Markus Lerner works as an independent Interaction Designer and Software Developer based in Berlin. He focuses on the design and development of interactive installations, environments and screen based applications for museums, exhibitions and companies.

After studying Visual Communication at Berlin University of the Arts and the London College of Communication Markus Lerner graduated in the Digital Media Class of Prof. Joachim Sauter. His work has been honoured with the IF Award, the Red Dot, the European Design Award and an Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica.

Generativity, Design Computing und the development of novel user interfaces are fundamental are the core of many of his projects. This can result in any kind of design generated with the aid of a computer, whether interactive or static.

Aspects of time, perception and mental imagination have always been very fascinating to him and are thus reflected in many of his works. Due to his love for nature, design, art and physics he attaches great value to both aesthetics and technology.

Clients

ART+COM AG, Berlin Bauhaus Archive Museum, Berlin Bavarian Memorial Foundation, Munich coming home, Berlin Kurt Weill Centre, Dessau

Monomango, Berlin Mutabor, Hamburg Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service, Norwich Plural, Berlin ProPotsdam, Berlin

studio bec, Hamburg/Helsinki TheGreenEyl, Berlin The National Pavilion of the UAE, Venice WHITEvoid, Berlin

Awards

		Award	Project
2021		Silver, Virtual Expo, Eventex Awards	ZEISS Virtual Experience
2016		Official Honoree, The 20th Annual Webby Awards	Travelscope
2013		iF Communication Design Award	Philips LivingSculpture configurator, with WHITEvoid
2012		iF Communication Design Award Gold	Research Table
		European Design Award Gold	Research Table
		European Design Award Bronze	Solar Module Designer
2011		iF Communication Design Award	Solar Module Designer
		Red Dot Award	Solar Module Designer
2009		IMA Interactive Media Award, Outstanding Achievement	3D Image Search
2006		Europrix Top Talent Award, Overall Winner	Outerspace
		Prix Ars Electronica 2006, Honorary Mention Interactive Art	Outerspace
		CYNETart_06humane, TMA, Honorary Mention	Outerspace
2005		:output 08	Outerspace

References

ART+COM ArtSchoolVets! Back O’ Bourke Museum, Australien Bauhaus Archive Museum, Berlin BMW Carl ZEISS coming home Cookionista Dentalmedizin Berlin – Dr. Felix Zaritzki Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Germany Daegu Science Center, Korea Deutsche Telekom Floor 5 Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Memorial/Bavarian Memorial Foundation Grimmwelt Kassel Kongernes Jelling, National Museum of Denmark

Lufthansa Mutabor Odersun Plural ProPotsdam Mendelssohn-Haus Leipzig Museum of Hamburg History National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service, United Kingdom Osram studio bec TheGreenEyl Philips Vattenfall WHITEvoid

Exhibitions

	Exhibition	Venue	Date	Project
2011	I/O/I. The senses of machines	Disseny Hub, Barcelona, Spain	22 June 2011 – 31 August 2012	Polygon Playground
	Erik Spiekermann – The Face of Type	Bauhaus Archive, Berlin	23 March – 6 June 2011	Interactive Research Table
2010	Berlin University of the Arts Annual Show 2010	Berlin University of the Arts	16-18 July 2010	Interactive Research Table
2009	FREEZE! Art Show	National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan	25 July – 27 September 2009	Polygon Playground
	STRP Festival	Eindhoven, The Netherlands	April 2009	Polygon Playground
2008	Smukfest	Skanderborg, Denmark	August 2008	Polygon Playground
2007	WIRED Nextfest	Los Angeles, USA	13–16 September 2007	Outerspace
	Ars Electronica Center	Linz, Austria	From 1 May 2007	Outerspace
2006	Top Talent Award	Palais Epstein, Vienna, Austria	23–25 November 2006	Outerspace
	CYNETart 2006	Kunsthaus Dresden, Germany	9–19 November 2006	Outerspace
	Cyberarts 2006 Prix Ars Electronica Exhibition	O.K Center, Linz, Austria	31 August–08 October 2006	Outerspace
	STRP Festival	Eindhoven, The Netherlands	24–26 March 2006	Outerspace
2005	IEB	E12-Summit, Munich, Germany	2 December 2005	Outerspace
	RE/ACT	Heidelberg, Germany	02–04 December 2005	Outerspace
	Artbots	Dublin, Ireland	15–17 July 2005	Outerspace
	Designmai	Berlin, Germany	13–15 May 2005	Outerspace
	Dorkbot	Transmediale Berlin, Germany	07 February 2005	Outerspace
	Lange Nacht der Museen	Berlin, Germany	29 January 2005	Outerspace
2004	Karl-Hofer Gesellschaft	Berlin, Germany	05 November 2004	Outerspace

Publications

	Publication	Project
2011	A Touch of Code, Die Gestalten Verlag, Berlin	Outerspace, Polygon Playground
	Page Online	Odersun Solarmodule-Designer
2010	Staging Space, Die Gestalten Verlag	Polygon Playground
	Page 10/2010	Was war deutsches Grafik-Design?
	Fontblog.de	Was war deutsches Grafik-Design?
2009	Media Facades, Av Edition	Polygon Playground
	Smart Surfaces, Birkhäuser Verlag	Polygon Playground
2006	CYNETart_06 humane 2006 10. Internationales Festival für computergestützte Kunst, Dresden	Outerspace
	CyberArts 2006 Internationales Kompendium Prix Ars Electronica	Outerspace
	EINFACHHEIT oder Die Kunst des Komplexen | 18 September 2006 Bericht über die Ars Electronica 2006, 3Sat	Outerspace
2005	:output 08	Outerspace
2003	Grundlagenstudium Internetseite & CD-ROM

Education

2001–2006	Visual Communication (German Diplom) Berlin University of the Arts Digital Media Class Prof. Joachim Sauter
2005	BA Graphic & Media Design (Erasmus) University of the Arts London London College of Communication Interactive Course Biggles
2000	A-Levels Gymnasium Christian Ernestinum, Bayreuth

Skills

Design	Interaction Design, UI/UX, User Interface Design, User Experience Design, Generative Design, Immersive Environments, Data Visualization, Concept, Typography, Camera, Editing, Postproduction
Coding	JavaScript, React, Redux, HTML5, CSS, jQuery, Three.js, WebGL, Single Page Apps, Progressive Web Apps, Responsive Design, Node.js, PHP, MySQL, Java, OpenGL
Software	Mac & PC. Text editor, Git, Eclipse, Flash Builder, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Premiere, After Effects, InDesign, Illustrator, Prepress (Reproduction), Network technology
Hardware	Camera, 35/16/8mm Film, Model-making, Electronics