Danny de Vries
hi@dandevri.es
+316 41 02 52 62
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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I'm an Indie Maker building digital products products for the web (UI/UX & Design) and lecturer web technology (Front-end Development) at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
I'm passionate about technology, privacy, time well spent, interfaces and building digital products. I am devoted to make technology (and coding) more human, fun and playful.
Experience ¶
Lecturer Web Development
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Aug 2018 → Present
Coordinator (and lecturer) of the technical courses of the Communication and Multimedia Design program. I'm responsible for the curriculum and syllabus of courses such as back-end, front-end and data visualization.
Graduate Intern
&samhoud media
Feb 2018 → Jun 2018
Worked on WebVR, 360-degree video and AR prototypes on the web for internal products of the &samhoud consultancy brand.
Web Development Intern
Fabrique
Sep 2017 → Feb 2018
Worked on websites, boilerplates and design systems for high-profile clients while working in a large multi-disciplinary scrum team with visual designers, interaction designers and art directors.
Web Design Intern
We Brand Creative
May 2016 → Jan 2017
In a small team working on brand identities, strategy, concept and static website designs for small local companies.
Expertise ¶
A bunch of tech things that I know about and have used. I focus on front-end and am experienced in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node, npm, JAMstack & Git, CSS methodologies, Static Site Generators, Build Tools, version control.
I care a lot about accessibility, animation & interaction, performance and modular components.
I've dabbled with D3.js, Data visualization, React, Vue, Jekyll, Svelte & Sass. But above all, I’ll learn anything else you need.
I know my way around design tools such as Sketch, Figma, Framer, InVision and the Adobe Suite. I do a lot of UI design, interactive prototyping, UX research, wireframing creating design systems and styleguides. Often doing brand identity work, service design and design thinking & strategy sessions.
Education ¶
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor of Science - BS Field Of Study Communication and Multimedia Design
2014 → 2018
Faculty of Digital Media and Creative Industries (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences). Human-centred and context-sensitive bachelor-level design education in the field of interactive digital products and services. GPA of 7.8/10
Higher General Secondary Education (HAVO)
RSG Enkhuizen - Profile Economics and Society (EM)
2009 → 2014
Small-scale organized public school community for Atheneum, Havo and bilingual education.
Training ¶
Teaching and Examination Regulations (OER), (AUAS)
Member of the examination board CMD Amsterdam, part of being a member is a training at the HvA Academy for examination regulations.
Basic Examiner Qualification (BEQ), (AUAS)
Training for minimum basic level to be a higher professional education teacher. Basics of teaching skills, teaching, designing education and supervising (individual and groups) students.
Ventures ¶
Dandevri, Design Studio
Small one man design studio where I work with clients creating brand identities and work on their digital identity.
Voight.co, Open-source software products
Building themes, boilerplates and software products for other developers.
Community ¶
Mentor
Ladies that UX Amsterdam
Part of the Ladies that UX Amsterdam mentorship program 2019.
Student Assistant
CMD Amsterdam
Coaching and tutoring of students with tooling, prototyping and programming.
Speaking
Speaking at conferences, meetups and offices or give guest lectures at schools and universities. I give workshops on building things for the web.
Courses
Sharing what I learn by creating online classes and courses scattered all around the web.
Writing
Writing articles, essays and guides about anything related to design and tech.
Danny de Vries
hi@dandevri.es
+316 41 02 52 62
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Connect with me on LinkedIn