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Photograph by Feia Lydia.
Over the past few years many newcomers have arrived in the Netherlands. Many of these are Syrians. People with talents, dreams and ambitions.
Restaurant Syr was initiated in order to create a space where these newcomers and Dutch colleagues work together, share their skills and develop their talents. Through the preparation and enjoyment of food, different cultures come together. In the kitchen and at the dining table.
By reaching a crowdfunding goal of €165.000 within 10 days, (a record for funding platform CrowdAboutNow), the team was able to realize the restaurant. Being part of a group of volunteers, I’ve directed the marketing communication of the crowd funding campaign.
I’m extremely proud having been a part of it.
Using the logo designed by Sophia Twigt, illustrator Joost Stokhof created recognizable elements of Syrian food culture for the campaign.
For the crowd funding explainer video illustrator Joost Stokhof and animator Konacoast produced an impression of the restaurant concept.
Graphic designers Sjors Bazelier and Elene Hulleman created visuals to promote the opening and other events.
Illustrator Joost Stokhof also created a shirt design. I mean, he had to, right? You got to have shirts.
The opening of the restaurant was a pretty good party. Photograph by Birgit Schuch.
Syr Foundation
Konacoast
Ode Swart
Kleitia Zeqo
Sophia Twigt
Sjors Bazelier
Wereldgasten
Minem Sezgin
Soraya Amber
Joost Stokhof
Ernie Enkelaar
Elja Looijestijn
Nanette Visser
Gijs Werschkull
Elène Hulleman
Marleen Kuipers
Franziska Lensen
Studio September
Reinout van Schie
Anne Kwakkenbos
Gerard van Leeuwe
Jan-Jaap van Eerten
and many others ☻
Concept
Campaign
Board member
2020 - ongoing — We make better decisions together.
2021 — A serious game about conspiracy thinking and online misinformation.
2021 — A provider of industry-leading digital infrastructure since 2000.
2021 — Vegan Burger Fun, delivered.
2019 — Take a chill pill. Or follow proper yoga classes. I’d go for the second option.
2017 — Finding structure in a festival line-up comprised of 264 films.
2015 — Food that tastes good and does good.
I'm Martijn (NL) (he/him), a digital designer from Utrecht with around ⑦ years of professional experience, focused on visual and interaction design.
Designer at Parta – an app for decision-making processes
Lecturer at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences
Freelance designer – helping out friends and organisations
Digital designer at iO
Digital product designer at Hike One
Digital product designer through secondment at SchaalX
Junior interaction designer at Studio AIRPORT
While I focus on nitpicking interfaces and UX processes, I’ve worked with video, photography and print on a whole bunch of projects.
Collaboration is essential to creating relevant work. In my freelance practice, I experiment with different approaches of collaboration, be it with clients or specialists in related fields.
I’ve developed a strong interest in socially driven projects by being involved in things such as Syr – a restaurant where people with a refugee background and their Dutch colleagues meet, work and learn from each other, and Parta – an app that drives democratic decision making. It's also why I started lecturing at Communication & Multimedia Design in Utrecht. Are you working on a socially driven project? I’m always open to learn more. ☻
Into the Great Wide Open
Amsterdam Art Council
Ministry of Education
Emergence Magazine
Greenpeace
Eurofiber
Kapitaal
Eneco
Pfizer
Parta
eBay
HKU
Interaction design
Visual design
Prototyping
Concept development
Usability testing
Design systems
User research
Iconography
Branding
Kanban
Scrum
GTD
Final Cut Pro X
Affinity’s suite
Adobe’s suite
Keynote
Sketch
Things
Notion
Figma
Miro
Jira (with a face like this: 😤)
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