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Thijs van Zon is 29 years old and lives in Den Bosch. He completed the bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), where he mastered the design process. Partly due to digitalisation and automation, Thijs has developed into an enthusiastic, ambitious and forward-thinking technology and innovation enthusiast. Currently, he is specialising in software development and artificial intelligence (AI). Additionally, he freelances in the hospitality industry, performs as DJ DBRD and is co-founder of The Kitchen Rave.
Want to chat? Email me at thijs.vanzon@existenceinitiative.com or send me a DM on LinkedIn
UX/UI & Graphic Design
Personal Branding, Business Branding, Logos, Icons, Typefaces, Documents, Posters, Apps, WEBSITES and social media content
11/2013 – Present
Brandevoort LAB
Bachelor Graduation Project
Designing a Participatory Innovation Platform for citizens, companies and Brainport Smart District in Helmond Brandevoort.
09/2019 – 01/2020
EXISTENCE.APP
UX/UI DESIGN PROJECT
Designing a tool/platform to help individuals manage and improve their wellbeing from a holistic perspective.
09/2017 – 02/2019
Ambient Noise Sensor
Industrial Design Internship
Designing a multi-room system of microphones to regulate the volume of the Bosch Security & Safety public address system.
02/2017 – 05/2017
Toodoo
Interaction Design Project
Designing a portable Bluetooth task management device with companion app and seamless tangible interaction.
09/2015 – 01/2016
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
SYNTHESES OF CHATGPT, STABLE DIFFUSION AND OTHER POWERFUL SOFTWARE
Utilising the latest and best AI technologies to supercharge productivity and creativity.
The Viking photo is generated with Stable Diffusion 2.1, using carefully selected prompts, negative prompts and settings. By training a hypernetwork with portrait photos of Thijs, it was able to embed his face into the generated image.
07/2021 – Present
The Kitchen Rave
Live Cooking & DJ Sensation
Delivering a fusion of music genres, food, drinks, ambiance and madness. Complete events and guest performances.
04/2020 – Present
ACTIVE INVESTING
Asset & Portfolio Management
Investing in disruptively innovative stocks and crypto.
Trading based on technical analysis, liquidity and order flow.
09/2017 – Present
DBRD
DJ & Music Production Project
Performing House, Tech House, Techno and Trance DJ sets.
Producing Techno tracks and mixtapes.
Designing the brand identity and custom typeface.
02/2015 – Present
TO-DO LIST WEB APP
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Learning full stack development with ReactJS, Fluent UI, Firebase and cPanel by building and deploying a to-do list web app.
03/2023 – 04/2023
Evertalk
Design Research Project
Reinventing the home phone for the Internet of Everything era.
Researching telepresence and telecommunication.
02/2016 – 06/2016
Wireless Human Energy
Next Nature Design Project
Utilising the vascular system of the human body to generate and wirelessly transmit electricity through nanotechnology based on Bismuth particles.
09/2013 – 01/2014
DESIGN COMPETENCES & EXPERTISE
As part of my education, Industrial Design at Eindhoven University of Technology, I developed the following professional skills and expertise areas:
- Self-Directed & Continuous Learning
- Teamwork & Communication
- Design & Research Processes
- Foresight & Business Innovation
- User, Society & Planet
- Creativity & Aesthetics
- Technology & Realisation
- Math, Data & Computing
Vision on Design
My vision is about Human Optimisation Design – design at the intersection of human biology, psychology, sociology and technology. What it comes down to is that I want to empower as many people as possible, including myself, to enhance and optimise many dimensions of our existence.
I want to achieve this by developing methods, systems, tools and other solutions that address biological, psychological, sociological and technological challenges and opportunities. The ultimate aim is to collaboratively work, and keep working, towards a better existence for all of humanity.