{"id":1710,"date":"2021-11-21T15:14:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T15:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yannickkok.com\/?page_id=1710"},"modified":"2026-01-18T15:21:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T15:21:48","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yannickkok.com\/?page_id=1710","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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My story<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t
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My love for design started when I was little. I was fortunate enough to be born into a middle class Dutch family, so I had the privilege of having access to a computer. I was introduced to games like Rollercoaster Tycoon and SimCity, which became an overnight obsession for me. My goal when playing was simple: Create the best possible experience for my users, even if they were virtual.<\/p>

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Years later my love for design was reignited when I enrolled in two digital design minors in college. I quickly realized that this was what I was actually passionate about, so I ended up switching majors to Communication & Multimedia Design with the goal of becoming a UX Designer.<\/p>

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Now I enjoy the privilege of being able to make design choices that matter, alongside loveable colleagues whilst working for great brands.\u00a0<\/p>

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When I\u2019m not designing you may find me enjoying one of my many interests, which include but are not limited to:<\/p>

Cars and driving, music, tech & gadgets, art & design, reading, cooking & food, fitness & health, film & cinema, urban planning and public policy.<\/p>

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My dream is to one day combine my design skill-set with one of the above interests. I would love to design (some part of) a car someday.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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“><\/span>“><\/span>But enough about what I want. Here\u2019s some reasons why you should want to work with me:<\/span>
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Tools<\/b><\/p>

Figma (for designing)<\/p>

Trello (for structure)<\/p>

Lookback (for interviews)<\/p>

Adobe Premiere (for video editing)<\/p>

WordPress (for making websites)<\/p>

Optimal Workshop (for quantitative research)<\/p>

WalkMe (for aiding users)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Soft Skills
<\/b>Direct communicator
Open to feedback
Responsible
Empathetic
Creative
Honest
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\nUser experience design
\nBranding & marketing
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Let's get in touch!<\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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If you’d like to know more or have a project you’d like to discuss, don’t hesitate to reach out!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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<\/h4>Send me an email:<\/font><\/span>
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Call me:<\/h4>+31 6 425 44 065<\/u><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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