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Feb 4, 2019

New Adventures Conference 2019

At design conferences you usually see a showcase of impressive digital work. You get overwhelmed by flashy animations, creative websites and cool apps for the biggest brands in the world. Last week I was at a different kind of conference: New Adventures in Nottingham. The presentations I saw here went beyond: “look what I made” or “you have to use this software”. It was more about the consequences of technology, the responsibility of the people working on the web and how we can make it accessible to everyone.

Design

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New Adventures Conference 2019
New Adventures Conference 2019

Sep 8, 2018

An Interesting Day 2018

Each year Bakken & Bæck , a digital product studio from Norway, hosts a one-day conference called “An Interesting Day”. They invite interesting people from the tech and design field to talk about their projects, random daydreams and serendipitous strategies. I was lucky to receive an invite this year, so…

Design

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An Interesting Day 2018
An Interesting Day 2018

Nov 19, 2017

Mijn 7 favoriete boeken over creativiteit & design

Zoek je een leuk boek voor die designer in je leven? Dan heb je geluk, want de afgelopen jaren zijn er flink wat boeken verschenen over creativiteit en design. In dit artikel deel ik mijn zeven favoriete boeken, misschien zit er wat voor je bij?

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Mijn 7 favoriete boeken over creativiteit & design
Mijn 7 favoriete boeken over creativiteit & design

Nov 6, 2017

KIKK Festival 2017

It’s the start of November which means: it’s time for KIKK Festival. KIKK is a festival about art, technology and creativity that takes place over several days in the beautiful city of Namur, Belgium. …

Design

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KIKK Festival 2017
KIKK Festival 2017

Jul 3, 2016

Ducks vs decorated sheds

When I started designing for the web you couldn’t do a lot with html. Everything was just plain text, images and hyperlinks. You could only use a handful of fonts. Maybe an animated GIF here and there. And if you wanted to create a layout, you had to use standard…

Web Design

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Ducks vs decorated sheds
Ducks vs decorated sheds

Nov 20, 2015

Five reasons you should go to Kikk Festival next year

Two weeks ago my colleagues and I travelled to Namur Belgium for Kikk Festival, an international festival of creativity in digital cultures. Kikk Festival brings together the world’s most talented creative coders, innovators, designers, artists and researchers. Here are five reasons you should go next year. 1. Step away from your glowing screen It might seem obvious…

Design

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Five reasons you should go to Kikk Festival next year
Five reasons you should go to Kikk Festival next year

Jul 6, 2015

Learnings from my fifteen years in design

This week marks the fifteenth year of my career as a designer. Over the years I’ve worked at four companies ranging in size from 4 to 40 people. — I’ve been fortunate to have worked within different disciplines of design (i.e. identity, print, digital) and for clients ranging from small independents to large international companies. This has shaped me into a designer with a large skill set and a broad perspective. I would like to take this moment to share some of the things I remind myself of from time to time to keep me on the right path. …

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Learnings from my fifteen years in design
Learnings from my fifteen years in design

May 31, 2015

Sharing Knowledge

An important part of the Mangrove Culture — It’s 10:50 AM and my phone tells me there’s a presentation in 10 minutes. I finish what I’m doing and then I hear a loud *ding*. That sound is the ringing of the bell, indicating that a presentation is about to start. …

Mangrove

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Sharing Knowledge
Sharing Knowledge

Apr 15, 2015

The Rights and Wrongs in Typesetting

My Obsession With Details — I’m a type-nerd. There, I said it. Whenever I look at a text or logo I’ll try to recognise the typeface. I’m annoyed by improper kerning (a.k.a. keming) and every time I read a text I check if the right characters are used. …

Typography

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The Rights and Wrongs in Typesetting
The Rights and Wrongs in Typesetting

Oct 31, 2014

Farewell Brooklyn Beta

This month I attended the fifth – and final – Brooklyn Beta, an annual gathering of some of the friendliest folks on the web. — What started out as a small gathering of friends has grown into an amazing event with an even more amazing community. It takes place at a beautiful venue, no speakers are announced upfront and there are long breaks between the talks that enable you to talk to other attendees. …

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Farewell Brooklyn Beta
Farewell Brooklyn Beta
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