
Martin Frey
Diplom Designer (FH)
Absolvent der Universität
der Künste Berlin
Martin Frey is a Senior Interaction Designer at IDEO Munich.
He designs screen-based and tangible interactions. In doing so, he has experience in developing and implementing complex interactive systems and interfaces for different industries, like financial services, consumer electronics, automotive, telecommunications and health. Additionally, a broad understanding of technology and his background in graphic design enables him to quickly develop functional and interactive experience prototypes.
Martin holds a degree in graphic design from the University of Applied Sciences, Würzburg and in interaction design from the University of the Arts, Berlin. His work has been presented at international exhibitions and academic conferences like at the Museum Of Modern Art New York City (MoMA), ARS Electronica, transmediale and TEI and received awards like the International Design Excellence Award (IDSA IDEA®), D&AD, iF Communication Design, Europrix TTA, digitalsparks and Joseph Binder Award. Martin's projects are published in international print and television magazines like Fast Company, Next Magazine China and Kulturzeit.
He designs screen-based and tangible interactions. In doing so, he has experience in developing and implementing complex interactive systems and interfaces for different industries, like financial services, consumer electronics, automotive, telecommunications and health. Additionally, a broad understanding of technology and his background in graphic design enables him to quickly develop functional and interactive experience prototypes.
Martin holds a degree in graphic design from the University of Applied Sciences, Würzburg and in interaction design from the University of the Arts, Berlin. His work has been presented at international exhibitions and academic conferences like at the Museum Of Modern Art New York City (MoMA), ARS Electronica, transmediale and TEI and received awards like the International Design Excellence Award (IDSA IDEA®), D&AD, iF Communication Design, Europrix TTA, digitalsparks and Joseph Binder Award. Martin's projects are published in international print and television magazines like Fast Company, Next Magazine China and Kulturzeit.
| since 2007 | Senior Interaction Designer, IDEO various teaching and lecturing activities, e.g. at UID, Sweden and CIID, Denmark | |
| 2007 | Lectureship, University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, department design | |
| 2006 | »Absolvent« of the University of Arts Berlin, passed with distinction | |
| 2004 - 2006 | Studies at the University of Arts Berlin, with Prof. Joachim Sauter | |
| 2003 - 2007 | Freelance Graphic and Interaction Designer | |
| 2003 | Diplom Designer, University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt | |
| 1998 - 2003 | Studies at the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, department design | |
| 1997 - 1998 | Community service, »Johanniter Unfallhilfe« - care of the elderly, Amberg | |
| 1997 | Abitur, Gregor-Mendel-Gymnasium, Amberg | |
Awards, Exhibitions, Presentations (Selection)
Awards
![]() IDSA IDEA® award 2011 | International Design Excellence Award (Industrial Designers Society of America) for BBVA ATM (IDEO) | Project: | IDSA IDEA® award 2011 | Wed 1. Jun '11 / New Orleans, USA ![]() D&AD award 2011 | D&AD Award (in Book) for BBVA ATM (IDEO) | Project: | D&AD award 2011 | Sun 1. May '11 / London, GB ![]() iF communication design award | iF communication design award for BBVA ATM (IDEO) | Project: | iF communication design award | Tue 1. Feb '11 / Hannover, Germany ![]() TTA '06 Winner | Europrix Top Talents Award 2006 Winner - Category Mobile Contents | Project: CabBoots | Europrix Top Talent Award | Sat 25. Nov '06 / Vienna, Austria | ![]() Digital Sparks '06 | Honorary Mention at Digital Sparks 2006 | Project: CabBoots | Digital Sparks | Mon 1. May '06 / Karlsruhe, Germany ![]() MMT '04 Finalist | Finalist at the Multimedia Transfer 2004 Award (participation not possible due to a stay in India) | Project: Em. Schnittstelle | MultimediaTransfer | Fri 30. Jan '04 / Karlsruhe, Germany ![]() Joseph Binder Award '02 Winner | Joseph Binder Award in bronze in the category 'Visions - Media Design, Digitales Gestalten' | Project: spiderman | Joseph Binder Award | Tue 15. Oct '02 / Vienna, Austria |
Exhibitions, Presentations
TEI '07 | Project: CabBoots | Exhibition and Presentation at "TEI '07 - First International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction", Sheraton Convention Center Hotel, Baton Rouge, USA | Thu 15. Feb - Sat 17. Feb '07 / Baton Rouge, Luisiana, USA ![]() design.digital | Project: CabBoots | Exhibition at "design.digital", FH Wuerzburg-Schweinfurt, Faculty Design, Wuerzburg, Germany | Thu 11. Jan '07 / Wuerzburg, Germany ![]() EUROPRIX Top Talent Festival '06 | Project: CabBoots | EUROPRIX Top Talent Festival '06 | Fri 24. Nov - Sun 26. Nov '06 / Vienna, Austria ![]() Ars Electronica Festival 2006 | Project: CabBoots | Festival for Art, Technology and Society | Thu 31. Aug - Tue 5. Sep '06 / Linz, Austria ![]() designmai '06 | Project: CabBoots, CabTrails | designmai '06 / designtransfer Galerie | Thu 18. May - Sun 21. May '06 / Berlin, Germany | ![]() REALITY CHECK/ transmediale.06 | Project: CabBoots | REALITY CHECK @ c-base/ partner event transemdiale.06 | Wed 1. Feb - Mon 6. Feb '06 / c-base, Berlin, Germany ![]() RE/ACT '05 | Project: CabBoots | RE/ACT 2005, halle_02, Heidelberg | Fri 2. Dec - Sun 4. Dec '05 / Heidelberg, Germany ![]() UdK Rundgang | Project: CabBoots, SnOil | Exhibition at UdK, Berlin | Fri 15. Jul - Sun 17. Jul '05 / Berlin, Germany ![]() UdK Rundgang | Project: First Contact | Exhibition at UdK, Berlin | Fri 16. Jul - Sun 18. Jul '04 / Berlin, Germany ![]() "die digitale Klasse zeigt:" | Project: Herman | Presentation at UdK, Berlin | Tue 11. May '04 / Berlin, Germany |
Reports, Publications (Selection)
Television![]() kulturzeit, 3sat | There was a short coverage about ARS Electronica Festival 2006 in the german, austrian, swiss tv journal "kulturzeit" on channel 3sat, including CabBoots. | Project: CabBoots | kulturzeit, 3sat | Tue 5. Sep '06 | ![]() ZiB3, ORF2 | ARS Electronica Festival 2006 in the austrian news magazine "ZiB3", on channel ORF2... including a short interview about CabBoots. | Project: CabBoots | ZiB3, ORF2 | Fri 1. Sep '06 |
![]() Sonntagsfahrer, radioeins rbb | Interview about CabBoots in the pupular german radio station radioeins rbb. | Project: CabBoots | Sonntagsfahrer, radioeins rbb | Sun 1. Oct '06 Sonntagsfahrer, radioeins rbbCabboots at Sonntagsfahrer | ![]() Welt am Draht, SWR2 | Radio coverage about the award "digital sparks" and CabBoots. | Project: CabBoots | Welt am Draht, SWR2 | Mon 3. Jul '06 Welt am Draht, SWR2CabBoots section |
![]() FASTCOMPANY | The monthly US-Magazine FASTCOMPANY reports about JITWatch | Project: JITWatch | FASTCOMPANY | ![]() |
![]() Simplicity - Ars Electronica Festival 2006 | The exhibition catalogue of Ars Electronica Festival 2006 - Simplicity - includes a description of CabBoots in english and german. | Project: CabBoots | Simplicity - Ars Electronica Festival 2006 | ![]() RE/ACT '05 | There is a short description (english/german) of CabBoots in the exhibition catalogue of RE/ACT '05. | Project: CabBoots | RE/ACT '05 |
![]() make: blog | Blogentry about the GIZMODO Gallery Interview by Jonah Brucker-Cohan in the pobular MAKE:blog | Project: JITWatch | make: blog ![]() shinyshiny.tv | Blogentry about 'JITWatch' in the weblog 'Shiny Shiny - A girls's guide to gadgets' | Project: JITWatch | shinyshiny.tv ![]() gizmodo.com | Interview about me and my projects for GIZMODO Gallery made by Jonah Brucker-Cohen | Project: CabBoots | gizmodo.com ![]() popgadget | Blogentry about 'JITWatch' in the weblog 'popgadget - personal tech, innovative lifestyle for women' | Project: JITWatch | popgadget ![]() designspotter.com | 'SnOil' @ designspotter.com, the platform for designers and creatives | Project: SnOil | designspotter.com ![]() designspotter.com | 'JITWatch' @ designspotter.com, the platform for designers and creatives | Project: JITWatch | designspotter.com ![]() engadget.com | Blogentry with the title "Martin Frey's interaction projects make your senior thesis look lame" - wow, thanks! | Project: JITWatch | engadget.com ![]() wired | The popular 'wired blog' mentions the 'gizmodo' article about my projects in the category 'elsewhere in the tubes' | Project: JITWatch | wired ![]() gizmodo.com | Blogentry about 'JITWatch' in the popular technology weblog about consumer electronics GIZMODO | Project: JITWatch | gizmodo.com ![]() ![]() IKEAhacker | Blogentry about 'Herman - the unprepossessed' in the weblog IKEAhacker, that is dedicated to the modification of IKEA products. | Project: Herman | IKEAhacker ![]() Daily Geek Show | Article about 'SnOil' in the podcast The Daily Geek Show (24:17 min, russian) | Project: SnOil | Daily Geek Show ![]() netzspannung.org | CabBoots got an honorary mention at »digital sparks« award. You can read about the project, the profs and the jurys statement on netzspannung.org. | Project: CabBoots | netzspannung.org | ![]() gadgetgarden.nl | Blogentry about 'SnOil' in the webblog gadget garden - "Jahaa, dat wil vast iedereen wel hebben!." (dutch) | Project: SnOil | gadgetgarden.nl ![]() vvvv.org | Blogentry about 'SnOil' in the webblog of the vvvv-project - "...snake game rendered on a Ferrofluid display." (english) | Project: SnOil | vvvv.org ![]() gizmologia.com | Blogentry about 'SnOil' in the weblog gizmologia - "Snoil, pantalla de ferrofluid" (spain) | Project: SnOil | gizmologia.com ![]() hight3ch.com | Blogentry about 'SnOil' in the weblog hight3ch - "Snoil, the Evolution of the Snake game" (english) | Project: SnOil | hight3ch.com ![]() bright.nl | Blogentry about 'SnOil' in the weblog bright - "Maar deze uitvoering gaat heel vloeiend..." (dutch) | Project: SnOil | bright.nl ![]() make: blog | Blogentry about 'SnOil' in the Make: blog - the weblog of the famous Make: Magazin by O'Reilly (english) | Project: SnOil | make: blog ![]() core77 | Blogentry about 'SnOil' in the core77 blog - "this ferrofluid-based display puts high-tech into some old-school construction..." (english) | Project: SnOil | core77 ![]() digicode.it | Blogentry about 'SnOil' in the webblog digicode - "...Incredibile." (italian) | Project: SnOil | digicode.it ![]() hack a day | Blogentry about 'SnOil' in the weblog hack a day - interesting discussion in the comments about the video: "a fake?" (english) | Project: SnOil | hack a day ![]() uneasysilence.com | Blogentry about 'SnOil' in the weblog uneasysilence - "A very cool project indeed..." (english) | Project: SnOil | uneasysilence.com pixelsumo.com | Blogentry about 'SnOil' and other ferrofluid projects in Chris Osheas webblog 'pixelsumo' | Project: SnOil | pixelsumo.com ![]() We-Make-Money-Not-Art.com | Blogentry about CabBoots after the first presentation. | Project: CabBoots | We-Make-Money-Not-Art.com ![]() We-Make-Money-Not-Art.com | Blogentry about the pressure project 'Herman' featuring 'Herman - the unprepossessed' | Project: Herman | We-Make-Money-Not-Art.com |












































