Leon Junge is an interaction and motion designer based in Zurich. In his work he focuses on exploring new visualities by merging design with the latest technological tools. Through his critical approach he tries to find the right questions about problems of society and our global future.

TUMBLING TONES (2025)

Art Direction, Concept, Programming

Unity, Ableton

Tumbling Tones takes the shape language of Sophie Teuber-Arp’s famous avant-garde puppets from the early 20th century and displays them in a new context. How much can one simplify the shapes, so that users are still able to connect them to their origin?

In this game, the player selects colors from a physical interface. The colors define a type of shape that will fall from the top down into the playing field. Each color represents a certain instrument and every shape in that color a certain tone of that instrument. Stacking on top of each other, the shapes get added to a hidden music sequencer that plays the notes according to the y-coordinates of the object in the screen. This way, we managed to build a functioning sequencer that is not quantised (like most other musical sequencers), while still creating recognisable patterns.

Watch the demonstration video here

As part of the minor course “Digital Play” at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHdK)

exhibited at Museum of the Future —17 Digital Experiments
at Museum der Gestaltung (Zurich, CH)

in collaboration with
Nico Frey
Sharon Rieser
Dominic Sutter
Fabian Pitzer

Supervising Lecturers:
Florian Faller
Stefan Kraft
Johannes Reck
Maike Thies

PROTO - LICHEN (2025)

Material Exploration, Concept Development

Python, Blender, Touchdesigner

Urban heat islands in Zurich, caused by concrete and asphalt, worsen temperature rise, energy demand, air quality, and health risks. Traditional greening methods like trees or moss require space, water, and maintenance, which doesn’t make them suitable for dense cities. Instead we decided to focus on lichens, resilient organisms thriving in extreme conditions with minimal upkeep. By imagining a biomaterial inspired by lichens, we propose a sustainable solution to cool cities and rethink our relationship with nature.

As part of the Course “Ecological Interactions”, MA Program Interaction Design at Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHdK)

exhibited at Ars Electronica 2025 as part of the Campus Exhibition “Not Plan B” (Linz, AT)

in collaboration with
Nico Frey
Sharon Rieser
Dominic Sutter
Fabian Pitzer

Supervising Lecturers:
Florian Faller
Stefan Kraft
Johannes Reck
Maike Thies

IKARUS (2023)

Creative Coding, Game Design, Interaction Design

TouchDesigner, Blender, After Effects

In recent years, human progress and its impact on the Earth has increased exponentially - so much so that we are already talking about a new geological age: the Anthropocene. Although this progress has made humanity stronger and more autonomous throughout history, today there is a danger that it will cause great harm to ourselves.

The work "Ikarus" uses the Greek myth of the same name as a metaphor for representing the possibilities and dangers of our progress. With the help of an interactive installation, these aspects can be explored and reflected upon, this is intended to create space for the critical examination of our own human development.

As part of the media design course at the Duale Hochschule Baden- Württemberg Ravensburg.

exhibited at BETWEEN - Mediendesign Werkschau 2023

Supervising lecturers:
Prof. Dr. Klaus Birk
Prof. Betty Schimmelpfennig
Shoko Hara
Paul Brenner

Typeface Design:
Lukas Ulonska

L'ORÉAL GROUPE VIVATECH (2024)

AI Image Generation, Interaction Design

ComfyUI, Stable Diffusion

L’Oréal unveils solutions combining beauty, AI and inclusion at VivaTech 2024. Alongside Superbien, the group is creating an immersive space where technology and creativity are reinventing the visitor experience for its 37 brands committed to universal beauty.

As part of the CreaTech team, I conducted research in AI Image Generation and created Image Assets that were used as part of the interactive experiences presented at Vivatech 2024.

For more information click here.

As part of my Internship at Superbien (Paris, FR) working as Creative AI Developer

exhibited at Vivatech 24 (Paris, FR)

Createch team:

Ai Developers
Leon Junge, Troy Tim

Creative Technologists
Iris Coskun, Carlos Bremond

Creative Developers
Bertrand de Becque, Marin Pousset, Stéphane Huleux, Anthony Kozak

PAYMENT REQUIRED

Creative Coding, Interaction Design, Game Design

TouchDesigner

With the development of the internet and the advent of smartphone games, the gaming world has changed drastically. In order to continue playing in the game or to improve a game character, special items are needed that can only be obtained either by playing for a very long time or by buying them. Children in particular, but also adults, quickly lose track of such purchases, especially with small amounts of money, so that there may be a nasty surprise at the end of the month. We would like to draw attention to this issue.

Based on the fantastic Labyrinth Game Tutorial by Bileam Tschepe, we have developed various game mechanics that expand the game in terms of our concept. If the player does not want to pay money, various obstacles are put in his way, e.g. the walls of the labyrinth change continuously and lights suddenly go out.

As part of the media design course at the Duale Hochschule Baden- Württemberg Ravensburg.
in collaboration with
Ann-Sophie Riedinger
and Nico Kischnick

Supervising lecturer:
Dennis Straub

OF WHAT IS REAL (2023)

Generative Design, AI Image Generation, Motion Design

TouchDesigner, DaVinci Resolve

What is real? What is reality? How is it perceived by humans, and how does perception differ from artificial intelligence?

The pivotal point of the work is a poem by Richard Tagett “Of What is Real”. In his interpretation of the real and the actual, he describes adventures, experiences in nature, interesting acquaintances, romantic and exciting experiences.

This poem is taken up in my work and paraphrased in a new context. Humans alone have different perceptions of reality and what feels real or genuine. But how do artificial intelligences think about this, how do they interpret images from our world and how can a comparison be made? This work is an attempt to answer these questions.

As part of the media design course at the Duale Hochschule Baden- Württemberg Ravensburg

exhibited at Immerse: Extend: Reverse, Center for Immersive Media (CIM), Ravensburg

Supervising lecturer:
Paul Brenner

SPARK - MOTION TRAILER (2022)

Motion Design, 3D Animation

Blender, DaVinci Resolve

A motion trailer and motion branding system for "Raumwelten", a platform for scenography, architecture and media.

At the beginning of every idea there is a spark that stimulates our thoughts and gets our creativity going. This spark is the protagonist of the film, so to speak, and the viewer accompanies it on its journey. The 3 main disciplines of the event are: Architecture, Scenography and Digital Media. We have taken these disciplines and given them a visual character. This is exactly what the spark creates on its journey and thus metaphorically builds up the disciplines.

A 3D animated motion trailer serves as the main part of the project and shows the journey of the spark. Various application examples show how our concept and visuality can be transferred to other media. For example, a website design in the corporate design of Raumwelten. Belly bands and inserts as well as transitional animations can be used well for streams and the like. The concept can also be applied to various social media channels.

As part of the media design course at the Duale Hochschule Baden- Württemberg Ravensburg.
exhibited at RAUMWELTEN 2022
in collaboration with
Luca Kettler
Fabian Oehler
and Nico Kischnick

Supervising lecturers:
Prof. Dr. Klaus Birk
Jürgen Bretzinger
Mark Gläser
Shoko Hara
Thomas Sali
Florian Tscharf

VARIOUS 3D RENDERS

Blender, Unreal Engine

VARIOUS GRAPHIC DESIGN

Adobe Suite

leon.junge@me.com