Hi, I’m Kwennie!
I create visual stories at the intersection of illustration, journalism and data
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Data illustrations, charts, maps, motion graphics and visual essays that explain complex topics. From election results to geopolitics, across print, broadcast and digital.
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Editorial clients including Nieuwsuur, Dutch broadcasting network NOS, newspapers such as NRC, as well as cultural institutions like the Maritime Museum Amsterdam.
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Data-driven editorial teams where independent work and collaboration with people from different disciplines push the stories further.
visual journalism
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data driven op-ed illustrations
Biweekly illustrations in the op-ed section of Dutch newspaper NRC.
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NOSjeugd 'Uitgezocht'
Visual identity and motion design for a new explainer format within NOS Jeugdjournaal (news for children).
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Nobel prize laureates
A full-page data visualization for NRC analyzing Nobel Prize laureates.
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Dutch general elections 2021
Animations, graphs and heat maps for analysis videos leading up to the 2023 Dutch national elections, each focusing on a key political issue.
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modern slavery
Frame-by-frame animations accompanying investigative reports on modern slavery around the world.
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past, present, future of climate change
Long-form explainer on climate change, showing how interconnected factors influence each other.
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far right in Germany
Animations, maps, and graphs for an explainer on the German elections, focusing on the rise of the far-right AfD.
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land appropriation
Personal story on how land appropriation in China affected my grandma. - coming soon
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demonstrations in Iran
Animations, maps, and graphs for an analysis video on the 2025 Iran protests.
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forming a coalition
Explainer video on forming the Dutch cabinet after the 2021 elections, visualizing coalition possibilities.
illustration
