Tyll Farnschläder
he/him
BA
IL
I actually prefer to work in a free and artistic style, but the nature of this project imposes some limitations in that regard, since scientific illustrations require things to be presented in a particularly clear and understandable way. However, the rigidity of the subject has the advantage of making planning easier. Right from the start, it was easy to see which points needed to be addressed. The biggest challenge was finding a style that suited the subject matter. So while working on the project, I had to set aside my own personal style. Once I found something that worked, the real work began. I like to work in a structured way and set specific working hours for the project, as if it were a job. After a period of preparation and trial and error, there comes a point when you can start working through the project step by step and finally complete it.
Battery Cell Manufacturing Illustrated – Insights into a Key Technology
Illustrated insights into how batteries work, how they are manufactured, and their central role in the energy transition
The topic of this project emerged from my part-time job as a graphic designer in the public relations department of Fraunhofer FFB here in Münster. FFB is establishing two so-called research factories where partners from the research and industrial sectors can test new technologies in the field of energy storage. The goal is to establish independent European production of batteries and energy storage systems. Batteries are central to the energy transition and also to technological emancipation – but how do they actually work? Hardly anyone knows much about this, neither children nor adults. The manufacturing process of a battery cell is also hardly common knowledge. Perhaps you’ve heard of anodes and cathodes before, and many people certainly know that conventional batteries contain lithium. In my bachelor’s thesis, I illustrate the entire manufacturing process of a battery cell. Many of the process steps take place in highly specialized, enclosed facilities. From the outside, it is difficult or impossible to see what is happening. But through illustration, this can be made visible and explained. The steps of the manufacturing process drive the storytelling. The narrative is framed by a brief history of the battery and a look at battery storage as a key technology for the energy transition.
- mail tyllfarn@gmail.com
- insta @theescoolmann
Begleitet durch Prof. Felix Scheinberger und Prof. Daniela Kirchlechner
