I’m an art director and design engineer. I help teams make better visual and digital decisions: I direct campaigns, imagery and shoots, design accessible systems, and build platforms that stay clear and resilient as they grow, so brand and product look like one thing.
My private venture is vorkurs, a design engineering studio for organisations that want to figure out what their digital products should be.
What I do
- Design Engineer
The bridge between design and engineering — translating Figma into production code, building component systems, and making sure design intent holds from mockup to live site.
- Web build & delivery lead
Take a site or platform from brief to live and manage everything in between: scope, timeline, the dev team, and the handoff — so it ships clean instead of drifting.
- Website & platform management
Ongoing ownership after launch — CMS, performance, updates, and the upkeep that keeps a site working long after the project closes. One person accountable for it, not a rotating cast.
- Fractional design lead
Senior design leadership without a full-time hire. I set the direction across brand, product and campaigns, art direct imagery and shoots, keep the work consistent, and guide your team from concept through to launch. For organisations that make a lot but have no one owning how it all fits together.
My principles
- Form follows function
I begin with purpose before form.
Every decision is shaped by use, context, and accessibility. Structure comes first, aesthetics follow. Simplicity is not reduction for its own sake, it is the result of systems designed to perform clearly and reliably in real conditions.
- True materials
I work with what is real and sustainable for the client.
Strategy, technology, and content must reflect your organisation’s reality and ambitions. We select tools and structures for their durability, transparency, and long-term relevance, not for short-term appeal.
Experience
- 2018–Presentvorkurs, Amsterdam
Design Engineer & Founder - 2026Carbon Equity, Amsterdam
Design Engineer - 2022–2025citizenM, Amsterdam
Senior Art Director - 2022–2025Kesselskramer, Amsterdam
Senior Art Director & Designer - 2022–PresentNew Standard Studio, Remote/Berlin
Design Engineer - 2022–2024backendforth, Remote/Berlin
Design Engineer & Dev Lead (contractor) - 2018–2019Akademie van Bouwkunst, Amsterdam
Guest Lecturer, Master of Forms