Peter Dijkgraaf
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Toptal member since May 10, 2017
Peter is a digital problem solver from the Netherlands. He's worked for clients across the globe like IKEA, Porsche, Optus, GE, and Allianz. He approaches design with feasibility in mind due to his tech-native development background. Making things real is important to him that's why his skills run the gamut from visual design to front-end development. It’s important to keep learning by staying curious about things outside your comfort zone.
Portfolio
BestBuddy | Your Kid's Virtual Health Buddy
Experience
- Graphic Design - 10 years
- User Experience (UX) - 10 years
- Apps - 10 years
- UI Design - 10 years
- Web - 7 years
- Zeplin - 4 years
- Sketch - 4 years
- Principle - 3 years
Tools
- Zeplin
- Principle
- Sketch
Work Experience
Senior Visual Interaction Designer
Frog Design
- Collaborated with dozens of world leading brands like Porsche, IKEA, Optus, GE, Allianz, and many more.
- Led design research workshops to guide the client through the design process.
- Built up and crystallized multiple design language systems for leading brands.
Digital Product Designer
TravelBird
- Worked in an in-house startup environment where I worked together with a group of 5 developers.
- Designed a travel app for both the native iOS and Android platforms from scratch.
- Set up multiple rounds of user tests to keep the iterating processing going on the app.
Front-End Developer | Visual Designer
Tussendoor Internet & Marketing
- Learned basic front-end development skills which has given me knowledge of the fundamental link between design and development.
- Designed over 50 different websites for clients across the Netherlands.
- Defined goals, requirements, and clear deliverables with clients.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Communication and Multimedia Design
Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden - Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Skills
Tools
Zeplin, Adobe Photoshop, Principle, Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, Sublime Text 3, InVision, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Lightroom, Illustrator CC, Jekyll, GitHub, Sketch 3, Framer Prototyping
Languages
Visual Design Language, CSS, JavaScript, HTML
Platforms
iOS, Android, Web, Apple Watch, Mobile, WatchOS, Desktop
Industry Expertise
Fitness, Travel & Leisure
Other
UI Design, Apps, Interaction Design (IxD), User Experience (UX), Graphic Design, iOS App Design, Mobile UX, App UI, Mobile UI, Apple Watch Design, Illustration, Graphs, iOS UI Design, App UX, Visual Design, Prototyping, Low-fidelity Prototypes, Responsive UI, Design Research, eCommerce, User Flows, Wireframing, Layout, Flowcharts, Web Shops, Branding, Web Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Mobile First, Logotype, Hand Lettering, Logo Design, Tablet UI, Web UX, Work Portfolio Design, Photography, Responsive, Front-end
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