About me

After graduating (Academie Artemis, 2015) Frank Martens decided to choose another name in his work as a creative: Frank August. August is a brand and graphic designer based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Master in creating concepts and a passion for print. 'I drew lots and lots of eights when I was little. Infinity. I guess. Eyes were super fascinating to draw as well. When I had finished one impressive iris with a crazy amount of thin stripes that served as eyelashes, I often gave up and couldn't be bothered to draw the other one. But damn, time and time again I was extremely proud of those little illustrations.' A hint of What goes around... Comes around with a graphic circle tattooed behind his ear. You could hire August for book design, magazine design, illustrations, print, branding, newspapers, logo design, identities, concepting, trendforecasting, expositions, booklet design, poster design, art direction, storytelling…   Clients: Academie Artemis, Bare Journal, Buutvrij for Life, Chaques, Das Mag, De Correspondent Uitgevers, Entrepôt Holland, Impact Hub, ING, Models at Work, Nooboo, Superfirm, Uitgeverij Brandt, Uitgeverij Pluim, Vigga, Wool by Moll.

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Projects

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  Brieven aan KoosBook design 'Brieven aan Koos', published by Das Mag: a book written by Tim Fransen. Fransen is a comedian and philosopher, and writes about his experiences chasing the greatest philosophers towards cities they once were settled.
• FacesIllustrations
• Je bent jong en je rouwt watBook design for author Lisanne van Sadelhoff who wrote about mourning.
• Open day Styling AcademyPoster design for Academie Artemis (styling academy) based in Amsterdam.
• Poster 'Geestverwanten'Poster design for Mister Motley in collaboration with VondelCS, AvroTros and Muze in Amsterdam: a talk about two artists – one from the past and one from the present with similar themes.
• De bananengeneratieBook design for author Pete Wu (translated: The Banana Generation).

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Work history

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Art DirectorNooboo
Jul 2019Amsterdam, NetherlandsFreelance
Nooboo is an eco-friendly bamboo clothing brand for men and women. Bamboo has a minimal impact on the environment and has maximum benefit to the customer. My role as Art Director is to create visuals for several campaigns in The Netherlands, Germany and Japan as well as directing other (graphic) designers to create the overall ‘Nooboo’ look and feel.
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Graphic DesignerFrank August
Aug 2017Amsterdam, NetherlandsFreelance
Clients: Academie Artemis, Bare Journal, Buutvrij for Life, Chaques, De Correspondent Uitgevers, Das Mag Publishers, Entrepôt Holland, Fashion New Order Mag, Foodhal Limburg, Impact Hub Amsterdam, ING, Mister Motley, Nooboo, Superfirm, Uitgeverij Brandt, Uitgeverij Pluim, Vigga, Wool by Moll.

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Skills

• Excel
• Illustrator
• Indesign
• Photoshop
• Word
• Imovie
• Illustrator
• Indesign
• Photoshop
• Wordpress
• Aftereffects Animation
• Mail Chimp
• Powerpoint
• Ebook Design
• Ebooks
• Book
• Book Covers
• Book Design
• Wacom Tablet
• Wix
• Magazine Design
• Illustration
• Book Illustration
• Book Illustrations
• Identity Design
• Brand Identity
• Branding Identity
• Visual Identity
• Storytelling
• Poster Design

Education

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Allround StylingAcademie Artemis
Sep 2011 - Jul 2015Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bachelor Allround Stylist. Graduation project: Behind our clothes. I did research and designed two books about sweatshops and its terrible circumstances in countries such as Bangladesh, Honduras and China. One book served as an informational, inspirational, coffee table book and the other one consists of a collection of prints based on trendforecastings in the first called book.
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HavoSt. Jans-College
Sep 2005 - Jun 2011Heerlen, Netherlands
Culture and society, pre-university education.