Experience

Brainwash Festival

• Netherlands
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Graphic Designer

  • May 2021 - Present

• Designer

  • Jan 2017 - May 2021

  Brainwash invites the world’s most influential artists and thinkers to share their ground-breaking insights and visionary ideas. Since 2014, they have been welcoming the biggest names in philosophy, literature, theatre, science and politics from Europe and beyond.With their events, festivals, articles, podcasts and television broadcasts, they challenge you to think about the state of the world. They offer unexpected insights on economy, ecology, democracy and (mental) health. I visited the first edition of the festival in 2014 and became their designer since 2015. Show less

• Freelance Graphic Designer

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  Brainwash is an initiative of HUMAN and The School of life, that offers you unexpected insights, new ideas and lots of food for thought. They want to bring clarification in times of confusion. I started of as an intern in 2015, after visiting the first edition of Brainwash Festival in 2014. Afterwards I kept being involved by working as a freelance graphic designer.



Omroep Human

• Netherlands
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  Together with the Brainwash-team at Omroep Human, we set up a new product called Brainwash Bits. This is an online web series, about a wide scala of social-cultural topics such as discrimination, the housing market, light pollution, healthcare, refugees, freedom, and so on. In the first phase of the project my role was mainly to rebrand the whole brainwash visual look and feel. After this was properly developed, my role shifted to illustrating the visual elements who support the story in the web serie episodes. Show less



LTS

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Brand & Identity Design

  • Feb 2023 - Apr 2023

  Designing the foundation for the brand identity of the anti-business business club: Long Term Society Designing the foundation for the brand identity of the anti-business business club: Long Term Society



The School of Life Amsterdam

• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Graphic Designer

  • May 2021 - Jun 2022

• Designer

  • Jan 2017 - May 2021

  The School of Life was founded by Alain de Botton in 2008. In 2014, entrepreneur Laurens Knoop launched The School of Life in Amsterdam. In 2015 I started as their graphic designer intern, in 2016 I kept being involved by working remote as a freelancer, while finishing my social & cultural work studies. In 2017 I started working fulltime as their in-house designer, working closely with the marketingteam.

• Freelance Graphic Designer

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2017



Polo de Haas

• Graphic Designer

  • May 2019 - Jan 2021

  Polo de Haas has been playing the piano for over 40 years. For the last few years I made the promotion materials for his concerts in Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam. In 2020 I designed his music album with improvisations from the 1980s and 2020s. Polo de Haas has been playing the piano for over 40 years. For the last few years I made the promotion materials for his concerts in Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam. In 2020 I designed his music album with improvisations from the 1980s and 2020s.



Cafe Harlem

• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Feb 2020 - Mar 2020

  For this project I worked with Cafe Harlem, famously known for serving the best nachos of Amsterdam. We created a new look for their menus, to match the chill and lively atmosphere of the cafe. For this project I worked with Cafe Harlem, famously known for serving the best nachos of Amsterdam. We created a new look for their menus, to match the chill and lively atmosphere of the cafe.



Ben Cohen Streetfood

• Graphic Designer

  • Jan 2020 - Feb 2020

  The shawarma bar Ben Cohen has been a household name in Amsterdam for the late night snacker since 1978. In this project I redesigned there menus to match their brand new streetfood-brand identity. The shawarma bar Ben Cohen has been a household name in Amsterdam for the late night snacker since 1978. In this project I redesigned there menus to match their brand new streetfood-brand identity.



Café-Restaurant IL Panorama

• Netherlands
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Nov 2019 - Dec 2019

  In this project I provided several new menus for the restaurant. In this project I provided several new menus for the restaurant.



Jeugd- en muziekcentrum Kinky Star

• Barkeeper

  • Jan 2015 - May 2019

  Youth and Music Centre Kinky Star is a non-profit organisation which almost fully depends on volunteer work. Each year, it has over 300 bands playing on their tiny stage and counts on more than one honderd volunteers to do so. I loved bartending during these events. To be able to watch people enjoy music as well as having all the cliché conversations you experience as a bartender, but also learning how to deal with difficult customers... I learned an awful lot about sober and intoxicated human behaviour. Show less

• Graphic Designer

  • Jun 2014 - Sep 2018

  Youth and Music Centre Kinky Star is a non-profit organisation which almost fully depends on volunteer work. Each year, it has over 300 bands playing on their tiny stage and counts on more than one honderd volunteers to do so. For the last several years, I've been their graphic designer.

• Book Designer

  • Aug 2016 - Apr 2018

  BOEK: 20 jaar Kinky Star — Alles wat je je (niet meer) herinnertKinky Star groeide in de afgelopen twintig jaar uit tot een jeugd- en muziekcentrum dat bekend is tot ver buiten de landsgrenzen. Spelen in de Gentse muziekclub, op de befaamde en beruchte Vlasmarkt, kan binnen de Belgische muziekscene beschouwd worden als een rite de passage voor beginnende bands. Jaarlijks staan er meer dan driehonderd bekende en minder bekende namen uit uiteenlopende alternatieve en underground genres op het podium. Kleine bands die groots waren, grote bands toen die nog klein waren, dj's, kunstenaars, performers uit de meest diverse artistieke vertakkingen kleurden de club van duisterzwart, over een regenboog aan schakeringen, tot helwit. Voetstappen op het plafond, zweet en bier op de lens van de fotograaf, dampende lijven en een nasmeulend podium: allemaal bevoorrechte getuigen van wat er zich mag afspelen voorbij de deur van Vlasmarkt 9, waar het eigenlijk altijd een beetje Gentse Feesten is. Doorheen de archieven, tijdens talloze gesprekken en in soms haast vervlogen gedachten werd gespit naar alles wat u zich (niet meer) herinnert.Auteur: Koen CaemaertTaal: NederlandsUitgever: Borgerhoff & LamberigtsISBN: 9789089318442Pagina's: 288 Show less



Humanistische omroep

• Netherlands
• Telecommunications

• Freelance Graphic Designer Brainwash.nl

  • Oct 2016 - Jan 2017

  Brainwash offers you unexpected insights, new ideas and lots of food for thought. They want to bring clarification in times of confusion. For a few months I made visuals for their website brainwash.nl, which contains a lot of articles written by the members of the Brainwash Academy, young philosophers share their thoughts on current important topics. Brainwash offers you unexpected insights, new ideas and lots of food for thought. They want to bring clarification in times of confusion. For a few months I made visuals for their website brainwash.nl, which contains a lot of articles written by the members of the Brainwash Academy, young philosophers share their thoughts on current important topics.



Formaat

• Belgium
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social and Cultural Work Intern

  • Feb 2016 - May 2016

  Formaat is the federation of Flemish youth clubs, they support over 400 youth clubs throughout Flanders. As an intern, my main occupation was an investigation about communication and visibility of youth clubs in an urban context. How are they supposed to get on the radar? What keeps people involved? How does volunteering work in a fast moving city? I ended up making a route to guide young volunteers to think about communication, visibility, branding in a different light and create awareness about the importance of them for your organisation. This route was completed with an interactive toolbox, with exercises, questions, tips and tools to increase their visibility and voice in a competitive urban environment. The route as well as the toolbox is used by Formaat to educate youth clubs about these topics. Show less



Gentse jeugdraad

• Freelance Graphic Designer

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2015

  The Gentse Jeugdraad is a political body which advises the local government about decisions involving youth and children. For two years I was their graphic designer. The Gentse Jeugdraad is a political body which advises the local government about decisions involving youth and children. For two years I was their graphic designer.

• Design Intern

  • Aug 2015 - Oct 2015

  Brainwash is an initiative of HUMAN and The School of life, that offers you unexpected insights, new ideas and lots of food for thought. They want to bring clarification in times of confusion. I started of as an intern communication strategies and graphic design in 2015, after visiting the first edition of Brainwash Festival in 2014. Brainwash is an initiative of HUMAN and The School of life, that offers you unexpected insights, new ideas and lots of food for thought. They want to bring clarification in times of confusion. I started of as an intern communication strategies and graphic design in 2015, after visiting the first edition of Brainwash Festival in 2014.

• Design Intern

  • Aug 2015 - Oct 2015

  The School of Life was founded by Alain de Botton in 2008. In 2014, entrepreneur Laurens Knoop launched The School of Life in Amsterdam. In 2015 I joined the team as a graphic designer. The School of Life was founded by Alain de Botton in 2008. In 2014, entrepreneur Laurens Knoop launched The School of Life in Amsterdam. In 2015 I joined the team as a graphic designer.

• Graphic Design

  • Feb 2015 - Mar 2015

  Formaat is the federation of Flemish youth clubs, they support over 400 youth clubs throughout Flanders. During these two months I replaced their in-house graphic designer. I managed big projects as the montly Formaat Magazine and several events.

• Social and Cultural Work Intern

  • Dec 2014 - Feb 2015

  Formaat is the federation of Flemish youth clubs, they support over 400 youth clubs throughout Flanders. This was my first internship as a social and cultural worker and also my first contact with second line youth work.



JUSBOX

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Design

  • Aug 2013 - Sep 2013

  After I graduated, I returned to Jusbox as a graphic designer for a few months. Although I really liked it, I started a second Bachelor studies in October, so we had to go separate ways. After I graduated, I returned to Jusbox as a graphic designer for a few months. Although I really liked it, I started a second Bachelor studies in October, so we had to go separate ways.

• Graphic Design Intern

  • Mar 2013 - Jun 2013

  After my studies graphic design, I got an internship at Jusbox, a design and communication company. In this period of time, I put all the skills I learned at school to a test. The progress I made thanks to this opportunity was huge, mostly because the teamleaders at Jusbox were very trusting and gave me a lot of responsibility to manage my own work. After my studies graphic design, I got an internship at Jusbox, a design and communication company. In this period of time, I put all the skills I learned at school to a test. The progress I made thanks to this opportunity was huge, mostly because the teamleaders at Jusbox were very trusting and gave me a lot of responsibility to manage my own work.