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FLORIAN SCHULZ


PUSHING BOUNDARIES, NOT PIXELS

Pixels, please.


HI, I’M FLORIAN, A GERMAN INTERFACE DESIGNER BASED IN ZÜRICH. I DESIGN AND CODE
APPS, WEBSITES AND DIGITAL TOOLS FOR PEOPLE JUST LIKE YOU.


INTERFACE DESIGN


USER EXPERIENCE


PROTOTYPING


PLUGINS


DESIGN TOOLS


CREATIVE CODING


EDUCATION


TEACHING


WORK EXPERIENCE

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Digitalstation digitalstation.ch
Solopreneur

Since 2018 Zürich

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Zürcher Hochschule der Künste zhdk.ch
Guest Lecturer, Dozent Interface Design (CAS Digital Typography)

Since 2018 Zürich

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Ginetta ginetta.net
Interaction Designer

2014–2018 Zürich

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Ergosign ergosign.ch
Intern / Interaction Designer

2013–2014 Zürich

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Behance behance.com
Interaction Design Intern, Remote Contracting

2012–2013 New York

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Raureif raureif.net
Freelance Interaction Designer

2011 Berlin

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FH Potsdam design.fh-potsdam.de
Interface Design Student, Bachelor of Arts

2008–2013 Potsdam

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I DESIGN USER INTERFACES FOR INTERACTIVE APPLICATIONS FOR THE WEB, MOBILE AND
BEYOND.



Since studying interface design at the University of Applied Sciences in
Potsdam, I’ve been working on a lot of projects including apps, websites, data
visualisation and services — no matter what the target device was: a computer
screen, multi-touch table or full-dome projection. I like to challenge
status-quo and develop unique solutions.




I CREATE REALISTIC AND HIGHLY INTERACTIVE PROTOTYPES FOR USABILITY TESTING.



Designing digital products and testing them with users requires realistic
prototypes. A lot can be achieved using clickable prototypes, but sometimes you
need more. Being a designer who also codes, means that I’m comfortable using
data from APIs, sensors, gestures and voice. I like to work with Vue, Node,
WebSockets and Kirby.




I DEVELOP PLUGINS FOR POPULAR DESIGN TOOLS.



When I used Sketch for the first time, I fell in love with its simplicity
compared to other tools at the time. The more I used the tool, the more I
noticed its shortcomings and repetitive work. That’s when I’ve started to
automate commands and turned them into plugins including the first color
contrast checker. My plugins have been used by hundreds of designers worldwide.

I’ve since built plugins for major design tools including Sketch, Figma and
Adobe XD and integrations with Frontify.




I INVENT DESIGN TOOLS THAT WORK WITH CSS AND HTML.



I’m currently building design tools for the web. With Ratio, I’m trying to turn
my knowledge about design, writing CSS and creating design systems into a series
of tools that enable both designers and developers to explore more and worry
less. useratio.com




I SHARE MY KNOWLEDGE BY WRITING ABOUT DESIGN AND TEACHING STUDENTS AND CLIENTS
ALIKE.



Since 2018, I’ve been teaching user interface design as part of the class CAS
Digital Typography at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste.

I also like to share my knowledge by writing about design and technology. My
most popular articles include The Anatomy of a Thousand Typefaces and Designing
with Ratio.



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RE: DESIGNER WHO CODES

Hi there! I build interactive prototypes for startups and enterprises that
convince stakeholders, get developers excited and make users happy.

Whether it’s a refresh or restart, I help you launch. There are no shortcuts to
good design, but together we can check more boxes than you can think of. We’ll
make it bold, with a pinch of fun.

I’ve worked with people at companies including Adnexo, Adobe, Allianz, Axpo,
Doodle, Eduwo, Frontify, Ginetta, Helsana, SBB, Schule für Gestaltung, Raureif,
Siroop, Swisscom, Vontobel and many more.


RE: DESIGNER WHO CODES

Hi there! I build interactive prototypes for startups and enterprises that
convince stakeholders, get developers excited and make users happy.

Whether it’s a refresh or restart, I help you launch. There are no shortcuts to
good design, but together we can check more boxes than you can think of. We’ll
make it bold, with a pinch of fun.

I’ve worked with people at companies including Adnexo, Adobe, Allianz, Axpo,
Doodle, Eduwo, Frontify, Ginetta, Helsana, SBB, Schule für Gestaltung, Raureif,
Siroop, Swisscom, Vontobel and many more.


👋 SAY “HI”, SAG »HALLO«, SÄG «GRÜEZI».

Email
mail@florianschulz.info

Twitter
@getflourish

Mastodon
@getflourish@mastodon.social


APP FOR MACOS


FRITZ


WEBSITE


PILATES PLANA


APP DEVELOPMENT


DESIGNING WITH RATIO


UI DESIGN, PROTOTYPING, RESEARCH


AX-TRACK


ARTICLE, WEB APP


THE ANATOMY OF A THOUSAND TYPEFACES


MAC APP DESIGN


CHUMMY


   PROJECTS


 * SIMON KÜMIN
   
   A SIMPLE TYPOGRAPHIC WEBSITE FOR A COPY WRITER. NO IMAGES ALLOWED.
   
   2020


 * FRITZ
   
   A TIME-SAVING SNIPPET MANAGER FOR MACOS.
   
   2020


 * PILATES PLANA
   
   WEBSITE FOR PILATES STUDIO MADE WITH KIRBY
   
   2020


 * AXPO
   
   DESIGN AND RESEARCH FOR CUSTOMER PORTAL OF SWITZERLAND’S LARGEST ENERGY
   PROVIDER
   
   2019


 * FRONTIFY
   
   PLUGINS FOR FIGMA AND ADOBE XD
   
   2019


 * AX-TRACK
   
   SHEEP TRACKER FOR SWISS ALPINE AREAS
   
   2018


 * TRACY
   
   FROM PAPER TO VECTOR
   
   2017


 * CHUMMY
   
   A PERSONAL MAIL CLIENT FOR MAC
   
   2014


 * NAVEL
   
   TACTILE NAVIGATION SYSTEM
   
   2013


 * LOGBOOK
   
   EXHIBITON APPS RE-IMAGINED
   
   2012


 * GLOWIFIED
   
   
   
   2009


   ESSAYS


 * PROGRAMMING WITH RATIO
   
   A PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT FOR PROTOTYPING AND BUILDING USER INTERFACES AND
   APPS.
   
   2021


 * DESIGNING WITH RATIO
   
   A NEW DESIGN TOOL FOR THE WEB AND BEYOND
   
   2019


 * TURNING TWITTER’S FEED ON ITS HEAD
   
   A DESIGN THAT HELPS YOU TO CATCH UP WITH THE PEOPLE YOU CHOOSE
   
   2018


 * THE ANATOMY OF A THOUSAND TYPEFACES
   
   AN ATTEMPT TO ANALYSE AND COMPARE FONT CHARACTERISTICS
   
   2017


 * DESIGNING WITH INTENT
   
   ON WEB TYPOGRAPHY, INTERPOLATION AND CONTRAST
   
   2016


 * RETURNING INSTAGRAM PHOTOS TO THEIR LOCATIONS
   
   USING TECHNOLOGY TO RAISE AWARENESS
   
   2015


 * TALKING TO MACHINES
   
   A TALK ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE DESIGNING MY VERY OWN PERSONAL ASSISTANT
   
   2015


 * HOW TO USE LISTS WITH COREDATA IN SWIFTUI
   
   HOW TO USE LISTS TO DISPLAY, ADD, DELETE AND SELECT DATA
   
   2015


 * A TO-DO-LIST THAT GETS IT DONE FOR YOU
   
   IMAGINING THE POTENTIAL OF VOICE ASSISTANTS
   
   2015


   TUTORIALS


 * WRAPPING WEBSITES IN WEBVIEWS USING SWIFTUI
   
   A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO VIEW YOUR FAVORITE WEBSITES WITHOUT ANY BROWSER CHROME.
   
   2021


 * CONTENT MIGRATION
   
   SCRAPING AND MIGRATING A WEBSITE’S CONTENT TO STATAMIC CMS
   
   2020


 * FROM MOBILE TO DESKTOP: CROSS DEVICE COMMUNICATION USING WEBSOCKETS
   
   A STEP BY STEP GUIDE WITH NODE.JS AND SOCKET.IO
   
   2017


 * INTERACTIVE PROTOTYPES WITH VUEJS
   
   LEARN THE ESSENTIALS IN 5 MINUTES
   
   2017


 * CUSTOM SELECTIONS IN SKETCH APP
   
   INTRODUCTION ON SCRIPTS AND COMMANDS THAT COMPUTERS LOVE TO DO OVER AND OVER
   AGAIN.
   
   2016


 * HOW TO INCREASE THE TAP AREA OF ICONS IN A SWIFTUI NAVIGATION BAR
   
   


CREDITS

Proxima Nova by Mark Simonson

Pensum Pro by Nils Thomsen

iA Writer Mono S by Information Architects

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Content managed with Kirby

Designed with Ratio and Sketch, HTML and CSS.

Interactive Visuals with CSS and Canvas.

I like Processing / p5.js, but didn’t need it here

Prototyping with Vue.js, but actual interactivity with plain JavaScript.

In collaboration with Isabel Plana

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This site from 2018

This site from 2012


FRIENDS ON THE WEB

Alessandra Angelucci

Boris Périsset

David Aerne

Isabel Plana

Julian Stahnke

Mischa König

Nick Niles

Sebastian Prein

Simon Kümin

Tibor Kranjc

… and you!

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Ginetta AG

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BUSINESS ADDRESS

Digitalstation GmbH

Florian Schulz

Zentralstrasse 43

8003 Zürich

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mail@florianschulz.info