Thijs Rentier
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Toptal member since February 3, 2023
Thijs is a designer for digital brands and products within the UI design field, specializing in branding and UI graphics like icons and illustrations. His experience spans working with corporate clients on both conceptual and production work. Human-centered design is at the core of Thijs' approach to design projects.
Portfolio
European Money Markets Institute | Website Redesign
fresk.digital | Visual Identity
Après Business | Branding for an Internal Annual Ski Event
Work Experience
UI/UX Designer
STC Saudi Telecom Company via DEURS
- Created a new internal visual brand based on the main brand, explicitly to serve the executives' level in the company. The main focus of this project was to create a better experience for this mid to top-level management.
- Created a brand guide according to the new internal executive experience visual identity.
- Designed screens for a dashboard for executives to manage their work and their teams' work. Delivered final screens together with a component library.
- Created an on-brand keynote template/theme to compose presentations.
Visual Designer
Mirabeau
- Translated the new brand identity of the European Money Markets Institute (EMMI) to an online appearance. A complete website redesign was executed, including design principles with a design system and library.
- Redesigned the customer service portal of Nationale Nederlanden Investment Partners. Important key points were the complete redesign of the navigation and its patterns alongside polishing the brand's digital appearance.
- Revamped the brand carnext.com, resulting in a redesign of their eCommerce website.
- Created a visual brand identity for fresk.digital, including a dynamic logo and a defined color palette.
- Designed a new visual brand identity for Flow Surfskates, including typography, color palettes, logo, photography guidelines, and custom artwork for apparel and skateboards.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Communication and Multimedia Design
Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences - Rotterdam, Netherlands
Skills
Tools
Sketch, Principle, Apple Keynote, Illustrator CC, Apple Motion, Spline, Photoshop CC, Miro, Jira
Languages
Visual Design Language
Other
UI Design, Prototyping, High-fidelity Mockups, Dashboard Design, Mobile Prototypes, Web Design, Visual Design, Icon Design, Logo Design, Dashboards, UI Components, UX Wireframes, Style Guides, Wireframing, Data Visualization, Design Leadership, User Flows, Brand Design, Pixel Perfect, UX Design, UX Research, Storyboarding, Visual Storytelling, Branding, Digital Brand Identity, Video Editing, Rapid Prototyping, Design Systems, Website Redesign, Illustration, UX Flows, Event Branding, Graphic Design, Visual Identity, Product Design, App Design, Mockups, Brand Logos, Motion Logo Design, Poster Design, Finance, Conversion, Financing, White Labeling, B2B2C, Investing, Consumer Finance, Lifestyle, Merchandise, Clothing, Digital Agencies, Premium Content Subscriptions, Business to Business to Consumer (B2B2C), Fintech, User Onboarding, B2B, UI Audits
Experience
- Icon Design - 6 years
- UI Design - 5 years
- High-fidelity Mockups - 5 years
- Sketch - 5 years
- Prototyping - 4 years
- Apple Keynote - 4 years
- Principle - 4 years
- Illustration - 4 years
Tools
- Sketch
- Principle
- Apple Keynote
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