Peter Dijkgraaf, Designer in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Peter Dijkgraaf

Bio

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

Work Experience

Senior Visual Interaction Designer

2014 - PRESENT
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.
Technologies: Principle, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, InVision, Sketch

Digital Product Designer

2012 - 2014
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.
Technologies: Principle, InVision, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch

Front-End Developer | Visual Designer

2010 - 2012
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.
Technologies: JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop

Education

2008 - 2012

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

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
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