Direction
before
delivery.
Hello there, I’m Ard. I help organisations give new initiatives and existing digital products a clear direction, so teams don’t spend months building the wrong thing. I bring business, technology and design onto the same line, and lead the team that shapes the experience. I’ve done this for a wide range of clients at several agencies, and as creative partner of my own digital agency.
— Capabilities
Product Discovery
UX Strategy
Design Direction
Research & Insights
Stakeholder Alignment
Team Leadership
— Awards
Lovie Awards
Bronze — 2024
General-Cultural Institutions
Amsterdam Museum (Bravoure)
Dutch Interactive Awards
Gold — 2024
Category Communities
Limburgs Museum (Bravoure)
Gold — 2020
Recruitment
Dutch Ministry of Defence (Radancy)
Werf& Awards
Winner — 2023
'Recruitement through inspiration'
Dutch Ministry of Defence (Radancy)
Digitaal Werven Awards
Winner — 2023
Recruitment Site of the Year
VodafoneZiggo (Radancy)
Winner — 2022
Recruitment Site of the Year
VodafoneZiggo (Radancy)
— Clients
Accenture, Action, AFAS, AFM, Albert Heijn, Amsterdam Museum, ASVZ, Autotaalglas, Awakenings, Dutch Tax Department, Booking.com, Bosch, Cliq Digital, Cloudsuite, Deloitte, DNB, Duke of Tokyo, Dutch Ministry of Defence, Enexis, Etos, Fuuse, Gemeente Rotterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Haynes Pro, ING, Kawasaki Europe, Landal, Liander, Lidl, Limburg Museum, Lyceo, McDonald's, Moco Museum, MTV Mobile, MyWheels, Nimbuzz, O&O Fonds, Oude Kerk, Paradiso, Philips, Politie, Post NL, Riscure, RE Agency, RET, Riscure, Secretary Plus, Siemens, SIRE, Sunergy, T-Mobile, Tweede Kamer, Two Chefs Brewing, Vebego, VEVA, VodafoneZiggo
— Experience
Enrise
Product Discovery, UX Product Lead
Rotterdam & Amersfoort (NL)
2023 — Now
Bravoure
Digital Director
Amsterdam (NL)
2022 — 2023
Radancy (Maximum)
Team Lead Design
Rotterdam & Amsterdam (NL)
2013 — 2022
Vurig
Creative Partner
Rotterdam (NL)
2007 — 2013
Philips Design
Senior Digital Designer
Amsterdam (NL)
2007
Fabrique
Digital Designer
Delft (NL)
2005 — 2007