ABOUT ME

EDUCATIONAL PORTFOLIO (N/A)

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IDx, Also known as Interaction Design is a more common expression these days. IDx enables more functionality to websites but the most important of IDx, how are you using it and make it applicable for the end user. That is what this subpage is dedicated to. I'm experimenting with different ways to communicate using the web and new technologies (CSS3, HTML5 and so on). Ladies and gentlemen, I present you my Sketchbook, full of cool experiments in design and technology. (by the way, for more information and graphic, press the big orange arrow above (THIS IS NOT WORKING YET)

So, My name is Koen Houtman. I'm 20 years old and I'm from the Netherlands. I study Interaction and Graphic Design at "Het Grafisch Lyceum" in Utrecht. I'm fond of art and design since years and I always kept it as a hobby of me. But right now, things are getting more serious.

I gained some more interest in Interface Design and I think for now that that is the zone in which I want to be in. Designing user-friendly interactive visuals, and later on develop them. What I dare myself is to put lots and lots of creativity in it. Find new ways to reach the goal I give to myself.

What I am also into as part of my personal development, is SEO tactics. Right now, I'm also studying a lot about Search Engine Optimization (like good usage of meta tags and the Google Analytics tools, also driven on this website). I want to offer this also, a little bit in marketing.

I divided my website into a few sections. I make and design little experiments, with new technologies (like, css3 and jquery) and I want to bring to the world, like websnippets. That was the page you were on when you came here. You can also found my educational portfolio, which shows you what I made in my school career. And I'm planning to write and about innovations in the IDx scene, but that is for later.

Poem art

Graphic made after a poem (Dutch)

Typography

Typography Art (Dutch) Subject: Graphic design

Composition

A composition, only done with the letter: A

Song visual

A graphic inspired by the song: Bohemian Rhapsody from Queen

Poster Design

Poster remake, it's in dutch but the subject is an exhibition about rocks.

Visual

Visual near my feelings against some dutch politics.

Sidework

Wouldn't win the award for beauty, but this is all about one thing: dutch food. (I guess the idea is great so I posted it)

Spread Ad

Composition Design for this advertorial about Piet Hein Eek, An Interior Architect from the netherlands.

Weblog Design

Weblog design, dared myself to design to that what girls will like, because I am a boy. This was actually an assignment for dynamic website structures. (PHP/MYSQL)

Musicbase

This was an awesome project for our PHP/MYSQL course. This is like a really really dynamic website, complete with user system.

Interactive Ad

An interactive Ad designed for Tivoli Audio, they sell awesome radios. (dutch, school assignment)
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