I’m Michael, a Creative Technology student focused on creating sustainable solutions by creatively combining software and hardware.
As a detail-oriented high achiever with diverse skills, I thrive on new challenges.
Feel free to look around my portfolio to learn more or contact me directly on LinkedIn
Most people spend the week before their first semester nervously refreshing their timetable or figuring out where the good coffee is on campus. I spent mine in a workshop trying to solve a design problem for student councils I hadn’t even joined yet. Looking back, I wouldn’t change a thing. How I ended up there The PARTI*Woche — roughly translated: participation week — is a block seminar at FH Münster built around one question: how do you actually get students to engage with university politics? Not just vote, but show up, get involved, care. ...
During the last week I’ve worked together with Linda Mirabelli to create an interactive storefront animation in Processing. You can see the final outcome below: A short excerpt from our Synopsis Our work was inspired by a real Asian restaurant, a Blender 3D project of a two storage burger restaurant and the general aesthetic of “cozy” games such as Stardew Valley. The idea was to merge the restaurant with the layout of the 3D rendering using Pixel Art sprites for various assets as well as processing’s own capabilities. Pixel Art sprites were drawn to represent mostly architectural and decorative elements, while Processing’s drawing and animation capabilities were used to reproduce lighting and interactivity. ...
A quick and easy monogram made for my personal portfolio using Adobe Illustrator by simply combining two “M"s. Used for the favicons and in a monogram version in the default open-graph image.
Processing is a Java-based programming language that allows users to create drawings with geometric shapes on a digital canvas. As an introduction, I’ve created a small flying creature that demonstrates Processing’s capabilities. You can find the source code below: Github repository Link: https://github.com/michaelwlt/flyingCreature
These days, smartphones are everywhere, even in places where they don’t belong. Statistics show that a large number of drivers distract themselves while driving, often with their smartphone. To address this issue, I designed the following poster in Adobe Illustrator for a theoretical awareness campaign.