Alrik Koudenburg

Current

• Freelance Design Director at alrik.nl

Past

• Founder / Workshop leader at leadbyexample.nl
• Freelance Design Director at Nike Europe
• Freelance Design Director at ...,staat

• Freelance Design Director at DDock
• Junior Art-director / designer at Nike Europe
• Freelance Design Director at FHV Content (BBDO Group)
• (Graphic) Designer at Johnson&Wolverton
• Junior Graphic Designer at NickandPaul

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Education

• Design Academy Eindhoven
• Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam
• st. Eskils Estetikalinje

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Recommended

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Connections

167 connections

Industry

Design

Websites

• My Website

Alrik Koudenburg’s Summary

Alrik Koudenburg (1976) is a curious, analytical, resourceful freelance design director based in Amsterdam. Working for both clients directly and design agencies around the globe, he is responsible for concept and strategy. He enjoys creating first drafts and launching ideas to develop an initiative and works across the many different disciplines of design [interior + retail / events + experiences / product design / interactive media / graphic design + corporate communication / photography / freework]. Once the concepts are approved, he often directs a team of creatives to execute it.

Alrik is committed to creating exciting and refreshing brand experiences that go beyond what clients request, and deliver what they really need. Alrik’s strongest traits are his passion, his critical eye and his ability to key into opportunities for client’s products and services, based on his broad knowledge of trends, fashions and how they fit with consumers and clients. Diversity and exciting, new challenges are what drives him, whether it’s creating his own tree-tent, unique (retail) objects, a fashion show for Nike, a lobby bar for Heineken International, teaching or contributing in brainstorming sessions. It makes his work feel like play.

Alrik studied Graphic Design in Rotterdam, Fine-art in Sweden and Industrial Design at the Design Academy in Eindhoven. He has traveled extensively and lived and worked abroad in cities like London / New York / Buenos Aires and Sydney. This has broadened his life experience and enhanced his ability to approach tasks in different ways.

Alrik Koudenburg’s Specialties:

Multi-disciplinairy design work, ranching from: interior design, retail objects / windows / stores, product design, event /experiences, photography, graphic design, corporate communication + strategy, guerilla marketing, interactive media, books + magazines...and teaching / attending brainstorms. Furthermore Alrik is a speaker at YourFullCircle, giving a series of workshops about future creation, living the life one loves.

Alrik Koudenburg’s Experience

• Freelance Design Director

  alrik.nl

  (Design industry)

  September 2000 — Present (8 years 11 months)

  Working closely (on location) with international clients / design agencies to create exciting and refreshing (brand) experiences within different disciplines of design, across all kind of media.

• Founder / Workshop leader

  leadbyexample.nl

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  January 2007 — 2009 (2 years)

  A fun 2 day workshop where you get to create a future you love and get the tools to make it happen. “We want people to win, creating a life they love”

• Freelance Design Director

  Nike Europe

  (Public Company; NKE; Sporting Goods industry)

  2000 — 2008 (8 years)

• Freelance Design Director

  ...,staat

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Design industry)

  January 2004 — July 2007 (3 years 7 months)

  Concept + strategy, 2D / 3D / 4D design + sparringpartner of owners to lead business to the next level

• Freelance Design Director

  DDock

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Design industry)

  2005 — 2006 (1 year)

  Interior Design + attending brainstorms, explaining presentation techniques / brand development /communication flows

• Junior Art-director / designer

  Nike Europe

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Sporting Goods industry)

  March 2000 — January 2004 (3 years 11 months)

  Working very frequently for long periods on a freelance basis at the Nike Europe Image Design department. Projects ranged from shop/window design, graphics, styleguides, photography concepts / art-direction, XL salesmeeting events, the roll-out of the European Nike Stores, Nike Park...etcetera.

• Freelance Design Director

  FHV Content (BBDO Group)

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  August 2003 — December 2003 (5 months)

  Freelance Design director - working as conceptual designer (developing new businesses / services), Product Development / designer, Graphic Designer.

• (Graphic) Designer

  Johnson&Wolverton

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 2001 — September 2002 (1 year 9 months)

  Graphic design, brand development, web design, assisting photoshoot / TV commercial shoots, TV + film graphics - help setup a European brandoffice in Amsterdam for this Portland based agency. Clientlist: Mexx, XX by Mexx, Sundance Channel Sundance Documentary Channel, BBC America, AMC Channel, TNN, Nike, Foot Locker.

• Junior Graphic Designer

  NickandPaul

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  August 1999 — January 2000 (6 months)

  Graphic Design (communication, logo / stationaries) / 3D logo development / Brand development for this NYC based Brand Firm.

Alrik Koudenburg’s Education

• Design Academy Eindhoven

  HBO - bachalor of Design , (industrial) Design , 1996 — 2000

  See: http://www.designacademy.nl or visit the Design Academy graduation shows in October

  Activities and Societies:

  Organizing trips for my department (+ student participation council / writing for school newsletter)

• Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam

  MBO , Graphic Design , 1992 — 1996

• st. Eskils Estetikalinje

  bachelor , Fine Art , 1994 — 1995

Additional Information

Alrik Koudenburg’s Websites:

• My Website

Alrik Koudenburg’s Interests:

Challenge = growth, travel, living+working abroad, multi-disciplinairy design projects, photography, reading, snowboarding, outdoor climbing, nature, performing at ones best, integrity, hungry for inspiration, with a desire to make beautiful things.

Alrik Koudenburg’s Groups:

BNO (Dutch Design) + Alumni (Design Academy Graduates)

•    Mastermundo Creative Gathering
•    Alumni Design Academy
•    TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
•    TEDxAmsterdam

Alrik Koudenburg’s Honors:

Red-Dot Award: Multimedia 2002/03

Alrik Koudenburg’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch