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Fun facts of behind the scenes
Sometimes you just want to read a bit more about how things are done. That's why I wrote articles about my work behind the scenes.
Never clever
This might not have been my smartest move. For months now, I’ve been...
Question are designers allowed to change small errors in a book?
Question of the day: If, as a designer, you spot an obvious spelling or typing...
You know?
You know? I stumbled across a Dutch reality show B&B Vol Liefde during my...
Two types of clients
I have two types of clients. “Oh, have you finally chosen a niche?” No, not...
Losing control
I’ve felt it once: what it’s like to hand over control while being the subject...
Trust
Every Tuesday at 8:45, we have our AI tea/coffee moment. Together with two...
Autism Awareness Week
There’s probably already been a lot written about it: last week was Autism...
Working internationally
“Can you make the phone number a bit bigger?” I get an email from an American...
From Canva to Print
“This has to go to the printer tomorrow, but I can’t get it right in Canva....
Is calm the same as boring?
A designer comes up with creative ideas. A DTP specialist prepares files...
To scam or not to scam
08:05. The phone rings. An unfamiliar mobile number is calling me. I pick up...
I’m a lurker
I’m a lurker. I scan through the socials but rarely respond. If I didn’t have...
How not to contact me
“It’s not just texting, it’s email, it’s voicemail, it’s snail mail. Now you...
Freebies
“Freebies” I used to have one on my website too. A free download about how to...
Don’t pay for a designer
“Don't pay for a designer. Claude just launched an AI that replaces your...
Disappointed
Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Lovable… AI generators are coming at me from all...
AI therapists
Since we’re talking about AI this week, I recently found myself in a...
Old notebooks
What did you want to be when you were young? From the moment I could hold a...
Some things simply take time
“Write and illustrate your book in two hours with Claude.” Yup, everything is...
D for Determination
It was 19 November 2003 when I registered my company with the Dutch Chamber of...
limited budgets
We can overcomplicate the issue, but the fact is that it is becoming...
Is it all about the money, though?
“So you create the illustrations, do the design and prepare everything for...
Are you available for a call?
“Are you available?🙂 ” A cautious, polite WhatsApp message from my printer. We...
Thoughts about NDA
What are your thoughts about signing an NDA? It's an interesting topic....
The team
“I’m looking for an internship and came across your website.” I get these...
Slow design
Slow design. It’s a term you hear more and more these days. A return to the...
“I search, I struggle, I am in it with all my heart.”
“I search, I struggle, I am in it with all my heart.” It’s a fragment from one...