Matt van Leeuwen
contact@matthijsvanleeuwen.com
+1 862 371 6224
NY Greater Area
USALove and joy for graphic design and visual communication/branding.
Graphic Design & Art Direction, with a 7+ year workexperience.
Aiming for a honest and direct approach in design. Visual communication
which is to the point and preferably strong in typography.
Visual/Corporate identities, branding, campaigns, book- and posterdesign.Recently awarded with three ‘2010 red dot communication awards’, including ‘Best of the best’.
Resumé
Date of birth
01.14.1977, The Hague, NL
Work
2011/…
Senior Graphic Designer at Interbrand, NY, US.2007/2010
Senior Graphic Designer at G2K Designers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.2007
Designer at Dietwee, design and communication, Utrecht, NL2006/2007
Design-Researcher at the Jan van Eyck Academy,
Maastricht, NL for Logo Parc. A project initiated by Daniel van der Velden.2002/2005
Co-Founder/Graphic Designer at Plein Publiek,
workshop for Graphic Design, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Education
1998—2002
ArtEZ Institue of the Arts, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
Masters in Art/Graphic Design.
Exhibitions
2011
‘IJsseldelta, Poster’ In ‘Pretty–Ugly Exhibition’, MA Communication Design curating a series of events
exploring the paradox of designing “The undesigned”.
Honors and Awards
2010
Red Dot Award, Best of the Best
D66 Posters/Campaign
Red Dot Award, Corporate Design
Maven Publishing
Red Dot Award, Annual Report
Brunel Annual Report 20082009
Best Designed Annual Report of the Netherlands:
Brunel Annual Report 2008.D66 Posters admitted to the Stedelijk Museum Archive,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Articles/Publications
2011
‘IJsseldelta, Poster’ In ‘Pretty–Ugly Catalogue‘.
2010
‘IJsseldelta, Campaign Identity’ In
‘VIVID! The allure of color in design’, Gingko Press, Berkeley, CA.
11.2006
Logo Parc: ‘Hybridity of the Post-Public Space’ In
‘Open/Cahier on art and the public domain, No 11’,
Nai Publishers, The Netherlands.
Recognition
Pretty–Ugly
File Magazine
AisleOne
Wanken
FormFiftyFive
CreativeAndLive
No Legacy
manystuff.org
Bitique
Design.nl
Yamatologia
Cocas Visuales
September Industry
Change The Thought
Salut Public
Typestack
Tundra Blog
Flickr
Limited Addiction
