Identity for a science centre that views the world – almost literally – through the eyes of birds, at University of Groningen. Art Direction & Graphic Design for this project at @bwhontwerpers.
Identity and website for entrepreneurs and investors with Good Sharing as a driving force. Art Direction & Graphic Design for this project at @bwhontwerpers. Photography together with Tryntsje Nauta.
A new energy company called Hegg: Home Energy for a Greener Grid. Art Direction & Graphic Design for this project at @bwhontwerpers.
Identity, books and exhibitions for a 1904 Jugendstil cultural exhibition centre. Art Direction & Graphic Design for this project at @bwhontwerpers. Videosnippet by @jonathan.sipkema and @tomvanhuisstede
Creating the identity for a festival called Arcadia: 100 days of culture in Leeuwarden and Fryslân. Art Direction & Graphic Design for this project at @bwhontwerpers.
Art Direction, Graphic Design and Web Development for a newly launched beer brewery on the island Vlieland (The Netherlands). An project at @bwhontwerpers. Video by @marleenannema and @tomvanhuisstede.
Creating all sorts of bespoke graphic resources for Fries Museum. Art Direction & Graphic Design for this project at @bwhontwerpers.
Campaigning for a carsharing service. Offline and Online. Art Direction & Graphic Design for this project at @bwhontwerpers. Photography by @woutervanderlinde.
Identity and Graphic Design for an art exhibition in Oranjewoud during a cultural festival called Arcadia 2022. Art Direction & Graphic Design for this project at @bwhontwerpers.
Identity website and bespoke graphic design for the biggest architectural prize of The Netherlands. Art Direction & Graphic Design for this project at @bwhontwerpers.
Book/editorial design about the long tradition of embroidery in fashion. The accompanying catalog for the exhibition Haute Bordure at the Fries Museum in 2021. Art Direction and Graphic Design at @bwhontwerpers, published by Waanders Uitgevers.
Rebranding the oldest professional symphonic orchestra in The Netherlands (1862). Art Direction & Graphic Design with a seasonal illustrator at @bwhontwerpers. Visuals from 2018/2019 in collaboration with @rikoostenbroek.
11 fountains created by 11 internationally known artists like Jaume Plensa, Lucy & Jorge Orta, Johan Creten and more from all over the world. Art Direction, Graphic Design and Web Development for this project at @bwhontwerpers. Illustrations by Nick Liefhebber.
Providing domains and (shared) hosting, recently adding shared car lease and solar panels, Mijndomein aims to make difficult things easy and affordable for everyone. A project with Art Direction, Graphic Design and Web Development at @bwhontwerpers.
A beautiful city in Friesland. Former Capital of Culture in 2018 - Leeuwarden rebranded to Visit Leeuwarden. A project with Art Direction, Graphic Design at @bwhontwerpers. Animation by @dirkjan.co.
Making theater productions that are relevant to a broad and contemporary audience, in collaboration with Club Guy & Roni. Together they're an interdisciplinary theater house called NITE. A Web Design & Development project at @bwhontwerpers, in collaboration with @halie.nl.
Book/editorial design about Frisians and Vikings in the coastal area of the low countries. The accompanying catalog for the exhibition We Vikings at the Fries Museum in 2019/2020. Art Direction and Graphic Design at @bwhontwerpers, published by Waanders Uitgevers.
An experimental pop festival and winner of the prestigious EFFE-award for artistic excellence. A project with seasonal illustrators for all sorts of communication. Art Direction, Graphic Design and Web Development at @bwhontwerpers.
Art Direction, Graphic Design and Web Development for Tesla Taxi Service in Switzerland. Photography in collaboration with @paolodecaro
An experience at OBE (Leeuwarden), a stage for literature, art and language. Thirteen poets writing about thirteen breath-taking destinations on the water in Friesland. Art Direction and Graphic Design of this experience/exhibition at @bwhontwerpers.
A platform with beautiful handpicked movies and documentaries. Graphic and Web Design of several campaigns in collaboration with @fabian.hijlkema.
A vinyl pressing plant located in a former jail. Building a configurator with 6418 options. Identity and Web Development at @bwhontwerpers.
Book/editorial design about long lost treasures at sea. The accompanying catalog for the exhibition Sunken Treasures at the Keramiekmuseum Princessenhof in 2019/2020. Art Direction and Graphic Design at @bwhontwerpers, published by Waanders Uitgevers.
Leeuwarden, Capital of Culture in 2018. Art Direction and Graphic Design varying from several publications to city dressing at @bwhontwerpers. Above a .gif of an invitation for the King & Queen.
Identity for a Canadian lifestyle brand with a community in pursuit of the extraordinary.
Had the honor to design the publication for the design award/prize of Friesland (province of The Netherlands), showing all nominees and winners from 2001 to 2017.
Subform is the alias of Dutch art director and designer Dennis de Vries (1991) - combining design, code and craft.
This is a selected portfolio.
More work & details are available upon request.
Also working/worked for:
👴 33 now
🖌️ Currently painting/finishing houses and apartments at Ameland (NL) with my dad
🖥️ Worked 9 years at BW H ontwerpers as Creative Director (2015-2023)
🔗 Honorable mentions on sites like It's Nice That, Ligature and Fontanel
📚 Been featured in publications like IdN Magazine (ISSN10294805), Look At Me (ISBN9881358353) and Color Matters (ISBN9881294398)
🗣️ Hosted and ran some small talks, at NHL Leeuwarden for example
👨🏫 Taught Interactive Design at Academie Minerva, Groningen (NL) for two years
🎓 Graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor degree in communication/graphic design at Academie Minerva, Groningen (NL)
🏫 Did an internship at Lundgren+Lindqvist, Gothenburg (SE) in 2015
🏒 Hockey was my life until 2011, started playing for fun again recently
👶 Started freelancing in 2009
Dennis de Vries
+31 6 484 558 78
CoC/KvK 55546358
💖 Cover art by Sebastian Zimmerhackl (Selam X)
💌 Prophet typeface by Dinamo
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