http://www.michaelzimmermann.ch Michael Zimmermann Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:33:35 +0000 http://www.michaelzimmermann.ch en http://michaelzimmermann.ch/ZHDK-Portfolio http://michaelzimmermann.ch/following/michaelzimmermann.ch/ZHDK-Portfolio Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:33:35 +0000 Michael Zimmermann 313092 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050090.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050090_o.jpg" data-mid="1358434" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050068.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050068_o.jpg" data-mid="1358421" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050069.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050069_o.jpg" data-mid="1358422" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050071.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050071_o.jpg" data-mid="1358423" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050073.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050073_o.jpg" data-mid="1358424" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050082.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050082_o.jpg" data-mid="1358426" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050083.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050083_o.jpg" data-mid="1358427" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050084.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050084_o.jpg" data-mid="1358428" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050085.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050085_o.jpg" data-mid="1358429" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050086.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050086_o.jpg" data-mid="1358430" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050088.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/313092/20100301-P1050088_o.jpg" data-mid="1358431" border="0" align="left"/> Here is the portfolio I submitted to the Art school ZHDK here in Zürich. The homework subject was "Networks". So I decided to create a small infographic booklet that illustrated the networks in my life and how I used them. The idea that small pieces create something larger is shown in the way the booklet attaches to certain aspects of the poster depending on which page you flip. http://michaelzimmermann.ch/Concepts http://michaelzimmermann.ch/following/michaelzimmermann.ch/Concepts Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:14:07 +0000 Michael Zimmermann 280062 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/280062/Interactive_PartyPoster.gif" width="670" height="948" width_o="670" height_o="948" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/280062/Interactive_PartyPoster_o.gif" data-mid="1204099" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/280062/businesscard_cafeinteractive.gif" width="670" height="867" width_o="670" height_o="867" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/280062/businesscard_cafeinteractive_o.gif" data-mid="1204098" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/280062/670-Explanation-Poster.gif" width="670" height="479" width_o="670" height_o="479" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/280062/670-Explanation-Poster_o.gif" data-mid="1208991" border="0" align="left"/> Click here to download the PDF of the Concept Poster Cafe Interactive is a imaginary café. I envisioned a place where one could relax and also interact with the surroundings in ways not common in the modern day café. Pictured above is the conceptual poster and business card for Cafe Interactive as well as a poster explaining the concept. With the rise of smart phones everyone has the internet in their hands. Thanks to twitter and their API's, there is a surge of new possibilities that go unused. This concept uses the new technology to enhance the customers experience. The concepts runs on the web service twitter. A café is used to illustrate the possibilities but this could be implemented anywhere. Thanks to hash tags twitter posts can be easily found and categorized by their content. So for example a popular hash tag like #nowplaying is used to search for music that people are currently listening to. You can use twitter to search #nowplaying and will get responses from all over the world. Thanks to the twitter API's (application programming interface) sites like monitter.com allow one to search for a hash tag and return a real time live stream of tweets with the searched for hash tag. Imagine what that means. Its almost like you can read the minds of millions of people pertaining to a certain subject! Simply amazing! Now to use this technology for our benefit, one simply has to create custom hash tags and then filter the information how ever we see fit. For example in cafe Interactive the following hash tags could be implemented. #zhcafeint_order #zhcafeint_music #zhcafeint_random #zhcafeint_pay By using these hash tags, one could sit comfortably on your table and tweet your order. Because the information is filtered the tweets with the ending order are displayed at the bar. The person working sees the tweet, for example; #cafeint_order could i have a latte machiato. mint tea. 2x pasta with meatballs. table 4. This way, mistakes are avoided and the information could also go directly into the kitchen. The waitress has the possibility to send a quick reply for example. @customertwittername : thank you for your order. current balance; 24.- chf The possibilities are endless! To make this new technology interesting for other people there is a tweet wall in cafe interactive. On it, all the tweets with the hash tags #zhcafeint_music and #zhcafeint_random are displayed. So if anyone has a random thought they would like to "post" for the other guests, they are welcome to do so. This could be used to give tips about things going on in the area. Or if a dish was particularly delicious, one could share that. And if someone is alone, there is something that somehow connects you to the other people in the café. The best part is that this costs next to nothing. The technology is already around. All one has to do is invest in some hardware and with minimal programming the system would be up and running! The best thing about a system like this, is it enhances the experience rather than deter from it. So sitting in a café can be as comfortable as its ever been. But could also have the possibility to be so much more. ... Anyone know any investors? :-) http://michaelzimmermann.ch/Photography http://michaelzimmermann.ch/following/michaelzimmermann.ch/Photography Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:09:35 +0000 Michael Zimmermann 277367 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/3477089086_a26c183981_b.jpg" width="670" height="447" width_o="670" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/3477089086_a26c183981_b_o.jpg" data-mid="1194419" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/3035111721_73035b3e8d_o.jpg" width="670" height="445" width_o="670" height_o="445" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/3035111721_73035b3e8d_o_o.jpg" data-mid="1194412" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/3035147657_2822459410_o.jpg" width="670" height="445" width_o="670" height_o="445" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/3035147657_2822459410_o_o.jpg" data-mid="1194413" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/3202368313_7fc10b0da2_b.jpg" width="670" height="557" width_o="670" height_o="557" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/3202368313_7fc10b0da2_b_o.jpg" data-mid="1194414" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/3477460939_b4d0ab74d6_b.jpg" width="670" height="447" width_o="670" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/3477460939_b4d0ab74d6_b_o.jpg" data-mid="1194420" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/3358051068_dfe2892fe6_b.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/3358051068_dfe2892fe6_b_o.jpg" data-mid="1194418" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/3287487688_afe772c0d9_o.jpg" width="670" height="446" 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align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/20091203-P1030566.jpg" width="670" height="377" width_o="670" height_o="377" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/20091203-P1030566_o.jpg" data-mid="1194764" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/2022340549_66c1325248_b.jpg" width="670" height="444" width_o="670" height_o="444" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/2022340549_66c1325248_b_o.jpg" data-mid="1203678" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/2042968973_5bdacdc1db_b.jpg" width="670" height="444" width_o="670" height_o="444" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/2042968973_5bdacdc1db_b_o.jpg" data-mid="1203679" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/2061700781_2483b56c40_b.jpg" width="670" height="444" width_o="670" height_o="444" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/2061700781_2483b56c40_b_o.jpg" data-mid="1203680" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/2085783209_34fc61d0df_b.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/2085783209_34fc61d0df_b_o.jpg" data-mid="1203681" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/2099024317_ab84ac4df0_b.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/2099024317_ab84ac4df0_b_o.jpg" data-mid="1203683" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/2312259276_ab9ac3993f_b.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/2312259276_ab9ac3993f_b_o.jpg" data-mid="1203684" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/2312260170_b4a6b59df1_b.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/2312260170_b4a6b59df1_b_o.jpg" data-mid="1203685" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/2521333912_279535abfe_o.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="670" height_o="502" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/2521333912_279535abfe_o_o.jpg" data-mid="1203686" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/2757498172_00659fa01e_o.jpg" width="670" height="503" width_o="670" height_o="503" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277367/2757498172_00659fa01e_o_o.jpg" data-mid="1203687" border="0" align="left"/> http://michaelzimmermann.ch/Web-Design http://michaelzimmermann.ch/following/michaelzimmermann.ch/Web-Design Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:05:56 +0000 Michael Zimmermann 277325 These three web projects are ones that I enjoyed total creative freedom on. Both were one man projects in terms of conception / design / coding etc. Auto Suter is the website for a garage that has two locations. In Sins and a newer garage in Hünenberg (CH). Auto Suter is powered by the Textpattern CMS. They wanted a simple site that was easy to navigate yet attractive. This was the result. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277325/aautosuter.jpg" width="670" height="355" width_o="670" height_o="355" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277325/aautosuter_o.jpg" data-mid="1196540" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277325/Picture 4 1.png" width="670" height="464" width_o="670" height_o="464" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277325/Picture 4 1_o.png" data-mid="1196510" border="0" align="left"/> Consider This is the personal blog that I run with my sister. After a year of blogging with a standard textpattern template I was keen to do a re-design. The site had to remain minimal yet have enough going on that a visitor wouldn't bore too quickly. To make the content fresh we included twitter feeds. As well as our favorite video's and words of wisdom all available at a glance. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277325/considerthis.jpg" width="670" height="434" width_o="670" height_o="434" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277325/considerthis_o.jpg" data-mid="1194255" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277325/Picture 1 1.png" width="670" height="500" width_o="670" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277325/Picture 1 1_o.png" data-mid="1196500" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277325/Considerthis_November09.jpg" width="670" height="409" width_o="670" height_o="409" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277325/Considerthis_November09_o.jpg" data-mid="1237506" border="0" align="left"/> Marco Lang approached me for a simple CMS driven website that he could easily update and run. We decided to go with textpattern. Marco was really involved with what he wanted for the website which was interesting. The finished product came out exactly like we wanted. A simple straightforward website. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277325/Screen shot 2010-05-12 at 11.26.39 AM.jpg" width="670" height="535" width_o="670" height_o="535" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277325/Screen shot 2010-05-12 at 11.26.39 AM_o.jpg" data-mid="1800620" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277325/Screen shot 2010-05-12 at 11.26.57 AM.jpg" width="670" height="553" width_o="670" height_o="553" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277325/Screen shot 2010-05-12 at 11.26.57 AM_o.jpg" data-mid="1800621" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277325/Screen shot 2010-05-12 at 11.27.08 AM.jpg" width="670" height="626" width_o="670" height_o="626" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277325/Screen shot 2010-05-12 at 11.27.08 AM_o.jpg" data-mid="1800622" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277325/Screen shot 2010-05-12 at 11.27.58 AM.jpg" width="670" height="669" width_o="670" height_o="669" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/277325/Screen shot 2010-05-12 at 11.27.58 AM_o.jpg" data-mid="1800624" border="0" align="left"/> http://michaelzimmermann.ch/Graphic-Design http://michaelzimmermann.ch/following/michaelzimmermann.ch/Graphic-Design Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:02:55 +0000 Michael Zimmermann 259420 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/259420/paulgrimeslogo.jpg" width="670" height="670" width_o="670" height_o="670" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/259420/paulgrimeslogo_o.jpg" data-mid="1127950" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/259420/logo_mzimmermann.jpg" width="670" height="670" width_o="670" height_o="670" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/259420/logo_mzimmermann_o.jpg" data-mid="1190501" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/259420/collection_CI.gif" width="670" height="867" width_o="670" height_o="867" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/259420/collection_CI_o.gif" data-mid="1198720" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/259420/tear.jpg" width="670" height="594" width_o="670" height_o="594" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/259420/tear_o.jpg" data-mid="1233867" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/259420/Silscreen_CT.jpg" width="670" height="718" width_o="670" height_o="718" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/259420/Silscreen_CT_o.jpg" data-mid="1234366" border="0" align="left"/> http://michaelzimmermann.ch/Resume http://michaelzimmermann.ch/following/michaelzimmermann.ch/Resume Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:02:51 +0000 Michael Zimmermann 259405 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/259405/BLAIRmd_Education.png" width="670" height="540" width_o="670" height_o="540" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/259405/BLAIRmd_Education_o.png" data-mid="1800575" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/259405/skills_1.jpg" width="670" height="288" width_o="670" height_o="288" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/259405/skills_1_o.jpg" data-mid="1188743" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/259405/Languages.jpg" width="670" height="449" width_o="670" height_o="449" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/259405/Languages_o.jpg" data-mid="1188788" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/259405/destinations.png" width="670" height="414" width_o="670" height_o="414" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/259405/destinations_o.png" data-mid="1194373" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/259405/interest.png" width="670" height="360" width_o="670" height_o="360" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/259405/interest_o.png" data-mid="1194372" border="0" align="left"/> http://michaelzimmermann.ch/About http://michaelzimmermann.ch/following/michaelzimmermann.ch/About Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:02:42 +0000 Michael Zimmermann 253877 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/253877/mike.jpg" width="670" height="429" width_o="670" height_o="429" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21854/253877/mike_o.jpg" data-mid="2031219" border="0" align="left"/> Michael Zimmermann Born // 10.12.1983 Father // Josef Zimmermann (Swiss) Mother // Maria Zimmermann (Ghanaian) I am inspired and interested by all things design. Design as a means to solve problems and portray information in as simple and concise a form as possible. Constantly in search of new inspiration you're most likely to find me in book shops, vintage stores, or online sifting through blogs! Design, as a companies prime strategy continues to fascinate me. Companies are following in the footsteps of pioneers like apple that are designing the whole user experience surrounding a product as apposed to just designing the product itself. I hold a degree in computer science from my apprenticeship at Siemens. To combine my passion with my know-how I'm studying interaction design at the Zürich University of Arts. I'm currently working as a freelance designer. contact me // michael@considerthis.ch blog // http://www.considerthis.ch follow me on twitter // twitter.com/considermichael http://michaelzimmermann.ch/Video http://michaelzimmermann.ch/following/michaelzimmermann.ch/Video Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:02:36 +0000 Michael Zimmermann 274499 Above are the first two videos off my small web series called profiles. profiles is a small social experiment. sometimes the most fascinating people are the most ordinary. this is the first in a series of profiles of people in my circle of friends. the goal being to get an honest glimpse into the everyday lives of some of the people close to me. hopefully profiles allows you to relate to the person in each episode. ..as not to distract from the images, profiles doesnt have any voice overs or commentary. just the music chosen by the person profiled. equipment // canon 5d mark2 The videos below where made quite quickly with the iMovie software. Nothing spectacular here. They are on my resume to show my gradual interest in videos. As you can see, my first video was a stop motion I made with pictures from a friends birthday party.