Tilius Sodeika

I craft visual narratives at the intersection of fashion, music, and cultural storytelling — contributing to brands like Louis Vuitton, Nike, Miu Miu, Xgames, and Art Basel to transform concepts into motion-driven experiences.

My journey began on a skateboard — a childhood fascination with movement that evolved into a career shaping how brands feel in motion. Today, I bridge graphic design and videography to build rhythm-driven stories that resonate deeply, whether for digital campaigns, social media, or cultural installations.

How It Works:

Time as a design tool: Motion isn’t an add-on — it’s how we amplify proportion, tension, and meaning.
Adaptive process: From raw footage to motion-first concepts, I align with your project’s unique heartbeat.
Proven impact: Solutions trusted by Carhartt WIP, Acronym, and other industry leaders.

Let’s collaborate to create work that moves with purpose, not just spectacle.

Experience

• Freelancing 2021—2025 (Berlin)

• Sunst Studio, Motion Designer 2021–2023 (Berlin)

education

• University 2016–2020 KABK BA Graphic Design (Netherlands)

• Preparatory year 2014–2015 CATC Design College (Australia)

internship

• Studio De Ronners 2019 (Rotterdam)

For collaboration or commission work:

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Colour Mode

Swen marquardt's Disturbing beauty • Berlin Art Week 2025

DESCRIPTION

For the fifth edition of 'Disturbing Beauty'—my ongoing collaboration with Sven Marquardt—we created an immersive installation for Berlin Art Week 2025. The centerpiece at Haus Der Visionäre was a 'levitating' 5x4 meter cube. I designed unique projection content for each side, reflecting on the project's history to further evolve its visual identity. By developing custom animation tools, I injected a digital zeitgeist into Sven’s iconic analog photography, allowing the viewer to experience the work from unexpected dimensions. I projection-mapped the four surfaces using Resolume, featuring over 130 photos across video loops of 3, 7, 11, and 104 minutes. The exhibition took place overnight from 8 PM to 4 AM to ensure optimal projection visibility.

Artist: Sven Marquardt
Space & Organising: Haus Der Visionäre
Project Management: Hardy Petke
Project Management Assistant: Phoenix Joel
Projections: Leo-Konrad Kuhn
Art Direction: Tavy Hornbrook
Communication: Hans Krestel
Motion Design: Tilius Sodeika

Role

• Video Art
• Exhibition Design
• Exhibition Campaign

year

2025

Art basel awards • campaign

DESCRIPTION

The Art Basel Awards is a prestigious competition offering artists monetary grants and exhibition opportunities at Art Basel. Working from storyboards created by Max Saward, I established the motion direction and animated the full suite of assets, unifying them into a cohesive campaign film.

Client: Art Basel
Creative Direction: Ray Gun London
Graphic Design: Max Saward
Motion Design: Tilius Sodeika

Role

• Motion Design

year

2025

MIU MIU • Global Summer Reads event campaign

DESCRIPTION

For Miu Miu’s 'Summer Reads'—a global initiative where communities gather to read simultaneously — I produced a suite of seven motion assets for the brand's social media channels. The deliverables included a campaign teaser, a global announcement, and five city-specific invitation cards. To bring the static illustrations to life, I deconstructed the artwork into separate layers and reconstructed the backgrounds, allowing for a rich, immersive parallax effect.

Client: Miu Miu
Creative Direction: Closer Ltd
Graphic & Motion Design: Tilius Sodeika

Role

• Motion Design
• Graphic Designer

year

2025

Xgames league • explainer video identity

DESCRIPTION

For the launch of the X Games League, I produced a video explainer detailing the new platform's structure. As the project coincided with a complete brand of Xgames, I was responsible for interpreting the new visual direction and applying it to the motion design. I developed the storyboard, animated the updated graphic assets and typography, and integrated archival footage. The final edit was carefully paced to align with the voiceover, ensuring the video matched the dynamic energy of the sport.

Creative Direction: Mike Lamont
Concept, Direction, Identity: WKNDHRS
Motion Design & Compositing: Tilius Sodeika

Role

• Motion Design
• Storyboarding
• Video Compositing

year

2025

Platte Store • Berlin Fashion Week ss25

DESCRIPTION

I was commissioned by Platte and Sven Marquardt to create moving backdrops for their Berlin Fashion Week SS25 exhibition at Platte Store Berlin. The six-day exhibition, held in the store's basement, explored themes of dystopia, clouds, love, and loneliness. I produced four videos for the installation, incorporating AI-generated clouds and an abstract spinning engine, symbolizing a dystopian representation of society's machinery.

Client: Platte Store Berlin
Curated: Sven Marquardt
Motion Design & Art Direction: Tilius Sodeika
Fashion Designers: Yannic Pretzlaff, Rosalba Faroqhi, Henning Marten, Alina Nazari, Luis Buchwald, Fritz Fromm, Saudin Waiianaung, Lotta Strobauch, HOUSE OF AKIR, Tim Escher, Shahnoz Bakht, S T E F A N U H R, David Sandersfeld
Stage Design: Simon Lesemann

Role

• Motion Design

year

2025

Louis Vuitton • New York's 5th AVEnue building projections

DESCRIPTION

The Closer Ltd team approached me during the pitch phase of this project, where we quickly developed sketches and a presentation that secured the win. Once the LV trunk scaffolding was under construction, we began designing and preparing the visuals for projection. The most challenging aspect was adapting the design for 16 projectors positioned across multiple floors of buildings around the location, all synchronized to a single computer station. This truly was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I’m deeply grateful to have contributed to such a unique and ambitious project.

Client: Louis Vuitton
Creative Direction: Closer Ltd
Creative Lead: Adam Aftanas
Project Manager: Matt Dunn
Graphic Motion Design: Tilius Sodeika & Andrew Cunningham
3D Design: Kopfgestaltung, Bruno Fabian SG, Kornel Makarowicz, Oskar Fülöp
Compositing: Gero Eckhardt & Tilius Sodeika

Role

• Motion Design
• Compositing

year

2024

2024 Paris Olympics • Nike on air — GeneAlogy room

DESCRIPTION

As part of Nike's exhibition at Palais Brongniart during the 2024 Paris Olympics, I animated a 4:20-minute video showcasing the history of Nike Air. The piece, displayed on an LED wall, featured three chapters highlighting iconic shoe designs, cushioning technology, archival footage, and interviews with creators. My role included animating the video, designing seamless chapter transitions, and preparing the final file for installation playback.

Graphic Design: Boris Meister⁣⁣⁣
Motion Design: Tilius Sodeika and Mathieu Dellabe⁣⁣⁣
Writer: Iona Jackson ⁣⁣⁣
Research: Lula Ososki ⁣⁣⁣Edit: Pavilion Works and Amy Daneel⁣⁣⁣
Sound Design: Pavilion Works⁣⁣⁣
3D Render: Murat Kilic and Kaan Kucuk⁣⁣⁣
Production: Aynur Kazaz⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
Closer Team ⁣⁣⁣CCO: Andreas Neophytou⁣⁣⁣
Copy Lead: Hayden Manders⁣⁣⁣
Account Manager: Amina Toullea and Cecilia Hoijertz⁣⁣⁣
Motion Studio Director: Marie Larsen ⁣
Head of Production: Laura Hargroves ⁣⁣⁣
Managing Director: Donald Stewart ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
Space Design: Blue Revolver⁣⁣⁣⁣I

Role

• Graphic Motion Design

year

2024

DXDAO • CARROT EXPLAINER VIDEO

DESCRIPTION

SMS3D reached out to me for some help with the whole explainer video. I provided transition, animated graphics to help follow the narrative, and overall improved flow. I had a lot of fun playing with all the 3D assets and then glueing the whole project into a cohesive story.

Creative Direction: Dirk König
Concept, Direction, 3D: SMS3D
Motion Design & Compositing: Tilius Sodeika
Sound Design: Manuel Fischer

Role

• Motion Design
• Video Compositing

year

2023

Carhartt WIP Virtual Meeting S/S-22 Marketing Reel
Nike Home Of Running Berlin Marathon Campaign
5 Elephants Coffee Event Poster
Nike Peg Shop Berlin Half Marathon Campaign
Carhartt WIP Virtual Meeting S/S-23 Intro
BSTN London Store Opening Poster
Carhartt WIP Virtual Meeting F/W-23 Intro
Acronym x Solebox Workshop Campaign
Nike x Overkill AirMaxDay with Ski Aggu Concert Poster

Sunst Studio Projects

DESCRIPTION

I worked as a motion designer at Sunst Studio. This pivotal chapter in my career was not just about mastering a suite of tools; it was an immersive education in the inner workings of a top-tier multi-disciplinary creative studio environment. I gained invaluable insights into the processes that underpin studio efficacy, from professional communication to file management systems, to strict deadlines and industry precision standards. Each piece is a testament to the motion design expertise I developed under Sunst Studio's guidance. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the entire Sunst team for an exhilarating, enriching, and sometimes difficult ride, and for imparting the wisdom that has become the cornerstone of my creative practice.

ROLE

• Motion design
• Graphic design
• Art direction
• Editing
• Post-production

year

2021-2023

Sven Marquardt's NYC Expo Disturbing Beauty

DESCRIPTION ↓

I was privileged to collaborate with Sven Marquardt on his "Disturbing Beauty" exhibition for New York City's Art Week, tasked with conceptualizing and producing video assets for display in Arts District Brooklyn — a venue renowned for its immersive 360° projection mapping. Initially considering a morphing effect, I instead innovated a luminosity pixel reveal animation with blue and red glow effects, which not only showcased Sven's evocative photography but also revealed a collage that underscored the rich, organic grain of his film work. Over 100 images were treated with these 10-second transitions, complemented by additional AI-generated morphs. These elements were then seamlessly integrated by the Tek Support team, who further enhanced the exhibition with sophisticated VJ programming, creating a multi-sensory experience that truly encapsulated the unsettling allure of Marquardt's artistry.

Keywords ↓

#motion_design #creative_direction #art_direction #

materials ⁄ medias ↓

#digital #video #projection_mapping

year ↓

2023

Nude Berlin party poster

DESCRIPTION ↓

I animated the graphic communication layers on these 2 posters for Nude Berlin. I really enjoyed working on this because it happened fast, intuitively, and I like how the two layers, 3D dancer and graphic, interact and add to each other yet keep the function and stand strong by themselves. Thanks to SMS3D for involving me with Nude Berlin parties, which were super fun. Looking forward to the next one!


Keywords ↓

#graphic_motion_design

materials ⁄ medias ↓

#digital #video

year ↓

2023

Spotify Canvas videos

Krankenwagens "Don't send help" album

DESCRIPTION ↓

Krankenwagens asked me to create an album artwork for Spotify and platforms alike. After searching for a way to capture their essence and taking in consideration that it will only be a digital release, I decided to focus on type design. The ever transforming letter designs of Krankenwagens capture their free spirit in exploration of sound aesthetics. For each song I made 8 second videos that loops when you play the song on Spotify on your phone. To capture the mood of each song I applied motion effect considering the energy and feeling.

Keywords ↓

#band #visual_identity #art_direction #cover_art  #design #graphic_design #motion_design

materials ⁄ medias ↓

#digital #video

year ↓

2023

Krankenwagens single cover series

DESCRIPTION ↓

Krankenwages asked me to produce 3 covers for 3 of their single songs, which got published on all online music platforms and their social media.

Keywords ↓

#band #visual_identity #art_direction #cover_art  #design #graphic_design

materials ⁄ medias ↓

#digital #photography

year ↓

2022

Versacer Freeze full music video
Versacer Freeze instagram teasers
Versacer Freeze making-off

Versacer freeze music video

DESCRIPTION ↓

Versacer band asked me to write and direct a music video for their song Freeze. Me and the lead singer/guitarist Julian came up with a short story, we together found a actors, cameraman and helping hands. I directed the music video's shooting and later edited, and did post production, except the colours grading was done by Patricija Andrijaityte.

Keywords ↓

#music_video #visual_identity #directing #writing #editing #post_production #design

materials ⁄ medias ↓

#digital

year ↓

2021

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murina.lt identity, website design & development (SM)

DESCRIPTION ↓

Murina is a lighting design studio situated in Vilnius, Lithuania. After more than 20 years, Murina transformed from being a luminaries retail company to a lighting design studio. The website focuses on communicating that transformation, highlighting the services they provide, the projects they worked on and offers a catalog for both household customers and professionals. Their visual identity has a clean, elegant, luxury look, in combination with a constructive user experience.

Keywords ↓

#rebranding #visual_identity #logo_design #web_design #development

materials ⁄ medias ↓

#digital

year ↓

2021

The display is divided into to two screens. Bottom one shows the perspective of human, top one the perspective of water.
The installation from above. The film was shown on two synced screens. Additional text about professor Teun Terpstra and abstract was screen-printed on the floor, and highlighted by the pointing lights from the ceiling.
The grey and purple is a reference to the scientific thinking methodology. It de-constructs the natural environment, which the black background hold together.
The map disappears under splashes of ink.
The green dots trace the stream of the sea, suggesting the chaotic flux of everything on planet earth.
The filming of the 'Water colonising the human land' chapter happened in a metal bath with a world map glued on the bottom. I used a syringe with acrylic ink.
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And I Am You & You Are Me & You Are We & We Are All (IAY)

DESCRIPTION ↓

In his film installation, Tilius Sodeika questions the constructs of nature and explores his metaphysical coordinates of living in the rise of climate change era. Tilius analyses how semiotic relations with nature are constructed by interviewing Professor Teun Terpstra, a researcher in climate change psychology. The film merges abstract with scientific, resulting in a visual poem that confronts the viewer with nature’s sublime, delivered with a turbulent, at times frightening, phonic range. The island screen installation invites the audience to experience the film from multiple perspectives: a gesture that urges one to reshape their perception of nature.

Keywords ↓

#environment_perception #climate_change #video_art #film

materials ⁄ medias ↓

#metal_installation #film_10min.
#sound_shower_speakers #sound_design #post-production
#screen_printing

year ↓

2020

KABK 2020 Graduation show
Footnotes in the thesis are separated by two different font sizes. The larger font footnotes refer to written thesis, other smaller font footnotes refer to images or additional information.
The images play an important part in the thesis. There is a black frame with luminosity effect to give the vast variation of images a uniting design element, that doesn't reduce the image size.
The name of the thesis is repeated in the top left page. In this case, the name has a strong relation/juxtaposition with the image.
The images in the thesis are often literally referred to, therefore the thesis book designed required to place both the image and text in the same page.
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Hyperdisaster (HD)

DESCRIPTION ↓

Rebecca Solnit wrote “These are clearly not events to be wished for, yet they bring out the best in us and give us a common purpose”. His bachelor’s thesis Tilius Sodeika asks “How disasters shape societies?”, to which he started answering by researching disasters and their what the survivors experienced. He then synthesised those findings with the prediction models of climate change to, which allowed him to scale the concept and called it ‘hyperdisaster’ as it stretches further in time and space than an individual’s life. Tilius Sodeika used Extinction Rebellion protest movement to study the effects of hyperdisaster, exploring the global identity of the movement and it’s reasons, he could speculate on a further societal development in the geological era of the anthroposcene.

Keywords ↓

#bachelors_thesis
#artistic_research #book_design

materials ⁄ medias ↓

#stitch_binding #folded_sleeve_cover
#digital_printing #90g_biotop_paper

year ↓

2020

The footnotes are in a slanted text box, pointing to where in the text or which image each of them refers to and helps the reader to look at the footnotes without loosing line in the text after reading the footnote.
Quoted text is placed in medium Italic font to be easily distinguishable.
Body text has 2mm margin. It creates a feeling that a part of text is missing if it was cut off. Layout design conceptually adds to the theme of the thesis.
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third space (TS)

DESCRIPTION ↓

Third Space is a bachelor’s thesis of Linhuien Chen is an auto-biographical exploration of diaspora, home, family and self-development. Linhuien Chen is born in Taiwan, in a small island called Xiyuping, which today functions as a sanctuary for wildlife. While with one hand L. Chen examines the Western culture with a magnifying glass, with the other hand she examines her past with a telescope. She navigates in this space to find an answer to question ‘Who am I and where is home to which I could return?’.

Keywords ↓

#book_design #micro_typography #editorial_design #bachelors_thesis

materials ⁄ medias ↓

#stitch_binding #cyanotype_cover
#digital_printing #90g_roman_paper

year ↓

2019

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Made using machine learning word embedding model. For input we used reports from Dutch Ministry of Finance. The output is clusters of words coordinated by their syntax, semiotic and semantic relations.
Images of the installation from the exhibition inside the building of Dutch Ministry of Finance. Here the people could interact with the website.
The poster was printed in 1/3 project issues, which were all given away during the exhibition inside the Dutch Ministry of Finance.
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Vulnerable State — Models of Language as Output (VS)

DESCRIPTION ↓

Vulnerable State is a series of 3 outputs researching the use of machine learning algorithms by the Dutch Ministry of Finance (MinFin). In the first output, Tilius Sodeika and Kihyeon Kim develops an poster using word embedding machine learning model, which was trained on various reports published by MinFin. The poster explores the biases presented by the algorithm. The second output is a visual exploration of the algorithmic biases done in a workshop to produce the second issue of The Giant Floating Eye Ball in collaboration with the 3rd year bachelor students from KABK. The third output is an interactive poem generator, which was exhibited inside MinFin with the rest of the students.

Keywords ↓

#python #bias_algorithm #machine_learning #algorithm_research

materials ⁄ medias ↓

#webdesign #poster
#word_embedding_model #exhibition

year ↓

2019

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map of skateboarding evolution (WM)

DESCRIPTION ↓

Map of Skateboarding Evolution is part of the research into the sub-movements of skateboarding. Skateboarding got introduced to the Olympics in 2016, which motivated skateboarders across the world to define a new identity. The poster explores the evolution from its infancy to its current trends on Instagram and Olympic platform.

Keywords ↓

#poster #skateboarding

materials ⁄ medias ↓

#digital_printing #500mmX700mm

year ↓

2018

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age of old (AO)

DESCRIPTION ↓

Age of Old is a poster for a media-art exhibition inside KABK. Tilius Sodeika used photos of magnified flesh highlight the biological links in human perception of ageing. The poster was screen-printed on A1 size.

Keywords ↓

#poster #exhibition

materials ⁄ medias ↓

#screen_printing #500mmX700mm
#300g_fabriano_paper

year ↓

2019

The map on the left page was created using Map Box.
The wide book format allows images and footnotes to be placed next to the body text. The 6 column grid allowed both body text pages and image pages feel coherent.
Each sub-chapter about a specific squat starts with a 3D image of the building in which the squat started. The images are modified to highlight the building.
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Wolves, Mice & Milk (WM)

DESCRIPTION ↓

Wolves Mice & Milk is a catalogue of legalised squats in Amsterdam. Tilius Sodeika explores the squatting history of Amsterdam and marks a milestone when squatting was banned in 2010. The catalogue book documents the squats that have lived passed that mark, and the communities they hold. The 62 documented squats create a unique collection and show the evolution of the movement. Tilius Sodeika decides to urges to fragility of the movement by not binding the book, as the movement nowadays no longer shares a stable platform on which is was built.

Keywords ↓

#book_design #micro_typography #editorial_design #field_research #kraak #squat #amsterdam #interview

materials ⁄ medias ↓

#open_binding #hard_cover_sleeve
#digital_printing #100g_biotop_paper

year ↓

2018

projects Overview

Disturbing Beauty • Berlin

Art Basel • Awards

Miu Miu • Summer Reads

Xgames League

Platte • Berlin Fashion Week S/S25

Louis Vuitton • 5th Ave NYC

Nike Air Genealogy

DxDAO • Carrot

Sunst Studio

Sunst Studio
Projects

Sven Marquardt
NYC Expo

Nude Berlin
Party Posters

Krankenwagens Album

Krankenwagens Single Cover Serie

Versacer Freeze Music Video

Studio Murina

I am you & you are me & you are we & we are all

Hyperdisaster

Third Space

Vulnerable State

Age of Old

Map of Skateboarding Evolution

Wolves Mice & Milk