We often see all too common mistakes when we’re browsing the web and it hinders us from getting a meaningful experience out of it. Web design and layout is just as important when you’re trying to present your information in such a way that it would attract and appeal your target market. Let’s say for example, you have a food blog that deals with cupcakes specifically, you will choose a certain color palette (such as pastels) and a nice clean and simple layout for this blog which is definitely not applicable to designing a heavy metal website. So choosing the correct font, layout and graphics are essential in order to communicate the information and present it in a way that will make the viewer bookmark your site

Sometimes you get a very special client to work with. This time I had the opportunity to make a website for a model and exclusive companion. Making a website for a client like this means you need to create a classic and high class website look and feel. I tried my best put this style in the website design. The final results can be seen below. Both me and the client where very happy with the result. I also made the logo for the client which can also be viewed in my showcase

As a graphic designer it is important to keep yourself updated with knowledge, design and image all the time. I found out that my current logo and identity diden’t match myself anymore in the year 2012. So I decided it was time for a new logo and identity. Something more simple and more classy. But also something that would expose my character and Dutch roots more. I decided to create a lion based on the Dutch national lion, and give it some personal items that are more related to me. Please let me know what you think of the logo!

Manguru is an online platform that allows users to post and share the do’s and don’ts regarding to business manners when dealing with China. It’s an absolute must for Dutch businesspeople to do some research into the vastly different Chinese culture before travelling or doing business. The platform goes beyond existing references on Chinese manners. Ways of polite social behaviour are not only described in detail, but also placed in the context of culture, history and practical, present-day use. This combined information leads to lists of do’s and don’ts, created around categories of manners and different regions. Using this platform for your preparations, you will be able to avoid a great deal of unwittingly inappropriate behaviour when doing business with your Chinese counterparts. The concept and all designs are made by me and you can visit the website on: www.manguru.nl

The Alphabet nothing special right? well I had to make it special. Since I became a father I wanted my son to learn the Alphabet in a easy and fun way. So I designed him his own personal Alphabet with numbers, symbols, letters and words in both Dutch and English. In this way the standard Alphabet had become a lot more diverse and interesting to play with. I also made a special personalized box for the blocks to put theme in. The graphics are engraved in the wood by a special laser

Specially for my wife I decided to make something special for us together. I made a print of both of our fingerprints. After that I made a design of the prints and laser this design into a piece of solid wood. The result was great and very special. Now me and my wife both have an amulet with our fingerprint on it. How special is that?

Making an interactive infographic was and assignment for this minor. I decided to make an easy and interesting image of the import and export of goods to Holland and from Holland to Asia. I designed several shipment boats and made theme function as statistics. In Flash I made the whole thing interactive. People have a look and play with the interactive infographic. Enjoy! Click here!

Some months ago I posted the infographic about radiation. Now a few months later I got the assignment to review my infographic and to change it for the better. I have learned a lot these past months about infographics. The previous version was way to crowded and had too much information spread over the whole paper. Also the information was not centered well enough in the picture making it not one whole piece. I knew I can do a lot better and I came up with this renewed version which I think is a lot better. Please have a look yourself

How strong is radiation and when will it kill you? For school I decided to make this infographic about the dosage of radiation and the effects of it. I did the photography myself and found the information by surfing the net about radiation.

Another infographic is made this week. This time the assignment was to make a small infographic all out of photo material and connected to the students on my school. At my school there is one snack that is considered most popular. It is called the Unox bread, a sandwich with a sausage on it. People always eat it with some sauce on it. We decided to find out which sauce is most popular. After some investigations we made the pictures with the snack and sauces. The result is pretty funny to see.