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About
Tim Smits is a designer and entrepreneur operating as Tim Smits Design, where he works across product, web, app, visual, 3D, and animation design. He holds a master's in Design for Interaction and founded the app and physical product company Unpluq, which he led for four years. He has since started additional initiatives, including Techgnosis Collective and Inner Explorations.
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Experience
- Tim Smits DesignConscious Designer (Product, Web, App, Visual, 3D, Animation)current2014 — presentRotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
- Techgnosis CollectiveFoundercurrent2024 — present
- Stichting RegenerateDesign Lead2025Delft
- UnpluqCo-Founder & Head of Product2020 — 2024Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
- Techstars AlumniTechstars Seattle 2022 Participant - Unpluq2022 — 2023
Skills & more
Animationproduct managementdigital marketingWebsite DesignBrandingUser research3D Modeling5Graphic Design5Digital Art5Social Media1Product Design2industrial design1
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digital illustrationPhotoshopMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelInDesignMicrosoft WordPowerPointIllustratorEnglishDutchWebontwikkelingOndernemerschapLanguages Engels · Nederlands
- Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems — The Open University
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tim Smits?
- Tim Smits is a designer and entrepreneur operating as Tim Smits Design, where he works across product, web, app, visual, 3D, and animation design. He holds a master's in Design for Interaction and founded the app and physical product company Unpluq, which he led for four years. He has since started additional initiatives, including Techgnosis Collective and Inner Explorations.
- Where does Tim Smits work?
- Tim Smits is Founder of Unpluq.
- What companies did Tim Smits found?
- Tim Smits founded Unpluq.
- Where did Tim Smits go to school?
- Tim Smits studied at Delft University of Technology (Master, Design for Interaction); RMIT University (Master, Design Innovation & Technology); Delft University of Technology (Bachelor, Industrial Design Engineering).
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