Anne Blaak is an information designer with a strong foundation in graphic design and illustration. After gaining years of experience in design studios and newsrooms she started working as a freelance designer in 2020. From her studio in Delft she creates icons, infographics, data visualizations and animations to make complex information easier to consume.


Anne is also an infographic editor for newspaper Trouw.  She also offers customized workshops on infographics, data visualization and animation for individuals or teams. Feel free to contact her for more information.

2020 – now
freelance designer


2022 – now
Trouw

infographic editor


2023 – 2025

Hogeschool Utrecht
teacher Infographics & datavizualization

2021 – 2025
EenVandaag

freelance infographic editor

2018 – 2020
Centraal bureau voor de statistiek (CBS)
infographic specialist

2015 – 2018
RTL Nieuws
infographics/explainer animations

2009 – 2015
Vechtlust communicatie

design/animation
worked for clients like Picnic, Rabobank, Veilig verkeer Nederland, Veilig Thuis, PME and Nierstichting

2008 – 2009
Nike Europe
artworker

services

infographics / data visualizations / icon sets / explainer animations / maps / wayfinding / illustrations / educational (children’s) books / illustrated user manuals / interactive graphics / annual reports / news graphics

some skills

Adobe Illustrator / InDesign / Photoshop / After Effects / Premiere / Datawrapper / Maps4News / Mapcreator / LocalFocus / Flourish / HTML / CSS / ‘R’ / Excel / Spreadsheets

When RTL News switched to a visual language with icons, Anne joined the team. A talent in the field of pictograms and the gift of using them to clarify a story in a particularly short time and within tight deadlines. She has an excellent eye for emerging trends and an equally clear opinion about tired clichés. Recommended and must-have for every progressive organization.

Erik Mijwaard,
former chief RTL News graphics


A wonderful designer with lots of passion and knowledge about (information) design. Her designs are always pretty but also always well thought out and informative. She never misses a deadline and can make quick decisions. She’s great at her work.

Hendrik Zuidhoek,
former art director CBS


A true “visual storyteller”. She has a particularly good sense of typography and illustration, and  the most important thing: she’s a very pleasant person to work with. Always sharp and full of humor! She’s modest, but always comes up with  clever solutions.

Michaël van Heusden,
former creative director Vechtlust Communicatie

Anne has a clear view on what’s good design and what is not. Combine that with her perfect sense of color and typography and you always get an aesthetically neat and attractive proposal. I know her as a reliable, original professional with an eye for the unusual.

Jochem Wilbers,
director Vechtlust Communicatie

2020 – now
Freelance designer


2022 – now
Trouw

infographic editor


2023 – 2025

Hogeschool Utrecht
teacher Infographics & datavizualization

 

2021 – 2025
EenVandaag

Freelance infographic editor

 

2018 – 2020
Centraal bureau voor de statistiek (CBS)
Infographic specialist

 

2015 – 2018
RTL Nieuws
Infographic editor

 

2009 – 2015
Vechtlust communicatie

Graphic designer / Motion graphic designer
worked for clients like Picnic, Rabobank, Veilig verkeer Nederland, Veilig Thuis, PME and Nierstichting

 

2008 – 2009
Nike Europe
Artworker

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