Stefan Landrock

About

I like to create interfaces, software and imagery.

Creative technologist, product engineer, and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience bridging art, design, and product development. Award-winning artist and designer with a proven track record of translating complex user needs into intuitive digital products for major companies including DER SPIEGEL, Deutsche Telekom, and Art Directors Club (ADC).

Stefan combines deep technical implementation skills with strategic product vision, enabling end-to-end development from concept to deployment. Specializes in creating innovative solutions that challenge conventional approaches and push creative boundaries. He is the founder of Salon.io, a Website Builder, which allows artists and photographers to present their work in a new and easy way.

Stefan studied communication design, photography and audio-visual media at the the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen, Germany. His artistic work covers a variety of different fields and techniques; photography, videography, audio-visual performance, software and interfaces for controlling digital media in real time. For his interactive works he won the Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany twice and several Red Dot Awards.

Core Competencies

Product Engineering: End-to-end product development, Strategic Product ThinkinVision, Go-to-Market Strategy, technical feasibility assessment, user research translation, data-driven decision making
Design: UI/UX Design, Interactive Design, Prototyping, Visual Design
Technical Skills: Web Development, AI-assisted coding, CMS, E-commerce systems, Decentralized Digital Identity (currently acquiring)
Creative Technology: Photography, Videography, Motion Design, Audio-visual Performance
Teaching Competencies: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Responsive Design, Blockchain, Project-Based Learning, Product Development

Professional Experience

Since 2024 AI-Assisted Web & App Development
Specialist Extensive experience in modern AI-assisted coding for websites and web applications, combining traditional design expertise with cutting-edge development methodologies

2024 - 2025 UX Designer & Visual Designer | Web Of Trust (weboftrust.org) 
Commissioned project: UX design, corporate design, logo design, and AI-assisted data visualization (charts) for decentralised identity research platform

2019 - 2022 Co-Founder | B2029 & Hello Metanet Workshops (B2029.org)
Educational initiatives focused on blockchain technology and community building. Led blockchain education and community development initiatives in Germany

2019 UX Designer & Concept Developer | VoteTogether (votetogether.eu) 
Commissioned by Wolfgang Tillmans: UX design and concept development for European voting initiative platform

2013 - Present Founder & Artist | Eternal Light (eternallight.io) 
Conceptual art and software project addressing digital memory overload. Creates tools and interfaces to make abundant photographic/videographic memories accessible and presentable. Latest development: ELMX app enabling new ways to access video collections.

2012 - Present Co-Founder & Product Lead | Salon.io (salon.io) 
Product vision and development of website builder platform enabling artists and photographers to showcase work through intuitive drag-and-drop interface. Identified market gap through teaching experience and user research, leading to successful product solving real creative professionals' needs.

2005 - 2008 UX Designer & Chief Editor | DesignKlicks (/designklicks) 
Conceived, designed, and led development of one of Germany's first user-generated content platforms for the design community hosted by SPIEGEL Online. Led development team and managed technical architecture for large-scale web platform. Won multiple awards including Red Dot Award and Grimme Online Award nomination.

Awards & Professional Recognition

Major Awards:

2007 & 2002: Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany (Silver & Gold)
2008 & 2007: LeadAward Gold - "Web Design of the Year"
Multiple Red Dot Awards: 2009, 2006 (Best of the Best), 2003, 2002, 2001

Selected Additional Awards:

2008: ADC Silver for einestages (Collective History Platform by SPIEGEL ONLINE)
2008: Grimme Online Award nomination for einestages
2007: Grimme Online Award nomination for DesignKlicks.de
2006: Annual Multimedia "Best of Show" for DesignKlicks.de
2002: OFFF Barcelona Winner "Interactivity" for VLIGHT.MXR

Education

1995 - 2001 Master of Communication Design | University of Essen/Folkwang 
Specialization: Communication Design, Photography, Audio-visual Media, Web Development Foundation in both technical implementation and design theory