Ivan Flugelman — is an Executive Creative Director specializing in hyper-complex design challenges.

He's currently at Journee, where he's creating cutting-edge Metaverse experiences for the new web.

Creative Direction / Art Direction / Realtime / 3D / Design 

Blog Posts

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10 brutally honest pieces of advice to my former designer self.

I was not meant to be a graphic designer, or even less a creative director for real time interactive and metaverse experiences. I majored in 20th century history at high school and then did …
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January 18, 2024
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Design is following instructions.

To design is to lie and cheat reality, to bring forward something that didnt exist before into this world and perform a function that before, was not possible. But also to design, is to …
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January 16, 2024
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The Fabric of Creativity

"Creativity and knowledge and explanation are all fundamentally impossible to define, because once you have defined them, then you can set up a formal system in which they are then confined" David Deutsch This …
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January 15, 2024

About Me

Design & Direction

In the design section, you'll discover a collection of my hands-on work, showcasing my creative skill. Yet, my role goes beyond crafting visuals. As a director, I concentrate on leading teams and managing the critical balance between clients, agencies, and internal stakeholders to ensure the success of each project. My creative foundation fuels my strategic leadership, aligning vision with execution.

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Styleframe Developed for BMW Drive Simulation experience for Journee.

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I've never won an award, but I did help produce an Emmy-winning Intro Tittles.

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Loves

Creative Direction
Art Direction
Interactive
Real Time
3D Rendering
Animation Direction
Creative Problem Solving

Curriculum

Journee
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Sehsucht DE
TEDxBerlin
Optix DE
Zeitguised DE
Partizan UK
Kemistry UK
Punga BA
Peppermelon BA

Clients

Apple TV
Adidas
Porsche
BMW
Cartier
Extraweg
Daimler-Benz
Prada
Wacom
Nike
Boston Celtics
Riot Games
Audi
Macy's
H&M

© Ivan Flugelman 2022 Creative Direction, Design & Strategy in the Metaverse.

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