Internship report De Monsterkamer ~ publication ~ 2020

In 2019 I did my internship at De Monsterkamer (Sample Room) in Amsterdam, a physical & digital platform that gives advice to anyone who wants to produce something in print. Naturally, for my physical internship report I used different papers, that I ordered through the database of De Monsterkamer

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De Monsterkamer
De Monsterkamer
De Monsterkamer
De Monsterkamer
De Monsterkamer
De Monsterkamer
De Monsterkamer
De Monsterkamer
Homecoming ~ poster + social posts ~ 2021

Homecomings are a series of events for the 1st year students of the KABK that started during the introduction days.
The goal of the events is to get 1st year students to meet each-other and offer them a space to think together how they will root themselves within the academy in the upcoming years.

I have been making the visuals for these events.

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KABK Homecoming
KABK Homecoming
Janssen Rehabilitation Medicine and Consultancy ~ web ~ 2019

Dr. Janssen treats people with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (a group of genetic connective tissue disorders). These people often identify themselves as zebras.

I created a new visual identity and website for Dr. Janssen’s new rehabilitation practice, including a logo consisting of Zebra's hoof wearing an ankle-foot orthosis.

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JRMC
JRMC
anew magazine KABK Industrial Design ~ publication ~ 2019

With sustainability, readability, a diverse audience and a small budget in mind, Mahtab Zamanifar and I created the second issue of the anew, a magazine publication of the Master Industrial Design at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK).

The final design is bright, colorful, playful and most importantly produced with only leftover paper from Lenoirschuring’s printer (so no new paper was harmed in the making of this magazine).

The graduates selection is designed as a separate booklet, so it can be taken out by visitors of the graduation show.

Printed at Lenoirschuring

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anew
anew
anew
anew
anew
anew
anew
anew
anew
anew
anew
anew
anew
anew
Surfing Safari ~ video + book ~ 2019

Surfing Safari is a desktop documentary that takes the viewer on a journey through Apple's operating systems between 2013 and 2018.

We‘re exploring the digital native’s landscape by travelling through beautiful scenery and breathtaking features while trying to find out why Apple uses elements of nature in their operating system and what effect these elements have on the user’s experience.

A collaboration with: Fien Leeflang and Ned Kamburov

Make sure to unmute the video before watching.

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Surfing Safari
Surfing Safari
Surfing Safari
Surfing Safari
Surfing Safari
Surfing Safari
Surfing Safari
Surfing Safari
Surfing Safari
Surfing Safari
Surfing Safari
Surfing Safari
Surfing Safari
Surfing Safari
Python, generative letters ~ code + poster ~ 2018

During a module at school I started learning the basics of programming in Python. With the DrawBot application I created these letterforms that are controlled by parameters.

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DrawBot
DrawBot
DrawBot
DrawBot
Mijn moeder zei altijd ~ poster ~ 2018

Mijn moeder zei vroeger altijd dat ik een laatbloeier was. Hoezo, vroeg ik dan. Gewoon, antwoordde ze. / My mom always said that I was a late bloomer. Why would I ask? Just because she would answer.

This weird and closed conversation between a daughter and a mother comes from Maartje Laterveer’s book ‘Vrouwen en Seks’ (Women and Sex). I created an object by hand from this (first) sentence . Then I took a photograph of my object which I turned into an A2 poster.

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Moeder
Moeder
Moeder
Moeder
Moeder
The ornamental devine ~ mural + video ~ 2017

After a wonderful roundtrip in Iran, me and my fellow students presented a guilt-free renaissance in which tendrils creep, petals unfurl and geometric patterns abound. We honored our heroes in this immersive exploration of the grid.

My piece of the wall is dedicated to Kathleen Hannah, one of the co-founders of Riot grrrl, a punk and feminist movement from the 90s.

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Ornamental devine
Ornamental devine
Ornamental devine
Ornamental devine
Ornamental devine
10 books exhibition ~ expo ~ 2017

This project was inspired by the Best Dutch Book Designs exhibition. In teams of four we made a selection of 10 books to create an exhibition that would show off these books.

We chose the overlapping concept of space (space in the grid, the topic of space, condensed space, online and offline space, etc.) to showcase our selection with an exhibition in space.

A collaboration with: Yessica Deira, Zahari Dimitrov and Linda van Houtum

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10 Books Expo
10 Books Expo
10 Books Expo
10 Books Expo
10 Books Expo
10 Books Expo
10 Books Expo
10 Books Expo
#metoo in linoprint ~ image ~ 2017

Although I am very happy about companies and media outlets addressing social issues related to ‘real women’, ‘real beauty’ and ‘being honest’, I also feel there should be a difference between breaking taboos like menstruation, cellulite and curves and using (or misusing) these taboos to sell your product, which inspired me to create these linocut prints on japanese paper.

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lino #Metoo
lino #Metoo
lino #Metoo
lino #Metoo
lino #Metoo
lino #Metoo
1968 The Homefront ~ publication + essay ~ 2017

The Homefront is an essay on equality and its representation in 1968. Our main sources were Martha Rosler’s series ‘House Beautiful: Bringing the War Home’, Gui Debord’s ‘The Society of spectacle’, Marshall Mcluhan’s ‘The Medium is the massage’ and Susan Sontag’s ‘Image world’. All of which are included in the design of our publication.

This publication is part of a series of 5.

Next to this essay we also designed the three key sources that we read before writing the Essay. This entire book is part of a series of five books.

Collaboration with: Selina Landis, Emily Anderson and Emma Benozzi

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1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
Interview with the women at kabk ~ web ~ 2017

For this website I interviewed Pauline Schep, Lauren Alexander and Roosje Klap, 3 women from the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK).

To make the interviews more accessible I decided to use the audio recordings from the interviews, which can be heard by clicking on certain paragraphs.

Click here for the full interviews or more information about the project.

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Women of KABK
Women of KABK
Women of KABK
Women of KABK
Women of KABK
International week of the deaf ~ campaign ~ 2016

During the International Week of the Deaf (IWD), several professionals visit middle schools to tell the children about what it is like to be deaf.

To explain to middle schoolers some basic rules on how to communicate with deaf people, I created several pieces of communication displaying easy tips on how to communicate with a hearing impaired person.

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International Week of the Deaf
International Week of the Deaf
International Week of the Deaf
International Week of the Deaf
International Week of the Deaf
International Week of the Deaf
The Royal Opera House ~ campaign ~ 2016

A reason why younger people don’t visit the opera is because they think it is too expensive. Even though it’s not!

So, in order to make visiting the opera more attractive, I created these market-themed campaign images, as the market is immediately associated with cheap, but good products.

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Royal Opera House
Royal Opera House
Royal Opera House
Royal Opera House
Royal Opera House
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Michelle Naba Emily Janssen

mne.janssen@gmail.com
+31 (0) 6 125 95 865



WORK EXPERIENCE
2023-now ~
Graphic designer at ITA, Amsterdam
2023-2023 ~
Interim Communication at MU Hybrid Art House, Eindhoven
2022-2023 ~
Junior Graphic designer at HeyHeydeHaas, Eindhoven
2018-2022 ~
Assistant graphic design at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague

INTERNSHIPS
2019 ~ De Monsterkamer, Amsterdam
2015 ~ ID&T, Amsterdam
2014 ~ rENs, Eindhoven


DIPLOMA
2021 ~ Bachelor Graphic Design
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague

2017 ~ Bachelor Graphic design
and Visual communication,
University of Northampton

2016 ~ MBO Media Vormgeving (+ Interactive certificate),
SiNTLUCAS Boxtel


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