Exit the building

I had almost forgotten about these two exit-signs. I found them wrapped in papers in a sock drawer. They are glass signs, so quite fragile. After being in a sockdrawer for years I decided they deserve a more special place. So they've moved to a more prominent place: they're actually on display now in the living room.

More clutter

I really love this cabinet. Dominal was a German manufacturer of sewing thread. This cabinet was used in stores. It's quite worn out, but I cannot get rid of it yet...

Of pills and powders part 2

In 1993 (!) when I was an intern at design agency 2d3d my worst nightmare happened. I was assigned to make about 12 illustrations for a magazine for pharmacists. I was never any good at illustration in Art College so that assignment was really freaking me out. In the end, I think it came out quite allright.

Jaapje and Fikkie

Just a quick post of these pages I cut out of a children's book. It's in Lewis' room, but I don't think he appreciates the beauty of it...

Tips for dummies

When my friend (and colleague) Yvette left the company she received a goodbye-gift from all the colleagues. Everyone received a small box to fill with wishes. I was responsable for the small boxes so I cut out 80 boxes and 80 covers. My fingers were hurting for a long time afterwards. I filled a few boxes myself, one of the boxes had a small book inside with tips for dummies; how to spend your lazy days 'written' by our dog Pepper.

Tickets please!

I always love these old-fashioned looking tickets and stubs. They still serve their purpose 'cause I received the one on the bottom-left just last saturday in a cheeseshop (how Dutch is that?).

Doodle, doodle, do

An A4-size doodle. Had a lot of fun making it in front of the TV.

American history

For Americans this is probably well known reading material from highschool. I picked it up at a thriftshop in Holland. So I haven't got a clue how it crossed the ocean and who brought it to the Netherlands. It used to be the property of Woodland School according to the stamp on the inside cover.

My collection of the day

Inspired by Lisa Congdon's blog, a collection a day, I thought I'd show my tiny collection of small tin cans. Check out Lisa's collections at www.collectionaday2010.blogspot.com

Differences

My daughter Mila has a little trouble distinguishing the letter B and D. So I made these for her this morning. Hopefully it'll help her learn to recognize them soon.

Lead

My aunt gave me these printer's metal ornaments. They are quite small but quite decorative!

Love and marriage

This wedding invitation is the first one I made, ever. I still like the idea of the transparant paper and the building ornaments but I would definitely change the typography now.

Travelling by train

Every monday to thursday I take the train to Amsterdam. I love travelling by train, eventhough I can call standing the whole journey hardly romantic... I once bought this booklet, which is a timetable slash travel brochure. Eventhough the title says 'cheap journeys' the prices suggest otherwise. Back then travelling by train wasn't cheap at all!
I fact, two of my favourite things are combined in this book; information design (time tables) and the train!

Clutter in my cupboard

A few items in my small collection

Show me the money

When the euro came our local currency disappeared. Holland definitely had the best designed paper money, the 'gulden'.
I don't have the Dutch paper money anymore but I stumbled upon these from Italy and Poland when I was going through my vintage collection. The Polish currency is the Zloty and the Lire used to be the Italian currency.

Prehistoric chicken

This little collage is one of the first ones I made.

Dress-up baby

This is Mila's birth announcement which I designed more than 7 years ago. Corné took her picture the morning after she was born. She looks so fragile! Unfortunately I deleted the digital version, so all I'm left with are the printed cards. Nowadays it feels like something is missing when the digital version no longer excists. Times have changed!

Thanks for coming

I used to make these little gifts for the children who were at a Lewis' of Mila's birthday. Nowadays I don't get around to doing that anymore. Besides, I always forgot to give them at the end of the party. So we were stuck with about 15 of those little gifts...

Cross stitching

I love a good piece of embroidery. Besides from the occasional assignment when I was 6 or 7 I've never done it. But my mother likes to cross stitch. She made this piece for Mila, right after she was born. The other design was a pattern I made for an ex-colleague. She was very much into cross stitching so that was the concept for her goodbye gift.

Size doesn't matter

All of the cards above a quite small. The two together are the birth announcements of both my brothers (dating back to '61 and '62). The other one is probably a bit older. It was my grandfather's business card. He was a police-inspector.

Magenta again

Corné took a great picture of Mila when she turned 4. I used it to make the invitations. Magenta is a colour I really like to use...

Danni's friends

Im getting really experienced in making these friendbooks. I've made 4 of them so far; 2 for Mila, 1 for Lewis and 1 for Danni, Mila's friend. I order them from Blurb, quite expensive but definitely the best print quality.
If anyone is interested I can make one especially for you, just e-mail me!

Wall to wall

I took this picture in Gent, Belgium, great facade typography.