Carst van der Molen

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Graphic and interactive designer based in Amsterdam. My focus is on the design and coding of websites for clients in the cultural sector and beyond. more

Since 1999 I have worked for several Dutch design agencies and internet startups. I am an expert on the WordPress platform. Look for me on Instagram, Twitter, and Quora.

Please feel free to contact me with projects or questions.
[email protected]

Worked for/with—Albert van Veenendaal, Amsta, Angelo Vergeer, Ania Harre, AWV, Axyz Ensemble, BAM Techniek, Bureau Gras, C&H gallery, Cascade visuele communicatie, De Bende van Drie, Duo Vertigo, Emily Kocken, Esmée Olthuis, Everris, EXTRA!, F19, FairFood, Festival in the Shape of an Egg, Gijs Levelt, Het Veem Theater, Iris Kensmil, Karnatic Lab, Kentalis, MeubelMakerites, Ned McGowan, Netspanning, Onno de Maar, Patricia Bardi, Paul Weiling, President of the Globe, Shadow Festival, Susan Hawley, Susanna Borsch, The Roentgen Connection, TryTone, Wobbe van der Meulen, Woonbron, Woonstichting De Key

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Art Bookshop Index
Directory

Art Bookshop Index is an illustrated directory of art bookshops worldwide. The index was born out of a personal need: what great art bookshops can I visit when in other cities?

2017
Concept, UX Design
Work in Progress

Homepage - C&H gallery
Amsterdam art gallery, dedicated to engaging and supporting young contemporary artists, and established artists with new thoughts, visions and concepts.
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Homepage - C&H gallery
Exhibition
Artist page
Window Lettering
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C&H gallery
Identity + Website

After two years of organizing art salons in their home, in 2011 Cosimo Ricatto and Hanneke Huisman opened their art gallery in an old garage on the Kostverlorenkade in Amsterdam. I designed the website, wordmark, and window lettering. The website has a responsive design for smartphone, tablet and desktop.

2016
Graphic Design, UX Design
Typography: Roboto
ch-gallery.com

Iris Kensmil - Home - Desktop
Iris Kensmil - Work - Desktop
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Iris Kensmil - Reviews - Smartphone
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Iris Kensmil - Exhibitions - Tablet portrait
Iris Kensmil - Resume - Desktop
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Iris Kensmil
Artist portfolio

A visual artist from Amsterdam, Iris Kensmil imagines the role of black people in Western history. The brief for her website called to isolate single works in her portfolio. The website allows visitors to filter the archive without creating new visual combinations—that often distract the visual power of a singular item. You could call this ‘Curating the Singular’.

The solution uses archive templates that do not show the image. One is a simple list, the other a grid with works represented by empty boxes. The image is visible only when the mouse enters the box. A click leads the viewer to the full representation of the work with a caption.

Both templates can be filtered by choosing the type of work: painting, drawing, installation, print, etcetera. The list template is also used for the Resume.

The detail view adapts based on the content: image only with a caption in Work, text only like in Reviews, or both in Exhibitions. Texts can have a carousel of images on top. The layout adapts across devices, and interactions also work on touch displays.

2015
Graphic Design, UX Design
Typography: Aperçu, Futura
iriskensmil.nl

Home | Emily Kocken, visual artist & writer
Emily Kocken (visual artist/writer) researches the intersubjective creating multidisciplinary performative installations.
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De kuur Emily Kocken smartphone
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Blog Emily Kocken smartphone
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Emily Kocken
Website

Portfolio website for visual artist and writer Emily Kocken. The site is responsive for smartphone, tablet and desktop.

2015
UX Design
Typography: Maison Neue
emilykocken.nl

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Onno de Maar - Desktop
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Tenor Sax Impulses
CD + Website

‘Tenor Sax Impulses’ is the first solo CD of long-time Dutch saxophone player and composer Onno de Maar. In his own words: ‘Making this CD has been on my mind for a long time’. We created a promotional website to accompany the album launch.

2014
Graphic Design
onnodemaar.nl

Woonbron jaarverslag 2013 - Intro - desktop
Woonbron Jaarverslag – visual 1
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Woonbron
Online report teaser

A teaser one page responsive website for the annual report of Woonbron – a large housing corporation from the Netherlands. The page gives an overview of the core annual statistics. An interactive infographic shows housing properties divided by type in the five main regions. The central text contains four interviews with stakeholders. PDF versions of the printed reports can be viewed in a digital reader. I applied several one page website techniques: among them CSS animation, an anchor-based top menu, smooth scrolling. The website is typeset in an embedded version of TheSans by LucasFonts.

2014
Design, Development
Typography: TheSans
© Cascade visuele communicatie
woonbronjaarverslag.nl/2013/

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Cascade - Case Stadsdeel Zuid smartphone
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Cascade - Case Dudok smartphone
Cascade - Transactiecommunicatie - desktop
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Cascade - Home smartphone
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Cascade - Menu smartphone
Cascade - Home - desktop
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Cascade visuele communicatie
Website

Cascade is a corporate design agency in Amsterdam. While I worked there I designed several iterations of the website. The current version has a responsive front end for smartphone, tablet and desktop. We used a Mobile First strategy for this, and were able to improve on the desktop version by focusing on the essentials.

We started with the main content of the site: the project portfolio. For the smartphone we chose an image carousel to encourage swiping.

The mobile pattern we used improved the desktop version. Tests showed that users found it a more intuitive solution than the lightbox pattern we used previously. A collapsible menu for the smartphone and tablet versions keeps the main emphasis on the content.

2012
Design, Development
© Cascade visuele communicatie
cascadecommunicatie.nl

Het Veem Theater - Productions - desktop
Het Veem Theater - homepage - desktop
Het Veem Theater - Agenda Special - desktop
Het Veem Theater - Artists - desktop
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Het Veem Theater
Website

As a theatre/co-production platform Het Veem Theater supports young international performance makers in developing their work. The design for the website references their discours based practice through a predominantly textual interface. Central to that is the programming, which consists of regular performances and festivals, but also special multi day events and a production archive. We designed the templates for this in several iterations. As a result usability for visitors was increased, while the staff was served by a bespoke WordPress theme utilising several custom post types and fields.

2012
Design, Development

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Tracing the Mother Key
Photo book

Tracing the Mother Key honors the beauty of the homeless face. Spending almost a year with homeless people who live in an Amsterdam Salvation Army shelter project called Domus, Emily Kocken made portraits in her studio in the same high-rise. Building up a relationship of trust, a group of regular models developed, who actually invited her more and more into their rooms.

2010
Design
Photo book, 20x25cm, 120 pages
Hardcover with dust jacket
Photography and text: Emily Kocken

Albert van Veenendaal - Home - desktop
Albert van Veenendaal - Projecten - desktop
Albert van Veenendaal - CD's - desktop
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Albert van Veenendaal
Website

Albert van Veenendaal is a piano player/composer that specializes in improvised music and prepared piano.

2007
Design, Development
Photography Monique Besten

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Pakhuis Hollandia
Website

Hollandia is a historic warehouse and rice mill in the Dutch Zaanstreek, which today is used as an office space. The website provides information about its history and shows many images of the characteristic building.

2005
Design, Development
© Bureau Gras

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European TryTone Festival
Flyer + Poster

Flyer and poster for the annual improvised music festival organised by TryTone, a platform and record label for new jazz.

2005
Design, Photography