Francis De Clercq
Designer + Engineer in Belgium
About
Designer + Engineer based in Ghent, Belgium.
Open to work anywhere in the world.
Work Experience
Entourage: a Venture Studio and early stage VC. Backing exceptional founders from zero to one and beyond.
> Assisted Tekst.com w/ product design
No-code automations for startups. Turn manual processes into fully automated AI flows. Combine our builder with a fully customisable API & powerful AI.
Acquired in April 2024.
Nest.js • React • TypeScript • Figma
Open AI generated summaries & replies for Intercom & Crisp.
Reply effortlessly to your customers:
- Handover & escalate conversations instantly
- Do not let customers wait, get the gist of a conversation in seconds
The new way to onboard customers. Markie is the video tooltip. Guide customers with 10s videos without interfering.
Acquired in February 2023.
Nest.js • React • TypeScript • Figma
Videosupport is an AI-tech company.
We let you show, not tell. We enable the fastest way to closing support tickets by removing the difficulties of explaining hardware issues over chat or phone. We enable customers to record & share videos instead. All async.
Acquired in April 2023.
Sales • Financials/Payroll • Team Growth • Nest.js • React • TypeScript • Figma • Notion • Principle
Wild brings together innovation, design, technology and business strategy to build award-winning websites, apps, and digital content.
Next.js • React • TypeScript • Craft CMS • GSAP • Zeplin
Projects
LANE SIX (LN/06) specializes in performance-enhancing accessories. Although they're not an apparel brand, they're kicking off their launch with a limited-edition cotton tee. I was commissioned to design this tee for their giveaway, aimed at building momentum for their first product drop.
GRC is a social running crew started in 2022. Our Instagram is currently growing 10% MOM in follower count. Every week we house 70 runners, on average. They join us on Tuesdays for a Tempo Session, Thursdays for our Social Run & every 3rd Sunday for a Long Run
Art created w/ Robbe.
Printed & distributed for free to friends. Accomplished a dream to see people wear a personal creation.
Jeugdfilm Festival approached us to create physical installations for their target group (kids) aged between 3 and 12 years old, with this year's theme focusing on food.
The installation comprises a Guitar Hero drum pad, a lever, and a volume slider of a mixing panel (DJ). Children interact with these physical buttons to perform actions corresponding to what appears on the screen
Awards
Innovation, UI & UX for Openflow
"Personalize the next generation shopping experience”.
We revolutionised shopping with personalised experiences and a circular economy approach. Ask yourself: Why buy when you can lease? Why customize when you can create on demand with Adidas' superfactory? Our concept included posters, an AR prototype and pitch.
In The Pocket chose 11 graduates for a special 4-day challenge: “How to engage young people in the 2019 elections for VRT”. We utilised design thinking (design sprint) throughout. Finally, we pitched our ideas to Ivan De Vadder and the VRT Creative Lab.
Virtual Lanes is a Multiplayer WebVR Bowling game, built in 5 weeks.
The App is written in React, WebSockets and WebRTC. We created a custom connection mesh, to make the experience realtime.
Volunteering
Education
The School for Butlers & Hospitality has remained true to educational standards of discipline, meticulous attention to detail, and unwavering level of anticipation. The school focuses exclusively on training for service professionals.
Digital Design & Development is a 3-year English or Flemish taught bachelor degree and is part of The Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) and the Royal Conservatory.