Fred VG

Hi, I'm Fred (Van Geloven), digital product designer. I currently live in Massachusetts (USA) with my wife and son. This is my website.

I write posts about all kinds of topics, and I try to give you some insight into who I am and what I do.

If you are here because you might want to work with me, my interactive resume is a good place to start.

Fred's posts

I'll always be a bit nostalgic for the NYC subway map I used when I lived there. But as a fan of Massimo Vignelli, I love that the new design is reminiscent of the 1972 Unimark map.

As a health communicator and a user experience designer, I fully endorse this. Owls in towels is a great website.

Kottke.org is one of the best and longest running indieweb websites out there. If that wasn't enough reason to feature it here, they have recently pivoted to posting almost exclusively about the ongoing coup. ✊

Red Lion Inn

I consider myself a modernist. My sense of aesthetic leans clean and simple. Think Bauhaus, Swiss Design, and maybe a hint of Scandinavian or Japanese minimalism. At the same time, I'm a sucker for "gezelligheid". That's the Dutch word for cosiness or "hygge" if you…