Communication & Multimedia Design (CMD) at NHL Stenden in Leeuwarden trains students to become versatile designers who combine technology, creativity, and human-centeredness.
At CMD, everything revolves around designing digital products and services that truly work for people. Our students don't just learn to make beautiful things, but primarily things that make a difference. Our students work on real projects for real clients from day one. They learn to research, design, test, and improve. The human-centered aspect is always central.
Discover the stories of our students and alumni
Written by Mérijn Stam As a child I enjoyed documentaries about the life of animals, in the sea or elsewhere. Yet in the last ten minutes I often zapped to something else. The moment in the d...
Ellen Bouwhuis is a third-year student at CMD LWD. She is doing her internship in Sharjah, one of the seven United Arab Emirates. This article is part 1 of a series about her experiences. 'I am going to do an internship...
“Maybe my approach wasn't exactly how CMD is intended. But this is what I learned a huge amount from during my studies: visiting networking events at companies and getting to know people. Sometimes you have to...
Stijn Timmerman interviews Stijn Timmerman. Stijn is a third-year CMD LWD student and did an internship at the Innovation Department of GGZ Friesland. An internship that really fits his interests. "Everyone i...
“We need a tank, on this square. It *must* drive tomorrow. Can you do that?” The director's gaze is intense. The average person would probably start sweating profusely at this question. CMD alumnus...
CMD LWD alumnus Tini Groen adds a little extra color to this world. If not with her striking locks or colored last name, then with the creative expressions she makes for NelfKoopmans...
written by Tjerk Dijkstra Lately I see too many concepts that respond in a questionable way to our human flaws. With services that rely on guilt, scarcity, laziness...
"CMD was really a hit for me." says Anicio Blom (26). "I am a person who doesn't like to learn from books, here you learn in projects and by doing. If you are more of a doer then CMD is a good option."
“I hated doing research at CMD” says Johan van der Meulen laughing. “Actually I mostly found it scary to approach people. I automatically justified that by saying that I just didn't like research.”...
You put the key in the lock of your front door. When you step onto the floor of the hall, you see a stack of letters on the doormat from the corner of your eye. One by one you open the letters. You s...