When in 1994 the trained photographer and Communications Design graduate Michael Volkmer teamed up with his former fellow student Annette Scholz to become self-employed, there was no way of knowing how the agency would evolve over the decades. It all started with CD-ROMS – for the musician Udo Lindenberg, for Opel and soon afterwards for Mercedes-Benz. And from these first projects came the desire to work with clients over the long term and to advise brands on their strategies.
From golden years to green agency
In the teething years of the Internet, Scholz & Volkmer forged their way with pioneering spirit to take a medium that was mostly characterized by technology and turn it into one more defined by design. For this Michael Volkmer and his team were awarded numerous prizes for excellent design and Michael Volkmer himself became a member of ADC and DDC and since then has been called onto the jury of renowned award bodies such as the Cannes Cyber Lions, DA&D London and ADC New York.
He is a supporter of the application of Frankfurt / Rhine-Main as World Design Capital under the leitmotif Design for Democracy.
