Projects

Hok

The Shed

Designed and hand-built a multi-purpose house (55sqm) varying from work space to short stay. Including custom furniture and sanitary. Located in my own backyard in Makkum.

Van Heeckeren Ameland

Van Heeckeren Ameland ↱

Ongoing project of painting/maintaining interior and exterior of Van Heeckeren's suites and apartments throughout the island of Ameland.

Tapp ↱

Identity for Tapp - a company that is reinventing datalogging with sustainable paper-based labels. Art Direction for this project at @bwhontwerpers.

Nobel Ameland

Nobel Houses and Lofts ↱

Ongoing project of painting/maintaining interior and exterior of Nobel's suites and apartments in Ballum, Ameland.

Birdeyes ↱

Identity for a science centre that views the world – almost literally – through the eyes of birds, at University of Groningen. Art Direction & Graphic Design for this project at @bwhontwerpers.

The Sharing Group

The Sharing Group ↱

Identity and website for entrepreneurs and investors with Good Sharing as a driving force. Art Direction & Graphic Design for this project at @bwhontwerpers. Photography together with Tryntsje Nauta.

The Heggers Project ↱

A new energy company called Hegg: Home Energy for a Greener Grid. Art Direction & Graphic Design for this project at @bwhontwerpers.

De Utrecht Leeuwarden ↱

Identity, books and exhibitions for a 1904 Jugendstil cultural exhibition centre. Art Direction & Graphic Design for this project at @bwhontwerpers. Videosnippet by @jonathan.sipkema and @tomvanhuisstede

Arcadia

Arcadia 2022 ↱

Creating the identity for a festival called Arcadia: 100 days of culture in Leeuwarden and Fryslân. Art Direction & Graphic Design for this project at @bwhontwerpers.

Fortuna Vlieland ↱

Art Direction, Graphic Design and Web Development for a newly launched beer brewery on the island Vlieland (The Netherlands). A project at @bwhontwerpers. Video by @marleenannema and @tomvanhuisstede.

FriesMuseum

Fries Museum

Creating all sorts of bespoke graphic resources for Fries Museum. Art Direction & Graphic Design for this project at @bwhontwerpers.

MyWheels

Campaigning for a carsharing service. Offline and Online. Art Direction & Graphic Design for this project at @bwhontwerpers. Photography by @woutervanderlinde.

Paradys

Paradys

Identity and Graphic Design for an art exhibition in Oranjewoud during a cultural festival called Arcadia 2022. Art Direction & Graphic Design for this project at @bwhontwerpers.

Abe Bonnema Prijs ↱

Identity website and bespoke graphic design for the biggest architectural prize of The Netherlands. Art Direction & Graphic Design for this project at @bwhontwerpers.

Haute Bordure

Fries Museum
Haute Bordure

Book/editorial design about the long tradition of embroidery in fashion. The accompanying catalog for the exhibition Haute Bordure at the Fries Museum in 2021. Art Direction and Graphic Design at @bwhontwerpers, published by Waanders Uitgevers.

Noord Nederlands Orkest

Rebranding the oldest professional symphonic orchestra in The Netherlands (1862). Art Direction & Graphic Design with a seasonal illustrator at @bwhontwerpers. Visuals from 2018/2019 in collaboration with @rikoostenbroek.

11fountains

11fountains ↱

11 fountains created by 11 internationally known artists like Jaume Plensa, Lucy & Jorge Orta, Johan Creten and more from all over the world. Art Direction, Graphic Design and Web Development for this project at @bwhontwerpers. Illustrations by Nick Liefhebber.

11fountains

Mijndomein

Providing domains and (shared) hosting, recently adding shared car lease and solar panels, Mijndomein aims to make difficult things easy and affordable for everyone. A project with Art Direction, Graphic Design and Web Development at @bwhontwerpers.

Visit Leeuwarden

A beautiful city in Friesland. Former Capital of Culture in 2018 - Leeuwarden rebranded to Visit Leeuwarden. A project with Art Direction, Graphic Design at @bwhontwerpers. Animation by @dirkjan.co.

Noord Nederlands Toneel ↱

Making theater productions that are relevant to a broad and contemporary audience, in collaboration with Club Guy & Roni. Together they're an interdisciplinary theater house called NITE. A Web Design & Development project at @bwhontwerpers, in collaboration with @halie.nl.

Welcome to The Village ↱

An experimental pop festival and winner of the prestigious EFFE-award for artistic excellence. A project with seasonal illustrators for all sorts of communication. Art Direction, Graphic Design and Web Development at @bwhontwerpers.

Tesla Taxi Service ↱

Art Direction, Graphic Design and Web Development for Tesla Taxi Service in Switzerland. Photography in collaboration with @paolodecaro

Marboei

Marboei

An experience at OBE (Leeuwarden), a stage for literature, art and language. Thirteen poets writing about thirteen breath-taking destinations on the water in Friesland. Art Direction and Graphic Design of this experience/exhibition at @bwhontwerpers.

Cinetree

Cinetree

A platform with beautiful handpicked movies and documentaries. Graphic and Web Design of several campaigns in collaboration with @fabian.hijlkema.

Sunken Treasures

Keramiekmuseum Princessehof
Sunken Treasures

Book/editorial design about long lost treasures at sea. The accompanying catalog for the exhibition Sunken Treasures at the Keramiekmuseum Princessenhof in 2019/2020. Art Direction and Graphic Design at @bwhontwerpers, published by Waanders Uitgevers.

Leeuwarden-Fryslân 2018

Leeuwarden, Capital of Culture in 2018. Art Direction and Graphic Design varying from several publications to city dressing at @bwhontwerpers. Above a .gif of an invitation for the King & Queen.

TEAMLTD

TEAMLTD

Identity for a Canadian lifestyle brand with a community in pursuit of the extraordinary.

VdVprijs

Vredeman de Vries
Prijs voor de Vormgeving

Had the honor to design the publication for the design award/prize of Friesland (province of The Netherlands), showing all nominees and winners from 2001 to 2017.

Information

Subform is the alias of Dutch designer/builder Dennis de Vries (1991) - combining craft, code and design.

This is a selected portfolio.
More work & details are available upon request.

Also working/worked for:

  • Elvine Clothing
  • University of California
  • Hangmen
  • Q-Music
  • Red Bull Crashed Ice
  • Edouard Malingue Gallery
  • Oerol
  • Tryater
  • Gemeente Leeuwarden
  • Rabobank
  • Gemeente Noordoostpolder
  • Rijksoverheid

Some more

👴 35 now

🖌️ Currently building/maintaining houses and apartments at Ameland (NL) with my dad

🖥️ Worked 9 years at BW H ontwerpers as Designer/Creative Director (2015-2023)

🔗 Honorable mentions on sites like It's Nice That

📚 Been featured in publications like IdN Magazine (ISSN10294805), Look At Me (ISBN9881358353) and Color Matters (ISBN9881294398)

🗣️ Hosted and ran some small talks, at NHL Leeuwarden for example

👨‍🏫 Taught Interactive Design at Academie Minerva, Groningen (NL) for two years

🎓 Graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor degree in communication/graphic design at Academie Minerva, Groningen (NL)

🏫 Did an internship at Lundgren+Lindqvist, Gothenburg (SE) in 2015

🏒 Played (professional) hockey in The Netherlands until 2011

👶 Started freelancing in 2009

Contact

Dennis de Vries

hey@subform.net

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💖 Cover art by Sebastian Zimmerhackl (Selam X)

💌 Prophet typeface by Dinamo

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