I’m Yunen Kok, a graphic designer from Friesland, now based in Utrecht. I started studying Mediavormgeving (MBO4) in Sneek, specialising in corporate design. That gave me a foundation in visual systems and structure, but I’ve always been more interested in what sits behind them: the concept, rhythm, and feeling that give design its meaning.
I’m currently studying Graphic Design at HKU, continuing to explore how form and perception can shape experience. My first internship was at Chemistry Publishing, where I learned the craft of book design and binding, and how material, sequence, and texture can turn ideas into something tangible. After that, at BUOG, I worked directly under the two project managers, helping create large-scale theatre decor for productions like East Side Story in Bovensmilde. It was big, collaborative work that taught me how design functions on a spatial and emotional level.
Over time, I’ve found that my strongest skill lies in conceptual thinking, finding the ideas that connect everything together. I’ve always been fascinated by album covers, where a single image can hold the entire mood of a sound. That connection between music and visuals still drives much of what I do.
In 2025, one of my poster designs received an Encouragement Prize at the Jaarbeurs Poster Competition, a small but meaningful recognition of what happens when intuition meets craft.
Earlier this year, together with Marek Bos, Camille Luursema, Beni Muteba, Sam Stelck, and Mick van der Woord, I co-founded EDGE, a collective that explores how we experience reality in a time of acceleration and overstimulation. We recently held our first event at Kapitaal Utrecht, presenting our EDGE Manifest, a reflection on perception, intensity, and the aesthetics of speed. EDGE isn’t an aesthetic, it’s a position, a way of confronting the extremes of our time.
Outside of design, I make music under the name Priceyy and Puraisu.mp3, exploring emotion through sound and atmosphere. It’s another way of shaping experience, the same search for balance between structure and feeling.
Looking ahead, my ambition is to move toward creative direction, bringing together concept, design, and narrative to create work that feels alive and complete. I’m not interested in selling myself; I just want to keep creating work that feels honest, precise, and on edge.