To be honest, designing logos and everything that comes with it never really was ‘my thing’. But when my long-time friend Suzanne asked me to design business cards for her, I simply couldn’t resist.
written by Maaike Hartjes, published by Nijgh & Van Ditmar
genre non-fiction/biography, 288 pages READ MORE
The first birth announcement I ever designed was for a tiny baby girl called Coco. A few years have passed, Coco has grown into a cute little lady and last month she even became a big sister. When her parents asked me to design an announcement for Coco’s little brother too, I knew exactly what it should look like!
illustration : pencil on paper, size 30 x 30 cm / 12 x 12 inches
Being asked to design a birth announcement always feels like an honour, but when good friends ask you to design a card for their soon to be born baby girl, it’s even more special.
written by Maaike Koster & Emma Sibley, published by Fontaine Uitgever
genre plants & Illustration, 151 pages
illustration : pencil on paper, size 30 x 30 cm / 12 x 12 inches
When writing the post ‘2017 in a nutshell’, in which I look back at the milestones reached last year, Magnus’ birth announcements had just been send out and I promised that it wouldn’t take long before I’d share pictures of the end result with you as well.
This past Christmas Holidays I finally found some time & energy to finish my second abstract illustration, that I started drawing a couple of months ago.