Hi, I'm Malwina
I am a designer and artist, dividing my day between pixels and paints, with little time to spare. I trained at Central Saint Martins in London and the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, and since graduating, have been helping clients from diverse industries in the United Kingdom, Poland, Portugal and Netherlands transform their ideas into beautiful content and form. I work across graphic and motion design, animation, video editing, illustration, web design, branding, art direction, performance design, you name it. I also have extensive writing experience so I can make you a website from A to Z (on my favourite WordPress platform). People who seek bespoke approach, attentive communication and beautiful solutions love working with me – I still collaborate with clients I met years ago. Let's work together!
Finding a good designer ain't easy
Today's world is dominated by 2 types of designers: 1) the smug hipster type who sits in a café drinking cold brew and charges you lots of money before he even turns on his shiny Mac; 2) the self-proclaimed designer who "learned" the skills from a YouTube video and charges well below the market price for work that is, erm, well below an acceptable standard.
Well, I'm neither of these types (and not just because I hate cold coffee and love my mighty Windows workstation). And I'm the one you want to work with.
Why me? I listen. I create. I deliver.
I approach every project with the creativity and open-mindedness of an artist so I can really understand your needs. I’m not a corporate designer or a copycat, and treat every project like a unique painting. Instead of locking myself in one style, I like to experiment with all sorts of tools, styles, shapes and directions. I respect that everyone has a different budget and I believe that good design should be affordable. People who value creativity, dedication and professionalism are very happy with my work and approach – please see testimonials.
I am an OCD-like perfectionist so everything is polished to the very last detail, and I am always available to discuss anything before, during and after the project. I live in The Hague, Netherlands, and work remotely so wherever in the world you are based, I’ll be happy to create something unique for and with you, be it a one-off project or a long-term collaboration. Oh, and I’m VAT-registered.
Software & skills
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign & After Effects / Figma / WordPress / HTML & CSS / Mailchimp / Trello / Microsoft Office
Web design: from setting up domain, hosting, MySQL databases & SSL, to designing, building, UX, content writing & SEO. And you get a bespoke guide to updating the site yourself!
I'm an author of +100 pieces (articles, blog posts, academic writing) and 2 books (+150,000 words in total). You can trust me with your web copy.
I speak English (fluent), Polish (native), French (intermediate), Dutch (B1, eagerly learning) and Portuguese (basic, but survived in expat-free suburbs of Lisbon for a year).