Aljan Scholtens 🗺️

Mede-oprichter Wolf Maps 🐺 — Communicatietool voor organisaties, kaartgids voor bezoekers. De tool die UX voorop stelt bij het creëren van interactieve kaarten.

Aljan Scholtens 🗺️ is a designer and co-founder of Wolf Maps, a tool for creating interactive maps.1 He is based in Tynaarlo, Drenthe, Netherlands.1

Professional Background

Aljan has over 15 years of experience in building digital products.1 His career highlights include:

Co-founding Wolf Maps: In October 2021, Aljan co-founded Wolf Maps, focusing on creating interactive maps for organizations and visitors.1
Studio Wolf: In January 2021, he co-founded Studio Wolf, a design agency and cartography studio.1
Freelance Design: Prior to Wolf Maps, Aljan worked as a freelance designer, specializing in UI/UX design and art direction.1
Refresh Meetup: From 2014 to 2023, he organized and initiated the Refresh Meetup for designers and front-end developers in Groningen.1

Skills and Expertise

Aljan's expertise lies in:

Interactive map design
User experience (UX) design
Design systems
Branding
Art direction

Personal Interests

Outside of his professional work, Aljan has pursued landscape photography, aiming to reconnect people with nature through his images.1 He is also raising a three-year-old son and currently focusing on developing Wolf Maps.3

Wolf Maps

Wolf Maps is a tool that combines Aljan's passion for maps with his design expertise. The company aims to bring back the feeling of discovery into interactive maps, creating focused, social, and branded maps for organizations.1 2

Aljan Scholtens, along with his co-founder Tim Sluis, is dedicated to helping people discover more about the world through their innovative mapping tool.2 4