Somewhere firmly between baseline and chaos.

I consider myself to be a generalist within a specialisation.

I drink the cheapest and most ordinary coffee.

I am not vegan.

I listen to all kinds of music; from Mozart to André Hazes, from Armenian duduk to bebop jazz. I only truly dislike fusion rock.

I have a fascination for car number plates.

My favourite pen is a bic ballpoint.

My biggest wish was to ride a wild Icelandic horse in Iceland, which I did in 2023.

I have no hobbies.

__EXPERIENCE

[ 2003 – now ]
Independent typographic designer, focussing on experiment and research in type and typography.

[ 2017 – now ]
Teacher in Type & Typography at the Publication Station, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam (The Netherlands)

[ 2015 – 2016 ]
Teacher Calligraphy and Type at the Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague (The Netherlands)

[ 2007 – 2015 ]
Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam (The Netherlands)

It started with teaching typography to a small group of students for a few hours a week. Soon this became a full time position: Head of the Graphic Design Department, assessor, member of the admission board, guiding internships, managing projects, and developing curricula.

__EDUCATION

[ 2016 – 2017 ]
Master degree Expert class Type Design at The Plantin Institute of Typography, Antwerp (Belgium)

[ 2003 ]
Master degree (Type&Media), The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (The Netherlands)

[ 2000 ]
Internship at Penguin Putnam Inc., NYC. (USA)

[ 1998 – 2002 ]
Bachelor Typographic Design, The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (The Netherlands)