Michel van der Wal
Digital Product Design
Projects.
Pet peeve projects and side hustles I have been working on.
Oldskull Amsterdam
Fresh streetwear styles from the far east
Slim Bestraten
Kids & Apps
Arbiz
Moekes Maaltijd
Powerpoint to the People
Radiospot
Promise.
This is what you can expect when we collaborate.
01
Design for dreaming big
You have a strategy, a dot on the horizon, or anything else that makes you dream big. Now what? You might want to co-create. Take your team on a journey without a map or destination. But with the confidence that you’ll end up somewhere great. I’ll bring you my bag of human centered design principles and methods that help you take your dreams from inception to tangible artifacts that you and your team can use to create beautiful products and services.
02
Design for decision making
Maybe you’re not ready to launch your next awesome product or service into the world yet. Sometimes you might just need some rainmaking done or get some important people on board first. I can help you convince any decision making unit on any level in an organisation to sign off. I’ll provide you with the visual stimuli you need to give your business idea hands and feet, and package story and concept in a perfect pitch for you to impress your audience.
03
Design for deployment
What’s a fantastic concept without perfect execution right? Allow me to blend brand assets, customer insights, journeys, business requirements, concept and identity into an intricate UI and an optimal UX. I’ll wrap your business idea into the right technology, execute experiments and help you build iteratively towards an MVP. Together we’ll make sure that your digital product will both look and perform better than roughly 96,2% of your competition.
04
Design for new dimensions
Unlike traditional designers, I like to take design to new dimensions. Whether you need to simulate, educate, gamify, storify, experiment or explore, I can help translate ideas into immersive real time 3D virtual, augmented or mixed reality experiences that literally add that extra dimension. I’ll make you a virtual twin of your environment or model the 3D assets you need for an awesome experience across any industry. I’ll even build you a fully working prototype on an XR device of your choice.
05
Design direction and management
I love combining individual contribution with design leadership and creative direction. I’m happy to take your design team members by the hand and lead them ‘by example’ to create awesome experiences. Let me be your pm-po-data-tech-strategy-tag-teamer, your brand-bulldog, design-decision-maker, or external-stakeholder-aligner. Together we’ll make sure that all design deliciousness will consumed the way it has been cooked up.
Personal.
If you are looking for an ultra-experienced-open-minded-stubborn-but-easy-going-strategy-and-data-tag-teaming-five-legged-m-shaped-creative-design-technologist-with-love-for-business-sense, or if anything here piques your interest, then we probably should start talking. Hiring me might be in the interest of both of us 🙂
Don’t hesitate to contact me for an introduction.