Christian Marc Schmidt is the founder of Schema, a research and design firm based in Seattle, whose focus is on the intersection of design thinking and data visualization. Schema allows individuals and organizations, like Amgen, Bloomberg, and Google to understand complex data and turn it into action. Schema also works with startups, universities and cultural institutions.

 

With a BFA from Parsons and MFA from Yale’s School of Art, Schmidt’s experience spans the fields of information design, interaction design, and media installation. His work has received recognition the D&AD, the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Communication Arts, Print Magazine, and the Industrial Designers Society of America. Additionally Schmidt has taught in the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at New York University, the Visual Communication Design program at the University of Washington and Cornish College of the Arts.