I hold a MA in editorial design & MA in behavioural science. In projects I like to combine these two fields of knowledge and skills.visual communication, design & societyandrews:degen is a studio for visual communication. We develop strategies, concepts and identities and create authentic designs that clearly communicate. Attention to detail, love for typography and imagery, we strive for originality. We have a close working relationship with our clients. www.andrewsdegen.comclientsandrews:degen works for national and international companies and institutions in the social, cultural and commercial sector. Clients include educational and governmental institutions, NGOs, consultancy and advertising agencies, galleries, festivals and start-ups. We dare to think beyond expectations and also across borders in a literal sense: A considerable number of our clients are based outside of the Netherlands. We work for institutions that provide bridges between the Netherlands and Germany: culturally, linguistically and economically. social designandrews:degen is keen on sharing its thoughts on graphic design and social design with others. For our workshop series 'Mapping the City'​ we have visited so far cities in China, Mexico, Croatia, Moldova, Romania, Senegal, South Africa and Turkey. www.mappingthecity.combehavioural change designTogether with D&B we are combining scientific knowledge about conscious and unconscious behaviour with design thinking and creativity to develop the appropriate message to communicate. Our aim is to work on projects fostering sustainable, healthy, preventative and prosocial behaviour, creating benefit for society.www.gedragendesign.nlA result from this collaboration is the book 'Hidden Persuasion', which shows the psychology behind advertising and how it influences consumer behaviour. The book has become part of the curriculum at several universities.www.hiddenpersuasion.net

In the last years I was teaching and organising workshops on different academies. The topics are relating to graphic design and visual communication, as e.g. design psychology, design theory, design thinking, social design, concept development and typography. Further I developed a workshop called 'Mapping the City - A creative approach on' which we organise on design events and academies around the world. Participants construct a social and cultural research in a visual form together with the students. At the moment I am coaching students in their final projects and thesis development at the Faculty of digital media and creative industries in Amsterdam.DESIGN FESTIVALSBeirut Design Week, LebanonOpen Design Festival Cape Town, South AfricaDesign Week Mexico City, MexicoHelsinki Design Week, FinlandSkopje Design Week, MacedoniaBucharest Design week, RomaniaŁódź Design Festival, PolenOne Design Week Plovdiv, BulgariaCalligraphy & Typography Festival Eskişehir, TurkeyWORKSHOPS & LECTURESMiada - Modern Art Academy Chongqing,ChinaVisual design department Aalto University, Finland Luca School of Arts Ghent, BelgiumCentro de Diseño, Cine y Televisión Mexico City, MexicoAnadolu University Eskişehir, TurkeyGeorge Enescu University of Arts Iași, RumaniaUniversity Ion Creangǎ Chișinău, Moldova University of transilvania Braşov, Rumania School of Design at the University of Zagreb, CroatiaThe Universitatea de Vest Timișoara, RumaniaGoethe-Institut Dakar, SénégalDokuz Eylűl Üniversitesi Izmir, TurkeyUnarte - National University of Arts Bucharest, RumaniaFaculty of Art & Design of the European University Skopje, MacedoniaHKU - Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, NLHR - Hogeschool van Rotterdam, Communication & Multimedia Design, Rotterdam, NLHVA - Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Communication & Multimedia Design, amsterdam, NL

Teaching classes in Graphic Design and Typography. Focusing on concept and campagne development, Psycholgoy and creation of visual argumentation.