Hi, I'm Valeria – a creative digital designer with a solid background in photography, based in Amsterdam.
Here are some of the projects I was lucky to work on during my astonishing internship at Bravoure.
Dutch Design Week
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Digital Design
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2025
Project: Dutch Design Week – Website Design (Home & Programme Pages)
Context: Dutch Design Week (DDW) is an annual design event in Eindhoven. They needed a new website aligned with their updated visual identity.
Role & Tools: Digital/Web Designer in close collaboration with Senior Designer Rinse Elsenga and Bravoure's CEO Anthony Thissen. Tools: Figma.
Process:
Joined brainstorming with Anthony Thissen and Rinse Elsenga
Explored two directions (light vs. dark blue backgrounds)
Iterated designs for Home and Programme pages, selecting the dark blue direction
Created final layouts and animated prototypes for desktop and mobile
Result: Delivered designs for the Home and Programme pages; the remaining pages were developed client-side.
Learnings: End-to-end website design experience, improved speed in iteration and prototyping.
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Dutch Design Week
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Digital Design
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'25
Project: Dutch Design Week – Website Design (Home & Programme Pages)
Context: Dutch Design Week (DDW) is an annual design event in Eindhoven. They needed a new website aligned with their updated visual identity.
Role & Tools: Digital/Web Designer in close collaboration with Senior Designer Rinse Elsenga and Bravoure's CEO Anthony Thissen. Tools: Figma.
Process:
Joined brainstorming with Anthony Thissen and Rinse Elsenga
Explored two directions (light vs. dark blue backgrounds)
Iterated designs for Home and Programme pages, selecting the dark blue direction
Created final layouts and animated prototypes for desktop and mobile
Result: Delivered designs for the Home and Programme pages; the remaining pages were developed client-side.
Learnings: End-to-end website design experience, improved speed in iteration and prototyping.
DDW_01.MP4
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DDW_04.MP4
Vanquish
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Design System
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2025
Project: Vanquish Yachts – Design System
Context: Vanquish Yachts, a Dutch luxury yacht builder, required a scalable design system for their new website.
Role & Tools: Digital Designer, in collaboration with Senior Designer Rinse Elsenga. Tools: Figma.
Process:
Designed button components in all states (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Default)
Created light/dark mode variations of key UI elements
Contributed to navigation components (Navigation Bar, Sub-navigation)
Participated in text styles development
Result: Contributed to a design system covering buttons, navigation, forms, and typography, ensuring visual and functional consistency across the site.
Learnings: Practical experience in design system thinking, scalable UI patterns, and component-based workflows.
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Vanquish
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Design System
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'25
Project: Vanquish Yachts – Design System
Context: Vanquish Yachts, a Dutch luxury yacht builder, required a scalable design system for their new website.
Role & Tools: Digital Designer, in collaboration with Senior Designer Rinse Elsenga. Tools: Figma.
Process:
Designed button components in all states (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Default)
Created light/dark mode variations of key UI elements
Contributed to navigation components (Navigation Bar, Sub-navigation)
Participated in text styles development
Result: Contributed to a design system covering buttons, navigation, forms, and typography, ensuring visual and functional consistency across the site.
Learnings: Practical experience in design system thinking, scalable UI patterns, and component-based workflows.
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Depot Noir
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Brand Identity
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2025
Project: Depot Noir – Brand Identity
Context: Depot Noir, the first wine platform combining purchase, storage, and digital cellar subscription, needed a strong brand identity to launch on the market.
Role & Tools: Visual Designer, in collaboration with Senior Designer Rinse Elsenga. Tools: Illustrator, Photoshop, Figma.
Process:
Designed a packaging concept for the wine box, exploring visual directions aligned with the brand’s identity
Created visuals for social media channels, using high-quality mockups to present branding applications in real-life contexts
Contributed to the development of the brand book, documenting visual guidelines and usage rules
Result: Delivered packaging design, social media assets, mockups, and a structured brand book as part of a new, cohesive identity for Depot Noir. The brand identity was implemented across digital and physical touchpoints.
Learnings: Gained hands-on experience in brand identity creation, packaging design, and the preparation of a professional brand book. Learned to translate visual concepts into consistent, scalable brand applications under the guidance of a senior designer.
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Depot Noir
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Brand Identity
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'25
Project: Depot Noir – Brand Identity
Context: Depot Noir, the first wine platform combining purchase, storage, and digital cellar subscription, needed a strong brand identity to launch on the market.
Role & Tools: Visual Designer, in collaboration with Senior Designer Rinse Elsenga. Tools: Illustrator, Photoshop, Figma.
Process:
Designed a packaging concept for the wine box, exploring visual directions aligned with the brand’s identity
Created visuals for social media channels, using high-quality mockups to present branding applications in real-life contexts
Contributed to the development of the brand book, documenting visual guidelines and usage rules
Result: Delivered packaging design, social media assets, mockups, and a structured brand book as part of a new, cohesive identity for Depot Noir. The brand identity was implemented across digital and physical touchpoints.
Learnings: Gained hands-on experience in brand identity creation, packaging design, and the preparation of a professional brand book. Learned to translate visual concepts into consistent, scalable brand applications under the guidance of a senior designer.
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Bravoure Merch
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Graphic Design
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2025
Project: Bravoure – Merchandise
Context: During my internship at Bravoure, I worked on branded merchandise to reinforce the company’s identity and provide internal and external touchpoints.
Role & Tools: Graphic Designer, in collaboration with Head of Design Simon Sitanala. Tools: Figma, Illustrator.
Process:
Developed a tote bag concept with a typographic design
Designed a set of greeting cards with playful “falling letters” layouts
Prepared production-ready files and mockups
Refined designs with the team to align with brand language
Result: Greeting cards were printed and are used by the company; the tote bag concept remained unrealized due to production constraints.
Learnings: Gained experience in merchandise design from concept to production, and learned to adapt branding into physical items under real-world limitations.
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Bravoure Merch
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Graphic Design
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'25
Project: Bravoure – Merchandise
Context: During my internship at Bravoure, I worked on branded merchandise to reinforce the company’s identity and provide internal and external touchpoints.
Role & Tools: Graphic Designer, in collaboration with Head of Design Simon Sitanala. Tools: Figma, Illustrator.
Process:
Developed a tote bag concept with a typographic design
Designed a set of greeting cards with playful “falling letters” layouts
Prepared production-ready files and mockups
Refined designs with the team to align with brand language
Result: Greeting cards were printed and are used by the company; the tote bag concept remained unrealized due to production constraints.
Learnings: Gained experience in merchandise design from concept to production, and learned to adapt branding into physical items under real-world limitations.
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Socials
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Animation
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2025
Project: Motion Design – Social Media Animations
Context: During my internship at Bravoure, I also created motion graphics for client and internal use, aimed at enhancing brand communication on social media.
Role & Tools: Motion Designer, in collaboration with Head of Design Simon Sitanala. Tools: Jitter, Adobe After Effects.
Process:
Designed and animated a social media asset in Jitter for a client project, based on their brief
Developed a more complex animation in After Effects for Bravoure’s Instagram content and website case (De Pont Museum typography)
Worked iteratively to refine timing, transitions, and visual consistency
Result:
The Jitter animation was published on the client’s Instagram account
The After Effects animation was finalized for internal use and is planned for publication
Learnings: Improved motion design skills across different tools, learned to adapt animation to brand guidelines, and gained experience producing social-ready motion assets.
DPM_01.MP4
DPM_02.MP4
KOS_01.MP4
KOS_02.MP4
Socials
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Animation
,
'25
Project: Motion Design – Social Media Animations
Context: During my internship at Bravoure, I also created motion graphics for client and internal use, aimed at enhancing brand communication on social media.
Role & Tools: Motion Designer, in collaboration with Head of Design Simon Sitanala. Tools: Jitter, Adobe After Effects.
Process:
Designed and animated a social media asset in Jitter for a client project, based on their brief
Developed a more complex animation in After Effects for Bravoure’s Instagram content and website case (De Pont Museum typography)
Worked iteratively to refine timing, transitions, and visual consistency
Result:
The Jitter animation was published on the client’s Instagram account
The After Effects animation was finalized for internal use and is planned for publication
Learnings: Improved motion design skills across different tools, learned to adapt animation to brand guidelines, and gained experience producing social-ready motion assets.
DPM_01.MP4
DPM_02.MP4
KOS_01.MP4
KOS_02.MP4