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From Studying Design To Becoming A Self Taught Motion Designer.

From Studying Design To Becoming A Self Taught Motion Designer.
Dirk Jan Haarsma — freelance motion designer portrait

Hey, I'm Dirk, a Freelance Motion Designer with a multidisciplinary design background. ♥

Always learning.

I remember first opening Photoshop 7.0 back in 2004. Who would've thought over 20 years later it would've turned into a career? Along the way, I studied Multimedia & Design Communication, worked as a Print Designer, a UI designer, and eventually, turned to the life of a Freelance Motion Designer.

Over the years, I've had the pleasure to work with some great agencies and clients, learning from talented people and getting better at what I do.

I work with design agencies around the world, helping them deliver on tight deadlines with attention to detail. Lately, I’m also building Voltoo.nl, a Dutch marketplace for finding and comparing energy installers.
Let's work together

Services

Motion Design
Animation 2D/3D
Character rigging
Art Direction
Illustration
Graphic Design
Branding
Concepting
Storyboarding
TV / Broadcasting Graphics

Software

Cinema 4D (Redshift)
Blender 3D
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Audition
Figma
Lottie

Social

 

Over the years, I've had the pleasure to work with some great international agencies and clients.

♥
DukeDuck — design studio collaborationG-Star RAW — 3D animation and fashion campaignLeftChannel — creative studio collaborationMcDonald's — motion design client of Dirk Jan HaarsmaMassiveMusic — motion design collaborationPLUS Supermarkt — advertising animation campaignWorld Health Organization (WHO) — explainer animation projectEnergize — Amsterdam creative agency collaborationCitigroup — UX animation and fintech designAdobe — UX animation and illustration projectBlackRock — financial services animation projectPublicis — creative agency collaborationPhilips — motion design and animation projectDukeDuck — design studio collaborationG-Star RAW — 3D animation and fashion campaignLeftChannel — creative studio collaborationMcDonald's — motion design client of Dirk Jan HaarsmaMassiveMusic — motion design collaborationPLUS Supermarkt — advertising animation campaignWorld Health Organization (WHO) — explainer animation projectEnergize — Amsterdam creative agency collaborationCitigroup — UX animation and fintech designAdobe — UX animation and illustration projectBlackRock — financial services animation projectPublicis — creative agency collaborationPhilips — motion design and animation projectDukeDuck — design studio collaborationG-Star RAW — 3D animation and fashion campaignLeftChannel — creative studio collaborationMcDonald's — motion design client of Dirk Jan HaarsmaMassiveMusic — motion design collaborationPLUS Supermarkt — advertising animation campaignWorld Health Organization (WHO) — explainer animation projectEnergize — Amsterdam creative agency collaborationCitigroup — UX animation and fintech designAdobe — UX animation and illustration projectBlackRock — financial services animation projectPublicis — creative agency collaborationPhilips — motion design and animation project

Let's Collaborate!

Great to have you here, feel free to look around. You’ll find all my socials and contact info right here. Have an idea or want to team up on something?
Send me a message, i’m always up for a chat!

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Last Updated: 2 February, 2026