Motion Design
with system and soul.
I'm Peter Pardeike, Senior Motion Designer and Art Director based in Cologne. I create Motion Design for brands, agencies and broadcasters – from the single film to the reusable system.
Along the way I bring design, technology and production together. I develop ideas, make the design decisions and make sure they hold up across different formats and applications.
My craft comes from decades of practice. My tools come from the present day.
Clients
RTL Deutschland
HRS Group
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Nürnberger Messe
Radikant
PirateX
Grosse 8
Elastique
Meiré & Meiré
Bernd Zehner
and many more
Tropic like it's hot!
How do you actually capture the attention of people who spend all day dealing with marketing, social media and content?
My answer: strong characters who appear in completely absurd situations with absolute nonchalance. Made entirely with GenAI, a great deal of patience and even more attention to detail.
poly / mono
Chaos / Order
Process / Result
Options / Choice
Chance / Intent
Movement / Stillness
Complex / Clarity
Raw material / Form
Drafts / Solution
Countless possibilities.
One result.
Almost every idea can be realised in several ways. Variants, styles and tools open up possibilities. What matters is which of them actually take the idea further.
That's exactly where the name polymono comes from: looking at many things, trying them out and understanding them. And finding one clear form in the end.
Sometimes the right approach only emerges once I've built the tool for it myself.
Skills
Concept
Layout
Styleframes
Animatics
Brand Design
2D/3D Animation
Music & Sound
Workflows
Tools
After Effects
Cinema 4D
Redshift
Unreal
Premiere
Generative AI
Motion Design
I develop movement out of the brand itself: out of its attitude, its pace and its visual language. The result is Motion Design that never feels bolted on.
Art Direction
I develop visual directions, make design decisions and bring teams, formats and production stages together into a coherent whole.
Motion systems
I build modular motion systems that stay consistent across formats and platforms.
Concept development
I think projects through from the very beginning: idea, structure and design logic, before the first frame is designed. That creates a direction that carries the entire project.
Workflows & Tools
When the right route to a result doesn't exist yet, I build it. Custom plugins, pipelines and production setups create more room for the design work itself.
Sound
Sound changes how movement is perceived. That's why sound design is part of rhythm, dynamics and atmosphere from the very beginning for me, rather than something tacked on at the end.
Approach
Cooperation
Partnership
Trust
When working together
becomes partnership.
With every shared project, the understanding of the brand, the processes and the people behind them grows. Feedback loops get shorter, decisions become more confident and there's more time left for the design itself.
I work independently, communicate directly and speak up early when something is unclear or isn't working. That's why I've been working with many of my clients and agency partners for years.
When we work together regularly, we align on upcoming projects and capacity well in advance. That creates reliability on both sides – and a collaboration in which you can count on each other.
Client voices
Testimonials
I've worked with Peter for many years and greatly value his reliability and his sure instinct for design. Even on more complex projects, the collaboration is always cooperative and enjoyable. He's technically highly skilled and delivers meticulous, high-quality craft. Peter has been a valuable Motion Design partner for me for a long time.
At Radikant we create corporate designs for major brands and tech brands. Peter is our partner for animation and motion — and a real find. From large-scale projects to quick refinements, he works carefully, reliably and always on point.
Working with Peter is a genuine pleasure every time. From a creative point of view, I appreciate that he thinks in solutions, can develop several different ideas and brings real attention to detail to the execution. His experience makes him a dependable, level-headed partner — even when things get hectic.
A great event happens when idea, space, sound and movement come together into a real experience. Peter understands exactly that. Whether it's Motion Design for large LED surfaces or a teaser for the OMClub: he turns our ideas into strong visuals, thinks along with us and stays calm even when everything is still shifting shortly before the event. To us, Peter isn't an external service provider but a dependable partner who takes responsibility and consistently delivers at a high level.
My business partner Bernd Zehner and I have been working with Peter for many years. Our projects range from small one-day productions to large ones spanning several months. Peter gets to grips with every subject, brings his own ideas and valuable perspectives to the table, and is always utterly reliable. His Premiere templates and Essential Graphics have streamlined our workflows and made them far more flexible.
Peter knows how to put a brand centre stage. He understood ACHEMA from the outset — what it is and how it should come across. The result was visually strong and well considered. You can simply tell that here's someone with a real feel for impact. And for the people behind the brands. We always felt in very good hands with Peter, and his visual work delighted an international audience at ACHEMA.
Contact
Good projects start with a conversation.
Half an hour is often enough to work out what a project is really about and what's still open — more than ten pages of requirements ever could.
Feel free to get in touch even if your project is still vague.
That's often exactly when a conversation pays off.
©2026 Peter Pardeike / polymono