Let me introduce my self.
I am Keanu Evander Westerman, a Japanese Dutch 26-year-old, raised in Groningen and currently based in Amsterdam.
As a son and brother from creative minded people in art, design, architecture & building things from scratch, I grew up in an creative and open minded environment where I got a lot of support for my performance-based youth. If I needed to go to the other side of the country for a hockey-practice or a piano performance, I was there. With support, love and hard work you can get a lot done.
So my youth was mostly about performing but when I got older I started to realize that besides my passion to perform, I have a passion to create and solve problems. With a creative mindset, great interest in technology & robots and a solution-focused mind I finished the study Communication & Multimedia Design in Amsterdam. In these years I developed skills as Responsive Webdevelopment, Interface Design, UX/UI Research, Conceptual Thinking and other target-group based digital, interactive solutions. Isn’t it great to have just an crazy and ambitious idea that can become a real-life concept? It’s like a dream becoming reality!
But also…
I have a passion for monstrous creatures, and futuristic technology. From Godzilla to Transformers and from mythical beasts to dinosaurs, I’m intrigued by their worlds and the story’s behind it. I would like to see myself not just as a fan, no. It would be amazing to be a creator. Designing creatures and make up concepts as gadgets and interfaces. With a deep-seated passion for this, it would be amazing to work in this field as well.
UX
- Human Computer Interaction
- User Interview
- Customer Journey Mapping
- Stakeholder Research
- Usability Testing
- User Requirements
UI
- User Interface Design
- Interaction Design
- Prototyping (LoFi - HiFi)
- Style Guides
- Visual Elements
- Typography & Colors
Front End Development
- Responsive Websites
- PWA
- WordPress Elementor
- HTML / CSS
- JavaScript
User Experience encompasses all aspects of the end-user's interaction with the company, its services and its products
Skills
My ambition
In the world of web design and development, I find my passion by the many possibilities that creativity brings as a designer combined with solution based developing. As a beginning web designer and developer, my journey begins with a strive to make digital experiences that blend aesthetics and functionality. However, my ambition extend far more than aesthetics alone. With each line of code I write and every design I bring to life, I am driven by a larger purpose. One day building a business that stands for positive change for a greater goal then money. One of my ultimate goals is to work with companies whose core values is also philanthropy. Using the power of technology to create a brighter and more equitable world. So, besides focussing on building responsive websites I want to create a positive impact. Maybe first on smaller scale, eventually on global scale. The potential of design & technology can bring meaningful changes. I truly believe that.
Things that I care about deeply are honesty & transparancy. It’s actually at the core of everything I do. My passion is to contribute to the wishes of the companies, clients or teams who share the same core & commitment as I do. From there we can get a long way.