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Lenie Debruyne

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Hi! I’m Lenie,

And I like design and experiences that feel intuitive & look amazing.

I am in my 3th year Digital Design and Development, where I learn how to turn my creativity into functional and visually strong digital products.

I love to constantly redefine my skills , learning about my projects and always developping myself as a human.

My interests

Digital products Animals Art

My Skills

Illustrator

Illustrator

Blender

Blender

Photoshop

Photoshop

After Effects

After Effects

Figma

Figma

Fresco

Fresco

Figjam

Figjam

Miro

Miro

My education

2017 - 2023

Creation and Fashion design

2023 - 2027

Digital Design and Development

2027 - ...

The next step

Hey, welcome to my portfolio!

In this portfolio, you’ll find some of my school projects. They’re part of my learning journey and show how I keep growing and redefining my style.

Commission

A real client project from start to finish

Two artists contacted me because they wanted a website that could present their artwork in a unique and engaging way. What started as a website project grew into a broader visual identity.

I got the opportunity to lead a project completely on my own, outside of a school assignment. That made it feel very different from my other work, because I was responsible for the direction, the decisions, and the final result.

During the project, the scope grew beyond the website. I also designed flyers, business cards and outdoor signs to create a consistent visual identity across their communication.

What I learned

Working on a real project from start to finish taught me how to connect a purchased domain to GitHub and host a website, but it also taught me a lot about communicating with clients.

One of the biggest lessons I took away was that you do not need to ask the client for approval at every single step. As a designer, you also need to trust your own expertise and make decisions for the project yourself.

I also learned that showing unfinished work can sometimes create unnecessary confusion, because clients do not always see how the final result will come together.

Overall, I really enjoyed being able to take ownership of a project like this. I am very grateful that I got the opportunity to work with real clients and experience what it is like to lead a project from beginning to end.

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The work

Mockups

Flyer mockup for the commission
Flyers
Business card mockup for the commission
Business cards
Outdoor sign mockup for the commission
Outdoor signs

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The website

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Scrollable website preview for Zultebeke Sculptures

Silent Lake

Up until now, I’ve mostly created small, enclosed scenes in Blender. But every time I saw large landscapes where you could actually move around, I thought, “Wow, I want to be able to do that, too.”

That’s why I challenged myself to finally give it a try. Using the tutorial from Ryan King Art as a guide, I built a fully navigable landscape. I was already familiar with the modeling itself, but I mainly learned how to reuse elements cleverly, how to duplicate them seamlessly, and how to create an entire world with just a few well-chosen models.

I also learned a lot about lighting in Blender: how to go from a “nice” render to a real “wow” scene by placing, coloring, and combining lights in just the right way.

Verdéa Botanics

After working on various school assignments over the years, I discovered which types of projects inspired me the most: creating brandboards, working in 3D, and animation.

During my studies, these disciplines were never combined, which felt like a missed opportunity. This project was created to bring those passions together into one cohesive experience.

I started with a fictional briefing that I had generated by AI. That gave me a guideline and made it resemble a briefing I might actually receive in real life. Take a look at the generated briefing.

View full project on Behance
Static visual for Verdea Botanics

Cosy
fall

#CosyFal

This project was a fun way to keep practicing my animation skills and explore what I could create with simple After Effects techniques.

Mood
board

#SettingTheVibe

I created a mood board for a new skincare brand.

It was designed to set the perfect mood where the viewer feels relaxed and luxurious.

Moodboard

Blender

#3D

I created a 3D animation for a brand of my choice.

I went with McDonald’s and made a concept for a new Happy Meal toy. It was my first experience using Blender.

Umwelt

#MoreThanHuman

For this assignment, I explored the concept of umwelt.

I chose to research crows, and with what I learned, I created a project that benefits both humans and crows.

Umwelt Project
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