Wilem Cousins
Born London, 1993
Raised in Amsterdam, 2006 – 2021
Currently living in Rotterdam
Native English speaker, fluent Dutch speaker
With a background in music and an interest in arts I have often tried to find myself way of making a living using creativity. Whether it was doing piano gigs, designing websites, doing graphic design and album artwork, or selling my ceramics. The aim has always been to enjoy the means more than that money.
November 17, 2021
In 2015 I started a freelance business doing Branding, Graphic Design and Websites which became full time after 6 months and is still active to this day.
Noteworthy Clients :
November 15, 2021
After successfully rounding off quite a few projects since starting I was promoted to Project – and Account-manager. By the time I left I was managing over 40 accounts, leading projects with a team of three, managing interns and meanwhile continued my responsibilities in designing and executing projects.
November 17, 2017
I decided to return to education and during my prep year found my love for objects and product design.
March 5, 2017
In 2017 I set up a small creative collective. We focussed on music production, music videos and album artwork.
Roles :
September 1, 2015
A year later they offered me a job as a front-end designer and I took care of all the print work for clients like Gemeente Amsterdam, SAIL Amsterdam and Paul Warmer.
Skills learned:
September 1, 2014
Glimworm was a small IT company I interned for after teaching myself how to code. I spent the first half year concentrating on websites and the second half looking more closely at print and graphic design.
Skills learned;
