From 2016 till 2022 I worked as a designer for De Correspondent. It was my goal to create graphics that help journalists inform the public about (often complex) matter.
I love finding out how stuff works and thinking of clear ways to visualise this as clear as possible.
Having a background in illustration, I combined data visualisation and illustration often, to create graphics that communicate a new perspective on a set of numbers.
Maps, my favorite! To me, it's oddly satisfying to have a bird's-eye view and creating a representation of our world featuring specific 'layers' of information.
Lastly, together with my colleagues, I've developed new interactive ways of data driven story telling at De Correspondent. For example, have a look at these publications:
The increasing dependancy on big tech, explained with pac-man. Scroll through old maps to understand the current Dutch landscape That's it for now! This is just a small selection. Would you like to see other work samples? Get in touch! Or see my other work on the portfolio page.