Mate Steinforth

Current

• Designer / Director at PSYOP
• Director at mateuniverse

Education

• Fachhochschule Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen

Connections

125 connections

Industry

Animation

Websites

• My Portfolio

Mate Steinforth’s Summary

Mate Steinforth (born 1977 in Hannover, Germany) is a designer and director based in New York City. He studied graphic design at University of Applied Arts Hildesheim and the University of Madrid, Facultad de Bellas Artes.

In 2002, he moved to Madrid to work as an Art Director in the graphic studio Juan Dela Mata. From 2004 an he worked as a freelance motion designer/director for several companies in Berlin and Munich. In 2006, he moved to New York to work for the production company PSYOP.

From 2002 to 2006 he was focussing on animation, particularly the Performance art of VJing. Under his VJ alias of mateuniverse, he has toured Europe. He could perform at various art and electronica events with his moving pictures work being screened at festivals and on TV.

Next to his professional work he always tries to spend time on collaborative projects, directing animated shorts and short clips. His recent works include the projects PSST! Pass It On and Advanced Beauty.

Mate Steinforth’s Specialties:

Design, Illustration, 3D

Mate Steinforth’s Experience

• Designer / Director

  PSYOP

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)

  January 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)

• Director

  mateuniverse

  (Design industry)

  1999 — Present (9 years)

Mate Steinforth’s Education

• Fachhochschule Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen

  2000 — 2005

Additional Information

Mate Steinforth’s Websites:

• My Portfolio