Welcome to Bjorn,

Creative Front-end developer

My name is Bjorn Knutzen

I’m a creative based in the Amsterdam area in the Netherlands.


I started my graphic adventure a couple years ago at Ten Klei, a graphical post processor company. Here I had the opportunity to start a course to develop my graphic skills.


Because I just loved what I was learning. My interest in design grew quickly and I specialize myself in web and print. In the past seven years I have not only boosted my design skills, but I have also become a web developer which makes me a much better web designer. And last but not least: I always keep myself up-to-date with the latest techniques. Like CSS3 and HTML5 which is leading and becoming a standard.


What makes me so unique? I have seen and experienced both the design and development side. I exactly know what is possible and can identify the pitfalls in web designing and developing.


At the moment I work at Fabrique I work here as a front-end developer. I develop websites and applications for costumers such as Qatar museums, CNV, Centric, and so on. In my freetime I design cover art for Noisj for their digital and vinyl music releases. Which you can see at Behance

Please have a look at my portfolio for further references. Click here to see my showreel on vimeo.

Career

Work experience:

2022-current: Fabrique.

Front-end developer/Digital accessibility advisor

2020-2022: Gemeente Alphen aan den Rijn.

Digital accessibility advisor/Webmaster

2017-2020: Picturae.

Creative Front-end Developer.

2016-2017: Bikkelhart.

Front-end Developer.

2013-present: NOISJ Publishing.

Graphic Designer.

2015-2016: Batavia groep.

Webdesigner/Front-end Developer.

2011-2015 Basket Builders.

Webdesigner/Front-end Developer.

2010-2011: Digimo Media.

Trainee Graphic Design.


Education:

2007-2011: Media college Amsterdam.

Education: HBO, Webdesign.

Subjects: Designing various websites for HTML and CSS purposes.


Education: MBO, Graphic Designer.

Subjects: Graphic design Typography DTP.


2004-2005: Leidse Onderwijsinstellingen (LOI)

Education: MBO, Basic Diploma advertising signs/DTP.

Subjects: Designing various promotional materials.


2001-2004: Media college Amsterdam.

Education: MBO, General graphics skills and general graphic post processor.

Subjects: Learn all the ways that graphic products needs to go both web and print.


1996-2000: PSG Koogmolen.

Education: VMBO, AVMB (General Secondary Vocational education)

Subjects: Learning different subjects including, Technology, Visual Arts Administration and Care.


Knowledge:

Program's

Design:

Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, After effects, Premiere, Indesign.


Code editing:

Notepad++, Visual studio, Dreamweaver, file zilla, fire bug.


Content management systems (CMS):

Joomla, Roxit RXfront, Sitecore, Umbraco, Dotnet Toolbox, Contribute, BlueConic.

Coding

Techniques:

HTML(5), CSS(3) LESS and SASS, Bootstrap and Foundation frameworks, jQuery, Flash.
CSS methodology's: CDD Component Driven Development, BEM Block Element Modifier.

Full resume (pdf)

Download here my full resume (dutch only)

Contact

Personal info

Name: Bjorn Knutzen

Birthday: 17 april

Born: Purmerend

Nationality: Dutch

Lets get in contact

Mail: bjornknutzen@hotmail.com