Brand strategy and design solutions that help your brand move forward.

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About

I am a change-driven designer. I build brand strategies and create design solutions for forward-moving companies that drive business as a force for good.

I work across human, health, and sustainability issues and like collaborating with companies that want to create positive cultural, social, or ecological change.

My experience.
In my 19+ years of practicing design and working across the media landscape as a designer, creative director, consultant, founder, and digital publisher, I have learned to harness its power and shape design solutions that have a long-term impact.

I work with brands such as Greenpeace, AVROTROS, and Nationale Nederlanden and entrepreneurs who use the power of ideas and creativity to challenge the status quo. 

Focused on craft.
My approach to design is always highly strategic. As a design consultant and creative director, I lead (strategic) design projects from start to finish.

I collaborate with a community of curated specialists to realize the best creative output the project needs. Depending on the project size, I can work solo, as part of a team, or as a creative leader.

Services

  • Brand positioning
    Brand proposition
    Brand architecture
    Communication strategy

  • Naming
    Visual identity design
    Motion design
    Design systems and guidelines
    Art direction
    Brand implementation

  • Editorial design
    Book design
    Magazine design
    Signing
    Outdoor campaign design
    Social media design

  • Concept and creation
    Campaign production

  • Animation
    Graphic design

Clients

De Correspondent, Greenpeace International, AVROTROS, Nationale Nederlanden, Poké Perfect, Het Nationale Ballet, Oxfam Novib, Being Development, DPG Media, NoPalm Ingredients, 3rdRisk Solutions, KWF Kankerbestrijding, PLTS Studios

The Folks Magazine

Aside from my work as a designer, I am the founder of The Folks of Amsterdam, an independent digital platform that nourishes in-depth conversations with the most adventurous creatives of Amsterdam.

The Folks of Amsterdam - Team