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Webdesign and Graphical User Interface Design
 

My Vision

  - Achieving a perfect combination between form (aesthetics) and function (usability) is a passion that goes beyond the purely professional.
  - Readability, scannability, accessibility and usability are just as important in webdesign and Graphical Interface Design as composition, colour, whitespace, contrast and shape.>
  - A real web/interface designer distinguishes himself not by how intricate his design is, but by how he uses key elements in his design to achieve optimal results.

Key facts (short version)

  - Born 8th of December 1967
  - 8 years of education in arts & graphic design.
  - Webdesigner & Interface designer since 1998.
  - 10 years at DAD / LBi Belgium as Webdesigner > AD > Director of the Design Department.
  - Six month mission at Accenture for the first www.belgium.be website, etc...
  - As Director I led a team of 15 professionals plus freelancers and interns.
  - Freelancer since october 2011.
  - Spoken Languages: Dutch (mother's tongue), French (good) and English (good).

Main skills (short version)

For more details on each of these skills, see the long version of my CV.
  - Webdesign / Emailing design - GUI design
  - Usability (mixed profile designer) - Flash / Bannering / Animation
  - Art Direction - Team Lead / Coach
  - HTML/CSS (static & for emailings) - etcetera...

Personal qualities

To get an idea about my personality and how it is to work with me, you could read the recommendations written by colleagues and clients. That's probably more useful than the subjective text here below:

  - Autonomous yet Team player.
  - Bionic eyes with integrated pixel rulers (eye for detail).
  - Not a diva designer.
  - I can handle constructive criticism (and give it as well).
  - Always open to new and interesting ideas.
  - Proactive.
  - Not afraid to challenge ideas, but always ready to accept better ones.
  - Chocolate addict (just don't feed the animal).

Awards

See the long version of this CV if this interests you.Used software (short version)

To me it's the result that counts, so I use the most appropriate (and therefore not necessarily the most popular) software for the different types of jobs. See long version of this CV for more details.Projects and clients

Visit the 'Projects and Clients' page for a concise overview.Endorsements

Visit the 'Endorsements' page to find out if the claims I made (in my long CV) are just boasts of an oversize ego or if they are also seconded by colleagues and clients. Downloadable CV

A short CV with a few project screenshots : PDF file, 1940 KB

 
 
   
 
 
 
Endorsements by Colleagues and ClientsDesign SkillsIllustration SkillsManagement Related Skills
Webdesign (websites, intranets, extranets, minisites,...)
Graphical User interface Design (ipad, iphone, smartphone,...)
E-Mailing & Newsletter Design (+ static HTML & inline CSS creation)
Logo Design
Flash (banners, animation & Flash Interface Design)
Usability
   
Illustrations (different styles & techniques)
Fantasy Art (for children's books & Role Playing Game books)
Cartoons
Comics
Image Compositing & Photo manipulation (aka. "Photoshopping")
   
Team Management
I am the former Director of the Design Department of a major web agency.
Art Direction, Quality control & Coaching
Follow-up of the visual quality and consistency of the project & support for junior designers.
Fireworks Coach
Teaching the most cost-effective tool for Web & GUI Design.
   
 
 
 
And... Non-Professional Activities and Articles
 
 
Curriculum Vitae (short)
Curriculum Vitae (detailed)
Why choose Fireworks over Photoshop? (article)
Links
Sitemap
Underrated Music Albums
The Best CD Artwork
Selection of awful CD art
Dutch Roleplaying Games / Nederlandstalig Rollenspel
   
Starspawn (My live Heavy Metal band)
Unk! (My Dance Metal studio project)
My Children's book project
 
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