The term moving graphics encompasses all animated graphics designed with the dimension of time, which are mostly shown on a display or as a projection. We find moving graphics as animated screen icons, web banners, animation to explain a fact or as animated posters in public space. The Moving Graphics course teaches the technical and design possibilities of moving graphics. What does it mean when graphics are set in motion? What statements does this open up? The course participants develop a concept for their own moving poster and then implement it. Experiments should be gained by experimenting with the moving image in the design process. The Cinema 4D and After Effects programs are taught and used as tools.
Dirk Koy graduated in 2002 from the University of Art and Design Basel (HGK Basel) in the field of visual communication. From 2003 to 2005 he worked for the KMS team in Munich and was involved in the development of the cross-media corporate design for Porsche Design, which was awarded the “ADC Germany” and the “red dot communication award”. In 2007 he co-founded “Equipo“ an office for visual communication. Over the past few years, Dirk Koy's interest has focused on the area of moving images. He designed animated title graphics and biographies for the SRF1 TV show ”Focus Blind Date”. The work received bronze at the Bassawards in 2016. He realized some animated music visualizations such as "Escape Route" for the music legend Boris Blank (Yello) or "The City" for the band "Five Years Older", which were shown at numerous festivals worldwide. In 2012 “The City” received the “Honorary Mention” award from the “Prix Ars Electronica” and in 2015 won the 1st prize of the Visual Music Award. Since 2011 Dirk Koy has worked as a lecturer for time-based media at the Institute Digital Communication Environments at HGK Basel FHNW. In 2016, he founded the studio for motion design and experimental film “Dirk Koy Bild und Bewegung”. His work has been shown at the Art Center Nabi in Seoul, at the House of Electronic Arts in Basel and at the Supernova Festival in Denver. In 2019 Dirk Koy received the Basel Media Art Prize for the 3D animation “ground“.
The Institute Digital Communication Environments (IDCE) offers workshops for students, educators and graphic designers.
The workshops afford insights into topical themes of visual communication for analogue and digital communication channels in a study programme reflecting the rich tradition of the Basel School of Design. Practical exercises with a high level of professionalism form the core of the workshops focus. Reflection as well as contextual knowledge will be conveyed by way of input sessions, allowing participants’ work to be judged within a contemporary, future-oriented context relevant to professional practice. The trinational Rhine River Valley is a unique cultural environment with easy access to France and Germany and to sites such as the Vitra Design Museum (G), the Isenheimer Alter (F), or Ronchamps (F). In Basel, the Fondation Beyeler, Tinguely Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Schaulager, and Museum of Contemporary Art are world-renowned. Besides its museums, Basel offers a rich mixture of cultural events.
