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Jan:Jan Ligaard Birthday: november 28th, 1974 Nationality: Danish With a degree in communications and many years in the advertising industry, Jan knows the good from the bad. He knows it takes more than a great concept and an impressive look to make a campaign work. Jan tells it like he sees it – a rare commodity in communications, but the only way to get the right end result. His clients have included many Web 2.0 companies including gaming, venture firms, ICT and telecommunications companies. Jan started his first company in 1999 and has since then also worked as conceptual copywriter in different agencies. On the design and communications front, Jan has been featured in several leading publications, such as Digital Arts, Computer Arts, Computer Arts Projects, Web design Index 08 and more. Jan are also featured as a case study in the 2009 edition of “How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Website Design Business”, Atlantic Publishing Group. In addition to TRUE, he serves as a consultant to startup companies regarding marketing and communications strategies and is part of the coaching team at the Nordic Venture Forum In 2010 Jan founded TRUE™ together with Mark Ravnsmed Christensen. Read Jans complete CV on linkedin: http://dk.linkedin.com/in/janligaard A few words from Jans clients:I have worked with Jan for many years and it has always been a pleasure. Jan is a very creative and professional person to work with, and has designed all our marketing/communications materials aka brochures, flyers, web sites, logo’s, educational materiel etc. It is “very easy” to work with Jan, we have often just discussed the product, the target group and some frames for the work, and Jan has then created the entire “story” to the target group with a very creative and professional layout. I therefore really hope nobody will read this statement – we need to continue our teamwork with Jan and are not willing to share him with too many others. During a reengineering and redesigning process in my company I was referred to Jan Ligaard. I was both excited and surprised to see how quickly he grasped the essence of the company and the vision for a brand new website. His suggestions for a new graphic identity were spot on and now, 18 months later, I am still excited about the looks of my website every time I look at it. Since our first meeting, Jan has redesigned every graphic element in my company and continues to be my preferred designer. Trine Kolding, owner, Trine Kolding – Når tiden er vigtig Working with Jan is like sitting close to a bright light that emits a pulse of creative genius at every turn. Jan can take words and the techiest of concepts and turn them into a visual brand that communicates the very essence of the product or solution that resonates with the client’s customer. He is unlike any designer in the market today because he doesn’t bind himself or TRUE to the old school one way communication of designer to client, rather he works to find the right design in tandem with you and evolves it along the way. Today, company’s work inside of a jagged and volatile communications environment and never before has it been so important to have a company’s value communicated through its brand. Jan and TRUE cut through the pop and trendy design and cliches to ensure your brand rises about the rest. Jennifer Hicks, Founder, ink Communications |
Mark:Mark Ravnsmed Christensen Birthday: september 2nd, 1973 Nationality: Danish In 1992, at the age of just 19, Mark started his career in danish advertising, working his way from smaller agencies until he reached Young & Rubicam. Y&R happened to be his last employment before entering into the world of independency in 1998. Since 1998 he has run his graphic design studio, The Mark, with both direct clients and freelance work for many danish ad-agencies. Like Bates, Propaganda, DDB Needham, Peoplegroup, Grey, Lowe, Publicis, TBWA, Proximity BBDO Paris and many others. In 2010 Mark founded TRUE™ together with Jan Ligaard. Read Marks complete CV on linkedin: http://dk.linkedin.com/in/themark A few words from Mark clients:“It is always a little “tricky” to recommend good graphic designers when you really just want them for yourselve. I have a hard time figuring out whether it is me or our agency Mark dislikes, as I have repeatedly and unsuccessfully offered him a permanent job. But one thing is for sure, Mark is a very good graphic designer who in addition to understanding the story / concept behind good design, also has a fantastic, fast and secure graphic style. I use Mark myself as often as I can get away with it and Mark always delivers on even short and sometimes messy briefs. I regret that most of the work Mark has done for me the last six months have not quite seen the light of day due to launch dates and is still confidential.” Claus Møllebro, Creative Director, Co+Høgh “When you’ve finished reading this fairly short recommendation, Mark will have finished yet another job to perfection. I’ve never seen anyone as fast and precise, both on the keys and with a mouse, as him. Only the final artworkers he’s taught come close.” Peter Farver, Copywriter , Ogilvy & Mather “Reliability is spelled M-a-r-k. With an ever watchful eye to the details, Mark always delivers in style.” Mikkel Elung-Jensen, Creative Director at Ogilvy & Mather “I’d rather not recommend Mark to anyone else. Ideally, I kept my knowledge of his DTP skills to myself. Mark is a ably and quick final artist. But most important is that he can think for himself and has a well developed sense of form – not to mention his sense of humor.“ Claus Fynbo, Wibroe, Duckert & Partners “The best thing about Mark is that he makes it so easy. I’ll call him and tell what I need, what I imagine and then there’s a couple of suggestions returned. Through time, I have used Mark to smaller tasks defined as ads, posters, exciting invitations, and for larger jobs such as campaign material, or to compile a complete brochure. I’ve never experienced that a task was too big or too small. It is the top professional work of high quality at very different prices than the usual agencies take. That way I really do save much of my time and my money. The Mark is my extended arm”. Pernille Hargaard, Responsible for marketing – Bose A/S |