Tim Schnettker studied Integrated Design in Cologne and Barcelona. During his studies he researched in the field of visual communication with analog and digital media, as well as the potential of design for the creation of systems and processes. For his thesis he researched theatrical and choreographic possibilities in service design processes and workshops to improve the visualization of problems in co-creative processes. After his studies he works at the intersection of analog and digital design and performance in theater as a video artist at the theater collective Studio Trafique and at Theater Bonn. From the end of 2021 until 2023 he worked as an art director for the design agency VUCX in Cologne, developing brands and unique brand experience for clients in various indutries.
+ Work
VUCX - VISION UNLTD. CREATIVE WORX / Cologne
Art Direction
Theater Bonn / Bonn Bad-Godesberg
Video- und Online production
Film and streaming
Trafique, Cologne / Dortmund
Videoartist
Studio Tino Grass, Brauweiler / Cologne
Visual communication
Schmitzworld GmbH, Cologne
Freelance graphic design
Lichtfaktor GmbH / Cologne
Event photography, Lightpainting
+ Education
Akademie für Digitalität und Theater, Dortmund
Empowerment and digital Streaming Solutions Session with Mario Simon, 2020
Service Design Network (SDN), Cologne
Service Design Basics Workshop
BAU – Centro universitario de diseño, Barcelona
Exchange semester
KISD - Köln International School of Design
Bachelor Integrated Design, Cologne
Tim Schnettker studied Integrated Design in Cologne and Barcelona. During his studies he researched in the field of visual communication with analog and digital media, as well as the potential of design for the creation of systems and processes. For his thesis he researched theatrical and choreographic possibilities in service design processes and workshops to improve the visualization of problems in co-creative processes. After his studies he works at the intersection of analog and digital design and performance in theater as a video artist at the theater collective Studio Trafique and at Theater Bonn. From the end of 2021 until 2023 he worked as an art director for the design agency VUCX in Cologne, developing brands and unique brand experience for clients in various indutries.
E: studio@tim-schnettker.de
IG: @timschnettker
Linkedin: Tim Schnettker
I studied Integrated Design in Cologne and Barcelona, with a strong focus on visual communication through analog and digital media. During my exchange semester in Barcelona, I created my first interactive play with the theatre collective Fura del Baus and explored graphic and editorial design through an internship at the design studio tinograss.
My background in visual communication showed me the power of art and design and the fruitful exchange between these disciplines. However, I wanted more than just to find the medium to convey a message; I wanted to shape the message and the process itself. This led me to co-design and the question of how to have a strategic impact while integrating the people we design for directly into the process. At the end of my studies, I therefore explored the aesthetic experience of service design processes using choreographic techniques. A central medium for applying such techniques is workshops and exchange formats in which participatory and cooperative solutions are sought. The resulting Human-Centered Design has become a design ethos for me since then.
After my studies, I worked as a video artist within the theatre collective Studio Trafique and at Theater Bonn, operating at the intersection of analog and digital design and performance. From late 2021 to 2023, I decided to shift carrer paths and became an art director for the design agency VUCX in Cologne, developing brands and unique brand experiences for clients in various industries. Since late 2023, I have been challenging myself further by starting a two-year master’s program in Service Design as an Erasmus Mundus scholarship holder in Latvia, Finnland ans Estonia.
E: studio@tim-schnettker.de
IG: @timschnettker
Linkedin: Tim Schnettker
I studied Integrated Design in Cologne and Barcelona, with a strong focus on visual communication through analog and digital media. During my exchange semester in Barcelona, I created my first interactive play with the theatre collective Fura del Baus and explored graphic and editorial design through an internship at the design studio tinograss.
My background in visual communication showed me the power of art and design and the fruitful exchange between these disciplines. However, I wanted more than just to find the medium to convey a message; I wanted to shape the message and the process itself. This led me to co-design and the question of how to have a strategic impact while integrating the people we design for directly into the process. At the end of my studies, I therefore explored the aesthetic experience of service design processes using choreographic techniques. A central medium for applying such techniques is workshops and exchange formats in which participatory and cooperative solutions are sought. The resulting Human-Centered Design has become a design ethos for me since then.
After my studies, I worked as a video artist within the theatre collective Studio Trafique and at Theater Bonn, operating at the intersection of analog and digital design and performance. From late 2021 to 2023, I decided to shift carrer paths and became an art director for the design agency VUCX in Cologne, developing brands and unique brand experiences for clients in various industries. Since late 2023, I have been challenging myself further by starting a two-year master’s program in Service Design as an Erasmus Mundus scholarship holder in Latvia, Finnland ans Estonia.