely people over at the Seven.One Entertainment Group.

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Voice Kids Animations

These are characterdesigns and animations I created for the Voice Kids Germany Trailer back in 2021. The project was commissioned by the lovely people over at the Seven.One Entertainment Group.

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Showreel 2022

Illustration, rigging and animation in all scenes was done by me. 0:05 Voice Kids Characteranimations - Commissioned by Seven.One Entertainment Group 0:07 Win95 - Free animation project 0:11/0:38 Skiing&Covid19 - Commissioned by TM Branding 0:14/0:34/0:44 Beer Basics - Commissioned by EXPLANIDEO 0:18/0:36 Nature Family Resort - Commissioned by EXPLANIDEO 0:21/0:48 Health Care Insurance - Commissioned by TM Branding 0:24 Spidercat - Free animation project 0:27 Linux/Open Source Consulting - Commissioned by EXPLANIDEO 0:30/0:57 Summer Funbob - Commissioned by TM Branding 0:51 Customs Clearance Platform - Commissioned by TM Branding 0:54 WMC Healthcare - Commissioned by Armstrong Grafik Design GmbH

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Nature Family Resort

Style-development, illustration and animation of an imagefilm for a familyfriendly hotel in South Tyrol. The video shows all fun activities that kids and parents can take part in.

Commissioned by EXPLANIDEO.

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Beer Basics

Style-development, illustration and animation of a series of explanation videos for a big german brewing company

Commissioned by EXPLANIDEO.

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Linux/Open Source Consulting

Imagefilm for a Linux/Open Source consulting company. I was asked to come up with a reduced but playful vector-style fitting the CI, illustrate the storyboard and animate the entire movie.

Commissioned by EXPLANIDEO.

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Kids Crime

I was tasked with illustrating the winning entry of the kids crime writing contest hold in munich. The illustrations were published together with the text by Henrik Smieskol in the munich’s kids-newspaper.

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Ages of Boardgaming

A series of illustrations for the chinese social network app Gstone, which show the development of boardgames in connection with the history of humankind.

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Customs Clearance Portal

I developed the look, illustrated every scene and animated the whole imagefilm for a customs clearance portal.

Commissioned by TM BRANDING.

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Health Care Insurance

I developed the look, illustrated all scenes and animated the imagefilm for a health insurance agency based in South Tirol.

Commissioned by TM BRANDING.

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Skiing & Covid-19

Lookdevelopment, illustrations and animation of an explanation clip for a skiing region. In it the squirrel-mascot tells the viewers about the dos and don'ts concerning skiing in Covid-times.

Commissioned by TM BRANDING.

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Summer Funbob

Based on the already established style for this client, I was tasked to illustrate the storyboard and animate the entire video, that explains the basic rules for the Funbob.

Commissioned by TM BRANDING.

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Showreel 2020

0:07 Jessi Down - Free animation project 0:11 The Hungry and the Fat trailer - Commissioned by bürosüd 0:14 / 0:53 #365 Gründe McDONALD's - Commissioned by thjnk München 0:18 Trisolaris trailer - Commissioned by bürosüd 0:21 Isometric Christmas - Free animation project 0:23 Motion Design Project - Commissioned by EXPLANIDEO 0:26 Motion Design Project - Commissioned by EXPLANIDEO 0:31 Motion Design Project - Commissioned by EXPLANIDEO 0:34 Monster Project UNITE - Free animation project 0:37 Motion Design Project - Commissioned by EXPLANIDEO 0:41 Motion Design Project - Commissioned by EXPLANIDEO 0:44 Christmas Card - Commissioned by Büro Alba 0:50 Motion Design Project - Commissioned by EXPLANIDEO

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My Deuter Adventure

I was commissioned by Zeichen und Wunder to create a vector-illustration for a new Deuter campaign. The campaign was oriented towards hiking enthusiats and my illustration should mirror the feeling of taking a walk in alpine mountain-areas. Furthermore the design had to be portable for web, print and store-windows.

Created in cooperation with Zeichen und Wunder.