Gilles Vandenoostende

Hi, I'm Gilles Vandenoostende - designer, illustrator and digital busybody with a love of language, based in Ghent, Belgium.

Resumé

Philosophy

Grand ideas are only as good as their production values. I strive to get the best out of both in a creative environment.

Experience

TBWA, Brussels Belgium. 2012-Present
Designer, Information Architect and Creative Technologist. Worked for clients as MINI, Nissan, KBC and Telenet.
Proximity BBDO, Brussels Belgium. 2007-2012
Interactive designer and Online Creative. Produced and/or designed many online campaigns for many clients such as Pepsi, KBC, ING, Chrysler/Dodge…
Atmosphere BBDO, Brussels Belgium. 2006-2007
Junior webdesigner. Atmosphere merged with Proximity Brussels and Direct BBDO in 2007.
Intern at The-Automatic, Liverpool UK. 2006
Enjoyed a 3 month placement abroad where I lived & worked as a 3D modeler and Flash developer. I worked on projects for the BBC.

Education

Bachelor in Multi-Media & Communciationstechnology PIH Kortrijk 2003-2006. Graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Awards & Honours

Here follows a list of some of the most important awards and honours I’ve received over the years.

Some of the awards and honours I've received over the years
Award Project Client
Adobe MAX Award 2009 - Advertising and Branding Pepsi Max It Pepsi
Best of Activation 2010 - Silver Media Award Hold Your Lion PUB
Pub Cover Award 2009 - Special mention Hold Your Lion PUB
Eurobest 2008 - Media finalist, Mixed Media Pepsi 4Max Pepsi
Eurobest 2008 - Interactive finalist, Interactive Campaigns Pepsi 4Max Pepsi
Proximity Worldwide 2008 - Silver Pepsi 4Max Pepsi
Best of Activation awards 2008 - Gold Advertisers Jury, Non-Alcoholic Beverages Pepsi 4Max Pepsi
Best of Activation awards 2008 - Gold Press Jury Pepsi 4Max Pepsi
Best of Activation awards 2008 - Bronze Creative Jury Pepsi 4Max Pepsi
Best of Activation Awards 2008 - Silver Advertisers Jury, Services KBC Word Rockster KBC
Multi-Mania 2006 - Finalist Best 3D Animation
Multi-Mania 2005 - Finalist Best Flash Productsite
Multi-Mania 2005 - Finalist Best Interactive DVD Project

References

Please contact me for a list of my references.

Skills overview

Art Direction & Design

Typography, design, grids and User Experience are my passion. Digital- and traditional painting are where I get my creative juices flowing.

Front-end Development

Wether it’s HTML, CSS or Flash, I can turn static comps into pixel-perfect reality with a strong focus on standards, usability and UX. I’m also a mean hand at code, developing frameworks and clean, reusable code.

Digital Creative

As a digital native, I've been online since before browsers were even invented. Combined with my passion for creative expression I'm the guy you need to turn any idea into something that works online (or who will tell you when it won't).

Technology-specific experience

I know and have worked with the following applications, frameworks and technologies:

  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • jQuery
  • Actionscript
  • Javascript
  • PHP
  • Objective-C
  • 3dsMax|Cinema4D
  • Adobe After Effects

(listed in no particular order of preference - I'm technology agnostic and choose my tools based on the project, not on what I like working with most)