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 ===== Detailed Bio =====
-Felix Hardmood Beck was born in Düsseldorf in 1978. After high school, community service, various internships and jobs in the creative industries (photo studio, agency for brand management, web design studio, software company, team leader for promotion agency, film studio, etc.), as well as a six-semester excursion to a small private design school, he finally (and happily) studied visual communication at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK) and the Universidad de La Laguna (Erasmus semester on Tenerife, Canary Islands) from 2002 to 2007. After the foundations program (Prof. Uli Schwarz, Prof. Jasper Halfmann, KM Andrea Schmidt) and the intermediate diploma with a focus on exhibition design (Prof. Diel, KM Karin Ocker), he shifted towards the digital media class ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_Sauter|Prof. Joachim Sauter]], KM Jussi Ängeslevä), where he graduated in 2007 in form of a neo-religious pilgrimage walking cane that led its users to unknown physical and virtual places((https://www.yankodesign.com/2008/10/20/trod-the-untrodden-path-geocane-and-upward/)). In 2011, after a one-year master class (parallel to his position as art director at [[http://www.artcom.de|ART+COM Studios]]), at the UdK, he got appointed as //Meisterschüler// with his work [[https://www.felix-beck.de/student_works/zoanthroid.html#project_anchor|Zoanthroid]]((https://www.facebook.com/artcom.berlin/posts/congrats-to-felix-our-art-director-sucessfully-completed-his-master-class-studie/196699063682309/))((https://www.pixelache.ac/posts/meeting-hybrid-entities-artist-presentation-by-felix-hardmood-beck-on-19-10))((http://2014.emaf.de/deutsch/festival/programm/media-campus.html)).
+{{:team:felix:felix_hardmood_beck_00-960.jpg?direct&400 |}}Felix Hardmood Beck was born in Düsseldorf in 1978. After high school, community service, various internships and jobs in the creative industries (photo studio, agency for brand management, web design studio, software company, team leader for promotion agency, film studio, etc.), as well as a six-semester excursion to a small private design school, he finally (and happily) studied visual communication at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK) and the Universidad de La Laguna (Erasmus semester on Tenerife, Canary Islands) from 2002 to 2007. After the foundations program (Prof. Uli Schwarz, Prof. Jasper Halfmann, KM Andrea Schmidt) and the intermediate diploma with a focus on exhibition design (Prof. Diel, KM Karin Ocker), he shifted towards the digital media class ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_Sauter|Prof. Joachim Sauter]], KM Jussi Ängeslevä), where he graduated in 2007 in form of a neo-religious pilgrimage walking cane that led its users to unknown physical and virtual places((https://www.yankodesign.com/2008/10/20/trod-the-untrodden-path-geocane-and-upward/)). In 2011, after a one-year master class (parallel to his position as art director at [[http://www.artcom.de|ART+COM Studios]]), at the UdK, he got appointed as //Meisterschüler// with his work [[https://www.felix-beck.de/student_works/zoanthroid.html#project_anchor|Zoanthroid]]((https://www.facebook.com/artcom.berlin/posts/congrats-to-felix-our-art-director-sucessfully-completed-his-master-class-studie/196699063682309/))((https://www.pixelache.ac/posts/meeting-hybrid-entities-artist-presentation-by-felix-hardmood-beck-on-19-10))((http://2014.emaf.de/deutsch/festival/programm/media-campus.html)).
 From 2001 to 2015 he has worked as a designer in various design, exhibition design and architecture offices. Many of the commissioned works and free projects have been published in design and art publications worldwide, and have been shown in numerous design and media art festivals, exhibitions and museums. Find a list of all activities on his ([[https://www.felix-beck.de/content/calendar.html|website]]).
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 ===== Short Bio =====
-As both a Design Director and academic, Prof. Felix Hardmood Beck’s work bridges academic inquiry and real-world application. Through the Creative Technologies Research Lab, he collaborates with local and international partners in academia, industry, and cultural institutions, developing innovative solutions that connect technology and humanity. His research and practice redefine how design and technology intersect to shape education, industry, and culture, contributing meaningfully to human connection, societal progress, and the preservation of global heritage.
+Design Strategist, Creative Technologist, Academic Enthusiast. Felix Hardmood Beck is a designer, educator, and researcher who is deeply committed to exploring the connections between media design, spatial experiences, and creative technologies. As a Professor at FH Münster, he teaches in the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, sharing his enthusiasm for innovation with students while conducting hands-on research in the Creative Technologies Lab. With over two decades of experience, Felix has collaborated on international design projects, established research labs, and supported creative innovation through his work, always guided by curiosity and a passion for fostering learning and discovery.
   * "Improvisation als Stärke" [[https://www.fh-muenster.de/legacy/news/index.php?newsId=3628|Interview mit Prof. Felix]]