Hello! I’m Rogier de Boevé, an impartial artistic developer primarily based in Belgium. Through the years, I’ve had the chance to collaborate with main studios and companies equivalent to Dogstudio, Immersive Backyard, North Kingdom, and Reflektor to craft immersive digital experiences for purchasers starting from international tech platforms and luxurious watchmakers to nationwide broadcasters and iconic client manufacturers.
Following Wildfire
Following Wildfire showcases an progressive undertaking that makes use of synthetic intelligence (AI) to detect early indicators of wildfires by analyzing real-time pictures shared on social media. As wildfires turn into extra frequent and devastating, instruments like this have gotten important.
I centered totally on the storytelling intro animation, which featured 5 WebGL scenes crafted totally from particles. The response from the group was unbelievable because it earned two Webby Awards, a Clio, and was nominated for honors like FWA’s Website of the 12 months.
Company: Reflektor Digital
Rogier de Boevé Portfolio (2024)
In contrast to shopper work, the place you’re adapting to a model or working intently with a crew, my portfolio was an opportunity to take full artistic management from begin to end. I dealt with each the design and growth, which meant I may comply with concepts that matched my inventive imaginative and prescient, with out compromise. The result’s one thing that feels totally mine.
I wrote extra concerning the course of in a Codrops case examine, the place I shared a few of the technical selections and visible considering behind it. However what makes this undertaking particular to me is that it represents who I’m, not simply as a artistic developer, but in addition as a digital designer and visible artist.
Sprite × Marvel – Corridor of Zero Limits
The Corridor of Zero Limits is an immersive, exploratory expertise in-built partnership with Black Panther: Wakanda Perpetually, to assist creators discover inspiration.
Working with Dogstudio is at all times thrilling and being a part of the Sprite × Marvel collaboration much more so. It was simply one of the crucial prestigious and impressive tasks I’ve labored on to this point. We created a digital corridor the place customers may discover, uncover behind-the-scenes tales, and immerse themselves on this planet of Wakanda.
Company: Dogstudio/DEPT
The Roger
Marketing campaign website ‘The Roger’ for On Operating. A efficiency shoe sportswear model tailor-made to each informal and athletic wants.
As a large sports activities fanatic and fan of Roger Federer, it was a privilege to be a part of this undertaking. I used to be commissioned by North Kingdom to develop a variety of WebGL parts selling On Operating’s new assortment, The Roger. These included immersive storytelling scenes and a digital showroom showcasing your complete assortment.
Company: North Kingdom
Philosophy
Don’t strategy a technical problem as an insurmountable burden, however as a artistic problem that begins with shut collaboration.
Make a degree to experiment and analysis quite a bit earlier than saying “this may’t be achieved.” Many instances, what appears inconceivable simply wants a artistic workaround or a contemporary perspective. I’ve realized that by sitting down with designers early and hashing out concepts collectively, usually end in discovering the neatest strategy to carry the ideas to life.
Instruments & Tech
I don’t at all times get to decide on which framework I’ve to work with, so I attempt to sustain with many of the in style frameworks as a lot as attainable. After I do have the liberty to construct from scratch, I usually select Astro.js as a result of it’s easy, versatile, and customisable with out imposing too many conventions or including pointless complexity. If I’m simply constructing a prototype and don’t want any content-driven pages, I exploit Vite, which can also be the frontend tooling that Astro makes use of.
Whatever the framework, I usually use open-source libraries which have a big effect on my work.
- Three.js – JavaScript 3D library.
- GSAP – Animation toolkit.
- Theatre.js – Timeline-based movement library.
Last ideas
On the finish of the day, it’s not about how fancy the code is or whether or not you’re utilizing the most recent framework. It’s about crafting experiences that spark curiosity, interplay, and depart a long-lasting impression.
Thanks for studying and if you happen to ever wish to collaborate, be happy to achieve out.
