Bio
Studio Jaap Smit is founded by Jaap Smit in 2018. He is an Independent Graphic Designer & Art Director, specialised in book design, identity & logo design, webdesign and more. Next to client projects he works on self-initiated assignments. With his own projects the focus is on structuring facts/data. He utilises freely available information and creates graphic parameters to structure it, resulting in methodically-made and often humorous work. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague in 2017 and Co-founded Odd Publications in 2018.
Contact
made@jaapsmit.nl
+31 6 27 51 71 15
Terms and Conditions (Dutch)
Experience
10/2020 — Now
In-house Graphic Designer at the
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
01/2018 — Now
Freelance Graphic Designer
09/2018 — Now
Art director at Odd Publications (Co-founder)
07/2018 — 01/2020
Graphic Designer at enbiun Concept Makers
08/2016 — 11/2016
Graphic Design Internship at Studio Since Today
01/2012 — 04/2016
Graphic Designer at enbiun Concept Makers
01/2011 — 01/2012
Graphic Design Internship at enbiun Concept Makers
Education
2012 — Grafisch Lyceum Utrecht
Graphic Design Degree
2017 — Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
Bachelor Of Arts, Graphic Design
Features
2020 — Dutch Creativity Awards
Nomination Dutch Creativity Award: Side Project
2020 — Units Research Review
Feature of the project ‘Survival User Manuels’ in Units Research Review N°1, Technical Happiness
2019 — File Magazine
Online feature of my studio work
2019 — AIGA Eye On Design
Small artice about Odd Publication’s first book
2019 — It’s Nice That
Artice about Odd Publication’s first book
2019 — Fonts in Use
Online feature ‘Internet Audience’
2019 — Fonts in Use
Online feature ‘A Tweet History’
2018 — Its Nice That
Article about my work practice
2018 — Books from the Future
Online feature ‘Internet Audience’
2018 — Another Graphic
Online feature ‘New Dutch Views’ Poster
2018 — Poster Reposter
Poster 1, Poster 2, Poster 3
2017 — Velvetyne Type Foundry
Online feature ‘Written in Stone’
