BERLIN * AMSTERDAM * LONDON * NANCY * GOTHENBURG *
BERLIN * AMSTERDAM * LONDON * NANCY * GOTHENBURG *
Mango Media° is a web design studio that crafts extraordinary digital experiences to empower businesses to flourish above their competition through distinctive design. With expertise spanning nearly a decade, I have honed my craft as a Digital Designer // Creative Coder. These skills have allowed me to embark on a professional journey that has taken me across multiple European agencies in Amsterdam, Berlin, Cambridge, Nancy, Bristol, Gothenburg, and London. Years of persistence, hard-work + passion have enabled me the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse range of clients, including The FA (England’s football association), DJ’s, rappers, singers, fashion brands, automotive, and many other industries.
My academic background includes a master’s in Creative Technology from UWE, specialising in UX design and creative coding. Additionally, I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Communication from NUA, refining my skills in conveying visual ideas conceptually. Prior studies in art, encompassing painting, fashion, and graphic design, laid the foundation for my creative journey. Learn more by visiting my résumé.
At the heart of my design philosophy lies the belief that the user and the brand collaboratively shape interfaces. I believe that UX/UI design is a methodological journey, therefore I draw inspiration from the Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung’s theories. This synthesis seamlessly integrates elements from conscious and unconscious realms, resulting in designs that deeply resonate and forge meaningful connections.
Pablo Picasso once said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” This idea has resonated with me throughout my life. In the past, I was a painter, spending summers travelling French cities selling my art or trading paintings for rides, food or wine. Graffiti played a large role in my adolescence, which inevitably drew me to Berlin and Bristol. On top of that, I’m a musician, playing multiple instruments dabbling in various genres.
My journey into the digital realm started in 2015 when I created my first website using now-discontinued animation software. After showing it to a friend who was a developer living on Köpstadsö, a small island near Gothenburg, I got invited to Sweden to collaborate on some projects. This experience sparked my interest in coding, particularly JavaScript, and I’ve delved into creative-coding using libraries like WebGL, Three.js, and GSAP.
Being both a designer and a developer gives me a unique perspective, allowing me to visualize code while designing—a rare skill in an industry where individuals often lean strongly toward one discipline. Honestly, if you were to ask most developers or designers about their understanding of the other practice, in all likelihood, they would gaze at you with a bewildered sense of cognitive dissonance.
I once compared myself to Vincent Van Gogh. Someone told me it sounded arrogant, but in reality, Van Gogh barely made a penny in his life and his work was considered by many critics as chaotic and garish. Like me he lived in a tiny French city in obscurity and dedicated his life to his art. Unlike me, he was an absinthe drinking alcoholic, who ultimately went mad and chopped his ear off in the process.
From initial concept to actualisation, each website I have created has been made without pretense or artifice, with the simple aim of celebrating what is good and has always been good about design. By studying the rules at the foot of the giants, I was then able to learn how and when to bend or break these rules, finding the perfect equilibrium between old/new, function/beauty, fiction/reality in order to create websites that captivate and inspire those who interact with them.
Experience and exploration have taught me the importance of knowing when to fiercely preserve tradition whilst also adapting to the new technologies, trends and styles that make and will always make websites special within the inescapably changing world we live in - one pixel at a time. Changes will continue to come and I hope to embrace them with the confidence and determination that has made me who I am today.
*Interesting fact: I was born a matter of days before the first website went live in 1991, back when websites were simple black text, white backgrounds, and blue hyperlinks. Making it my life’s work to dedicate myself to create websites that push the boundaries of both design and code.
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“The digital realm is an infinite space where the rules of design are still being written, what we create today will shape the aesthetic of the future.”
- Mango
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