Meet Thomas, Managing Director
Thomas co-founded Cartoonbase in 2017 and is now Managing Director. He previously worked for Rocket Internet as a Business Analyst and studied business engineering as well as philosophy. Thomas knows how to lead a dedicated team and perform under short deadlines, enabling each team member to develop their full potential. Quick and witty, Thomas is an expert in simplifying complex topics.
Meet Louise, Senior project manager
Louise has been with Cartoonbase since 2018. As a senior project manager, she ensures a regular and clear exchange at each stage of the creation process. She likes to challenge her team members to always go the extra mile and exceed customer expectations.
Meet Alix, Illustrator and animator
body Alix has been working at Cartoonbase for two years now. Her creative mind, finds inspiration in everything she sees and hears on her way. She always manages to find the needed twist to transform complex and boring content into an exciting and unforgettable story.
Meet Jerome, Illustrator and art director
Jérôme has been with cartoonbase since 2019. Being a multipotential with a rich culture allows him to take side paths and give projects an original and inventive touch, without ever affecting his rigour and the love of a job well done.
Meet Hugues, Animator
Hugues has been working at Cartoonbase since 2021. As an outstanding animator, he can
bring frozen images to life while subtly capturing the attention of his audience. His team
spirit makes him a great collaborator: a good listener and eager to learn, he always manages
to create a caring atmosphere that stimulates everyone’s creativity.
Meet Julie, Country Manager France
Julie has been managing Cartoonbase France since 2021. Her interpersonal skills and far-
sighted vision allow her to create long-lasting relationships with our current clients and to
strengthen Cartoonbase’s reputation and presence on the French market. Serious and jovial,
she loves to find the right balance between humor and professionalism.
In 2017, Luc de Brabandere, Martin Saive, and Thomas Doutrepont founded Cartoonbase based on a simple observation: faced with increasingly complex challenges, organizations lack clear, inclusive, and engaging tools for thinking and communicating. Their solution draws on an age-old practice that remains largely underutilised: illustration and visual thinking.
Cartoonbase is a creative consultancy that supports organisations in their transformations through visual storytelling and design methodologies. We help our clients clarify complex issues, align visions, and create meaningful experiences.
Cartoonbase’s unique “Two Heads” approach brings together strategic designers with a knack for navigating complexity, and visual designers, who translate ideas and emotions into impactful narratives. As a multidisciplinary and unconventional team—illustrators, writers, graphic designers, videographers, consultants, strategists, and philosophers—we co-create bespoke solutions, from onboarding platforms and change management campaigns to strategic visions, branded content, videos, comics, infographics, social media campaigns, creative workshops, and live drawing sessions.
Today, more than 40 Cartoonbase team members, based in Brussels, Lausanne, and Paris, support organisations worldwide.
Cartoonbase is looking for ambitious, independent, and creative individuals, all driven by the same desire: to make complexity accessible without ever distorting it, and to make this commitment a recognised hallmark on an international scale.
Our culture is based on strong values, lived on a daily basis and nurtured by collaboration, curiosity and a taste for a job well done.
Care — we build a team
We are a team first and foremost. Giving feedback, supporting each other, creating a climate of trust and ensuring that everyone can succeed are integral parts of how we work, among colleagues, with our clients and our partners.
Excellence — we set the bar
Our joy of creating goes hand in hand with high standards and rigor. We get the job done, we see ideas through to the end, and we pay attention to every detail, from the first stroke of the thick marker to the final rendering.
Curiosity — we ask the right question
Understanding the context, walking in the shoes of others, exploring before producing: curiosity guides our creative choices and allows us to offer fair, relevant and impactful solutions.
Humour — we keep the magic, always
Saying a lot with a little, daring to take risks, not taking ourselves too seriously. Humor is part of our signature: it fuels creativity, strengthens bonds, and helps us create memorable experiences, without ever compromising the quality of our work.
Cartoonbase was first launched in 2000, with an imperfect business model (cartoons for organizations) but with the same convictions it upholds today.
The team shares breakfast every Friday (or another weekday depending on your office), enjoys numerous activities together inside and outside of work and holds a full company teambuilding once a year.
Conversation topics are quite varied: foosball tactics, Mario Kart tips, unsolved crimes, arts and literature, cats, Legos, birdwatching, ceramics, outdoor sports, old cartoon stories, gardening, and much more.
