Senior Art Director (interactive) and Internet Researcher
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- Current
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- Internet Researcher at University of Amsterdam
- Senior Art Director (interactive) at Mirabeau
- Lead Designer, Principle affiliate at Govcom.org
- Past
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- Senior Designer at Mirabeau
- CEO/Owner at Anderemedia
- Internship at Studio Radiosity, Milan Italy
- Internship at Studio Stefano Giovannoni, Milan (Italy)
- Education
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- Design Academy Eindhoven
- Design Academy Eindhoven
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Marieke van Dijk’s Summary
Committed to Design, Network Research and Innovation
Responsible for the voice and direction of Concept & Design at Mirabeau (Centre), including resources and project delivery. Providing their perspective, insights, opinion and inspiration. Guiding and improving the voice and quality of visual design. Monitoring and mentoring the development of the visual design staff.
Marieke is a principal affiliate of the Govcom.org Foundation, based in Amsterdam.
Marieke is a affiliate of the Digital Methods Initiative (DMI) is a collaboration of the New Media TEMLab, University of Amsterdam and the Govcom.org Foundation, Amsterdam, with support from the Mondriaan Foundation's Interregeling and MACOSPOL, the EU project, led by Bruno Latour.
She holds M.A. in Design Research and a B.A. in Industrial Design from the Design Academy in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Marieke van Dijk’s Specialties:
Internet Research, Internet Strategy, Brand Strategy, Online Marketing, Visual Design, Concepting, Information Visualization;
and Rapid Prototyping
Marieke van Dijk’s Experience
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Internet Researcher
University of Amsterdam
(Educational Institution; Research industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Affiliate of the Digital Methods Initiative (DMI) is a collaboration of the New Media program, University of Amsterdam and the Govcom.org Foundation, Amsterdam, with support from the Mondriaan Foundation's Interregeling and MACOSPOL, the EU project, led by Bruno Latour. Is involved in the 'Mapping Controversies in Science and Politics' European research project .
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Senior Art Director (interactive)
Mirabeau
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
2007 — Present (2 years)
Responsible for the voice and direction of Concept & Design at Mirabeau (Centre), including resources and project delivery. Providing their perspective, insights, opinion and inspiration. Guiding and improving the voice and quality of visual design. Monitoring and mentoring the development of the visual design staff.
Creating high-end, interactive concept and designs for a wide range of clients. e.g. ABN AMRO, Fortis, TomTom, KLM, ING retail, ING Wholesale Banking, ING Global, Manpower, funda, NVM, Vodafone, Lotto, Ziggo ... -
Lead Designer, Principle affiliate
Govcom.org
(Think Tanks industry)
April 2001 — Present (8 years 4 months)
Amsterdam-based foundation dedicated to creating political tools on the Web. Much of the work involves mapping issue networks on the Web, using the IssueCrawler software. Most of the projects have been funded by the Open Society Institute, as well as Infodrome the Dutch government information society project.
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Senior Designer
Mirabeau
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
2005 — August 2007 (2 years)
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CEO/Owner
Anderemedia
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
January 2001 — August 2005 (4 years 8 months)
Dutch design studio dedicated to designing innovative concepts, web applications and information mapping tools.
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Internship
Studio Radiosity, Milan Italy
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Design industry)
March 1997 — September 1997 (7 months)
Studio Radiosity, Alessandro Guerriero & Alberto Biagetti, Milan (Italy) Web design for New School of Design, Architecture, and Art (www.radiosity.it, www.futurarium.com)
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Internship
Studio Stefano Giovannoni, Milan (Italy)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Design industry)
February 1997 — September 1997 (8 months)
Concept and product design for e.g. Alessi, Magis and Flos
(www.stefanogiovannoni.it)
Marieke van Dijk’s Education
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Design Academy Eindhoven
MA , Design Research - post graduate , 1998 — 2001
Conducted an independent research, evaluating “Issue Networks Visualizations to understand the Web". Experimenting with new means of representing knowledge about society gained from the Internet. My thesis reports on two case studies that 'chart' the network around an issue and around a brand.
The program included a semester of taught classes (e.g. research methodology, design management, usability testing and scenario building) to develop professional skills -
Design Academy Eindhoven
BA , Man & Identity , 1993 — 1998
Department Man and Identity focused on product design for accessories and materials with applications for fashion and interior design, ambient environments, material surfacing techniques, trend forecasting, corporate identity, editorial concepts and presentations.
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