Manuel van Dyck

I’m a Graphic Designer living in the busy metropolis of Tokyo, Japan. I found my interest in Japan when I first worked for Hitachi HHIL, an experience I thoroughly enjoyed. Since then I have succeeded in attaining my diploma, while working in Japan. Handling work and graduation simultaneously thought me how to prioritize and organize my day-to-day schedule. I have worked on several dozen projects varying wildly in requirements and scale — ranging from freelance art installations, print design, games up to CMS & web design for large institutions.

Design is an arguably subjective and delicate subject, but I am dedicated to create work that not only pleases the senses, but maintains the fragile balance between functionality, usability and beauty. Some of my notable clients include the Institut Franco-Japonais du Tokyo, Hitachi, Carl Zeiss, STEP EIKEN and many more.

About this website

Manuel is both creative and intelligent. A powerful combination resulting in concepts that are not only beautiful to the eye, but also rooted in smart use of technologies and solid strategy. Add to that his eye for business dynamics and there’s only one way for Manuel and his rare mix of talents: up.

-Eleco Anneveldt
  Anneveldt Concept & Copy

This website was created to supersede my previous showcase of my work and was written and customized for the widely known Wordpress content management system. My goal was to create a wholesome design that is sleek but also stands back and lets my work shine. The code of this website has been carefully crafted to be fully W3C compliant.

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The fact that I ended up here in Japan, has two main reasons – one being the amazingly good time that I had during my tenure at Hitachi, the other reason is that I love challenging myself and expanding my personal and professional abilities.

The culture difference drives me forward to learn and adapt. It inspires me to take a lot of pictures, which seed ideas for designs and interactions. When I am not designing things, cooking, experimenting or reading a good book I usually go out with my friends, improve my Japanese both written and spoken and explore this place—in search for further creative stimuli.