Michael Volkmer is owner and CEO of Scholz & Volkmer. Born in Augsburg in 1965, he trained as a photographer and completed a degree in communication design before founding the creative agency for digital brand management in 1994. Michael Volkmer is in charge of client counselling, corporate culture and the strategic refinement of the agency. He has acted as jury member in a broad variety of national and international competitions, such as the Cyber Lions in Cannes, the New York Festivals, the ADC Germany, the Cresta Awards and the D&AD.
| 10.2012 |
Cresta Award, New York |
international |
| 05.2012 |
ADC Art Directors Club, Frankfurt |
national |
| 10.2011 |
Cresta Award, New York |
international |
| 09.2010 |
Cresta Award, New York |
international |
| 05.2010 |
Art Directors Club: Head of jury, Frankfurt |
national |
| 08.2009 |
Cresta Award, New York |
international |
| 05.2009 |
German Multimedia Award |
national |
| 08.2008 |
Cresta Award, New York |
international |
| 04.2008 |
ADC Art Directors Club Deutschland, Berlin |
national |
| 02.2008 |
Best-of-Business-to-Business-Award |
national |
| 05.2006 |
iF Communication Design Award |
national |
| 04.2006 |
Cresta Award, New York |
international |
| 03.2006 |
ADC Art Directors Club Germany, Berlin |
national |
| 02.2006 |
D&AD, London |
international |
| 06.2005 |
IP impulsProgramm, Vienna |
international |
| 04.2005 |
Clio Award, New York |
international |
| 03.2005 |
ADC Art Directors Club Germany, Berlin |
national |
| 02.2005 |
One Show Interactive, New York |
international |
| 08.2004 |
Golden Drum, Portoroz, President Interactive Jury |
international |
| 05.2004 |
Cresta Award, New York |
international |
| 02.2004 |
ADC Art Directors Club Germany, Berlin |
national |
| 11.2003 |
New York Festival - Interactive Award, New York |
international |
| 07.2003 |
Swiss Design Prize, Langenthal |
international |
| 03.2002 |
Cannes Cyber Lions, Cannes |
international |
| 02.2002 |
Clio Award, Chicago |
international |
| 11.2001 |
German Designer Club, Frankfurt |
national |
| 08.2001 |
London International Advertising Award, London |
international |
| 07.2001 |
Banner @ward, (Focus, Horizont.net), Munich |
national |
| 04.2001 |
Schleswig-Holstein Design Award, Kiel |
national |
| 11.2000 |
iF Industry Forum, Hanover |
international |
| 11.2000 |
Shortcuts, Newcomer Award, Rhineland-Palatinate |
national |
| 02.2000 |
ADC Art Directors Club, New York |
international |
| 02.2000 |
One Show Interactive, New York |
international |
| 05.2011 |
FH Salzburg |
Digitale Kommunikation & CSR Strategie |
| 05.2011 |
FH Darmstadt |
Digitale Kommunikation & CSR Strategie |
| 04.2011 |
see conference #6, Wiesbaden |
introduction and moderation |
| 10.2010 |
"Wirtschaftsjunioren" (junior economists), Wiesbaden |
Digital branding |
| 05.2010 |
University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt |
Digital branding and the relevance of contents |
| 04.2010 |
see conference #5, Wiesbaden |
introduction and moderation |
| 04.2009 |
see conference #4, Wiesbaden |
Introduction and moderation |
| 03.2009 |
Evangelic Academy Tutzing |
Radically different |
| 04.2008 |
Evangelic Academy Tutzing |
The Change of Advertisements |
| 04.2008 |
see conference #3, Wiesbaden |
Introduction and moderation |
| 10.2007 |
6. German Design Conference, Berlin |
Human Brand Interfaces |
| 09.2007 |
Evangelic Academy Tutzing |
The Principle of Attention |
| 04.2007 |
see conference #2, Wiesbaden |
Introduction and moderation |
| 01.2007 |
Evangelic Academy Tutzing |
Human Brand Interfaces |
| 11.2006 |
5. Stuttgarter Medientage |
Human Brand Interfaces |
| 09.2006 |
DMMK Interactive Design |
Making information perceptible |
| 05.2006 |
VDZ KreativWorkshop, Mallorca |
Crossmedia |
| 04.2006 |
see conference #1, Wiesbaden |
Introduction and moderation |
| 05.2005 |
Wiesbaden University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of CD |
Data visualization |
| 10.2003 |
Swiss Design Award, Langenthal |
Web design |
| 09.2003 |
Heidelberg Annual Report Forum |
Online annual reports |
| 07.2002 |
Hessen Infoline Network, Wiesbaden |
Orientation in the Internet |
| 04.2002 |
Multimedia Creative Centre Hesse |
Significance of web design |
| 11.2001 |
eDIT, Frankfurt |
Moving images in interactive media |
| 06.2001 |
Wiesbaden University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Economics |
Start-up Management Scholz & Volkmer |
| 08.2000 |
Marketing Club Augsburg |
Calculating costs for websites |
| 06.2000 |
Wiesbaden University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of CD |
Software in paperware |
| 04.2000 |
Macromedia User Conference, Paris |
Computer-based training |
| 03.2000 |
Engineering forum Bingen |
Design concept of Scholz & Volkmer |
| 10.1999 |
Institute of Marketing & Communication (IMK), Wiesbaden |
Online and offline strategies |
| 07.1998 |
Wiesbaden University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of CD |
Interactive navigation concepts |
| 03.1997 |
University of Augsburg |
Qualification in the area of new media |
| 02.1996 |
Cyber-World, Berne |
Design and creation of a CD-ROM |
| 01.2008 |
Supervision diploma project of Arne Stach |
Analysis of the culture of the most creative agencies worldwide |
| 10.2006 |
Teaching position at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Media Management |
Communication Design |
| 10.2005 |
Teaching position at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Media Management |
Communication Design |
| 03.2004 |
Supervision diploma project of Rainer Eidemüller |
Website - Fraport Retail Special |
| 09.2003 |
Supervision diploma project of Christoph Kehren |
Website - Mercedes-Benz "7 Years Later" |
| 09.2002 |
Supervision diploma project of Petra Kongil |
Online shop systems |
| 03.2000 |
Teaching position at Wiesbaden University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Media Management |
Website analysis |
| 09.1999 |
Teaching position at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, FB Media-System-Design |
Future scenarios for interface design 1st semester, Basic Principles of Design |
