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.
June 13 2019 ’till February 23 2020 – Tot Zover, Amsterdam NL
written by Elizabeth Gilbert, published by Bloomsbury
genre novel / fiction, 466 pages
I can barely believe that 2019 is almost over! Just like Gretchen Rubin mentions in “The Happiness Project“; “the days are long, but the years are short!” This year really did go by within the blink of an eye. In this blogpost I’ll tell you what consumed much of my time this year.
written by Hendrik Groen (Peter de Smet’s pseudonym), published by Meulenhoff
genre diary / fiction, 328 pages
documentary by Lex Reitsma, featuring Irma Boom
launched in 2018 by Selfmade Films, 55 minutes
written by Mark Manson, published by HarperCollinsPublishers
genre self-help / personal development, 204 pages
May 10th 2019 ’till January 19th 2020 – Cube design museum, Kerkrade (NL)
co-organized with Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial, NYC (USA)
written by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, published by The Dial Press
genre novel / fiction, 290 pages
written by Elle Luna, published by Lev. / Bruna Uitgevers
genre self-help / personal development, 168 pages
This summer I have three weeks of holiday. And since we haven’t made any plans to go on vacation, I have lots of time to do ‘my thing’ at home. Finally I can tick off some things on my to-do list and one of them is to DIY new pillow cases.
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.
a series by HBO and Sky Television, about the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986
launched in 2019, 5 episodes of app. 45 minutes
written by Gail Honeyman, published by HarperCollinsPublishers
genre novel / fiction, 383 pages
February 2nd ’till June 2nd 2019 – Schunck*, Heerlen NL
featuring works of Jean-Michel Basquiat
written by Maaike Hartjes, published by Nijgh & Van Ditmar
genre non-fiction/biography, 288 pages READ MORE
November 30th 2018 ’till April 28th 2019 – Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht NL
featuring works of David Lynch
written by Kirsten Jassies and Joyce Nafzger, published by Snor genre social media & educational, 151 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!
written by Katarina Natalie Andersen, published by Terra Lannoo
genre interior & DIY, 144 pages
The cupola of the Bonnefanten Museum only gets a new artwork once every couple of years, so when one of your favourite contemporary artists turns it into something new, you got to go and experience it!
a film by Reiner Holzemer, featuring Dries van Noten
launched in 2017 by Dogwoof Pictures, 52 minutes
This weekend I went to see the Sphinx Passage in Maastricht.
illustration : pencil on paper, size 30 x 30 cm / 12 x 12 inches
starring Piet Oudolf, directed by Thomas Piper
launched in 2018 by Argot Pictures, 75 minutes
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
After weeks of working hard on this exciting new project, I’m very happy to finally be able to share it with you. I did have the honour to design & create a brand new website for my all time favourite visual artist; Leo Kornips.
Leanne and Matthijs had seen Coco’s and Magnus’ birth announcements and contacted me whether I’d also like to design a birth announcement for the baby they were expecting.
The past weeks I had this nagging feeling that I needed to keep up with Morrie&Me but I’m not going to bother you with guilt or regret for not keeping up. As life goes, other things require your time, energy and attention and that’s perfectly fine!
Although there are many great books to read, every now and then I feel like rereading one of the books I’ve read before. Sometimes I really liked the story, sometimes the book was very inspiring, sometimes for no particular reason at all. READ MORE
written by Saroo Brierley, published by Boekerij
genre memoires / non-fiction, 233 pages
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.
At this second day of 2018, I’d like to take a brief moment to look back at the past year. A year that has kept me so busy, especially the second half of it, that I barely had the time and energy to keep up with Morrie&Me.
Than what has been keeping you so busy? You might wonder… Well this year has been all about 3 big milestones for me and I can hardly believe how much has happened these past few months!
written by Irene Schampaert & Judith Baehner, published by Lannoo
genre interior design & plants, 239 pages
When I first heard the 4 songs of The Bullet Rage EP, I totally got blown away. Having known most of the members of The Job for many years, I did have quite some expectations about their first EP, but it turned out to be even better than I’d expected. So when they asked me whether I’d like to design the cover and cd print for their EP, I couldn’t wait start working on the artwork.
These past couple of weeks have been a bit more quiet than I’d intended, but luckily there are some very good and exciting reasons for me being so busy and today I’ll tell you what’s been keeping me from Morrie&Me.
starring Iris Apfel, directed by Albert Maysles
launched in 2014 by Magnolia Pictures, 79 minutesREAD MORE
written by Martje Haverkamp & Emilie Sobers, published by Uitgeverij Unieboek | Het Spectrum bv
genre life-lessons, 188 pages
After weeks of working hard on this exciting new project, I’m very happy to be able to finally welcome you to my new website morrieandme.com.
