Ryan de Bruijn (Utrecht, NL) is a competition-winning visual designer and interdisciplinary artist working across visual language systems, speculative design, installation, branding, motion graphics, 3D design, and typography. His practice explores the space between clarity and experimentation, creating visual systems that communicate, provoke reflection, and function as societal interventions and critiques.
Extending beyond communication, Ryan’s work positions design as a medium of critique and speculation. His visual systems operate simultaneously as functional identities and as frameworks that provoke questioning, reflection, and play.
Available for new projects ←
SELECTED CLIENTS
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK)Willem de Kooning Academy
NN North Sea Jazz Festival
ELITE Techno Events
Nederlandse Loterij
LOCH Wuppertal
Boels Rental
RRReis
PostNL
Apple
KPN
EDUCATION
BA + Honours Degree - Willem de Kooning Academy (Graphic Design)
MBO - Grafisch Lyceum Utrecht (Graphic Design)
EXPERIENCE
Freelance Designer (Since 2020)
Studio Dumbar (Visual Design Intern)
Studio Lennarts & de Bruijn (Visual Design Intern)
GRAFICARE (Visual/Motion Designer)
Bright Brands (Visual Design Intern)
EliteFit/The Bluzone 2GO (Visual Designer)
EXHIBITIONS
2025 Next Nature Museum: Digital Futures
2025 Dutch Design Week
2025 WDKA: Graduation Show
2025 DEMO Festival
2024 de Kunstbar: Virgins
2024 Visual Culture: Rock, Paper, Ruin
2024 New Year New Me at Time is the New Space
2023 Visual Culture: We’re All Ruined
2022 Ex Machina: Auto-Magically
2022 Critical Studies
2022 NN North Sea Jazz Festival: Poster Exhibition
PUBLICATIONS
Dd, Dutch designers Yearbook ’25–’26
Open Source Radio: Live Visuals
WDKA: Open Day 2023
Visual Culture Catalog
Adobe Create Post
We’re All Ruined: Sound Publication
Ex Machina: Auto-Magically
NN North Sea Jazz Festival: Poster Competition #1st Prize Winner
Oblivion Magazine
TALKS
SMYK x Studio LAVA: Design Talks — Creative Nights
CONTACT
hi@ryandebruijn.com