Sammy van Dijken
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
The Hague, Netherlands
Toptal member since October 7, 2022
Sammy is a visual artist and graphic designer; turning ideas and concepts into marketable designs is what he does best. He has devoted the last few years to gaining as much professional experience as possible and becoming an expert in his field. Sammy has served clients ranging from smaller companies to international market leaders such as Vodafone. Designing for him is a profession as well as an obsession, and going the extra mile to get projects done is never an issue.
Portfolio
Experience
- Motion Graphics - 10 years
- Adobe - 9 years
- 2D Animation - 9 years
- 3D Animation - 9 years
- Adobe After Effects - 9 years
- Adobe Photoshop - 9 years
- 3D Modeling - 9 years
- Maxon Cinema 4D - 8 years
Tools
- Adobe
- Maxon Cinema 4D
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Photoshop
Work Experience
3D Modeler
Binkies
- Helped model the Apple iPhone 14 releases within 48 hours after Apple's official unveiling.
- Made custom maps by adding 3D product details using Adobe Photoshop.
- Created 3D modeling of a wide variety of products using 3ds Max and Blender along with image references.
Independent Contractor
Cromo
- Provided a music festival attended by 4,000 with visual loops.
- Created Vodafone 1-min internal infographic from brief to delivery in three days.
- Performed a 586-day consecutive daily social media marketing campaign executed on five different social platforms.
3D Modeler
Mirage 3D
- Worked on the multi-award winning documentary “Mars 1001”.
- Created highly realistic 3D modeling, texturing, and rendering of spacecraft technology based on photo references.
- Illustrated and animated heads-up display interface layouts to be used as movie props.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design/Animation
Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam - Rotterdam, Netherlands
Skills
Tools
Adobe, Maxon Cinema 4D, Blender, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Cinema 4D, After Effects CC, 3ds Max, Adobe Premiere Pro
Industry Expertise
Advertising
Other
3D Animation, 3D Modeling, Communication, Creative Problem Solving, 3D Art, Motion Graphics, Animation, Motion Design, 3D Design, 3D, Visual Design, 3D Product Modeling, Low-poly Modeling, Graphic Design, Writing & Editing, 2D Animation, Presentations, Video Editing, Social Media, 3D Rendering, Art Direction, Simulations, World Machine, Concepting, Octane Rendering, Non-fungible Tokens (NFT)
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