Ben•ce
[Bence Barens]
I'm eighteen years old and I'm obsessed with typefaces, coffee and the colours blue and green.
I've just recently finished high school at vwo level Technasium at the Keizer Karel College in Amstelveen. After the summer break, I'll be starting my study Communication- and Multimedia Design (CMD) at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
I believe in empowering people and doing what you are good at.
I am Head of Design and Communication at the Future Face Foundation. That's a lot of fancy words that mean I am responsible for everything visual. Future Face is a youth organization with the mission to give young people a place where they can truly be themselves based on mutual trust and respect.
I am currently showing my talent to the world by continuing my work as a proud ambassador for Future Face, contributing to projects of other young creatives and building a portfolio (which you are looking at now). Places you may have seen my head popping by lately are:
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In 'Amstelveens Nieuwsblad':
Chain discussion Bence Barens: 'A place for young people, where they can be themselves, is very important' -
On Future Face's YouTube channel:
Utopia for Youth | Face2Face | Youth revolution -
In the LGBTI focus group of the Municipality of Amstelveen
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As a pupil representative of the Keizer Karel College in one of dozens of meetings or events
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The international 'Diggiloo' research:
Youth Involvement - Diggiloo | Effective communication (Inclusion within Design)