Baby Jonah’s is the first birth announcement of the year and it somehow feels like it won’t be the last. It’s the sixth birth announcement I had the privilege to design and with every card I make, the design process comes more natural. Especially when it’s the second card for the same family. As is the case with Jonah, David’s little brother.
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.