Illustration 'Double Click' on poster

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Illustration, printed on a poster and framed as a birthday gift to former business partner

Illustration 'Double Click' is a self-commissioned design for a poster. The poster was a personal birthday gift to good friend, Marc.

The illustration was entirely made in Adobe Illustration and features the recipient of the birthday poster and his girlfriend.

Not only is the cartoon character a representation of my friend Marc, we also co-founded our web agency Supershift. As a reminder to not only work but also spend some time with your loved ones, the text says (in Dutch): 'Don't forget to double click your girlfriend'.

Marc has been married several years now to the girl in the picture, :)

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Robeco Infographics

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Robeco infographic 'ZO BELEGGEN ANDEREN' - THREE VARIATIONS (FOR LARGER IMAGE SEE BELOW)

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Robeco infographic 1 of 3 'ZO BELEGGEN ANDEREN' - VARIATION 'ONE'

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Robeco infographic 2 of 3 'ZO BELEGGEN ANDEREN' - VARIATION 'PLUS'

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Robeco infographic 3 of 3 'ZO BELEGGEN ANDEREN' - VARIATION 'SPAARDERS'

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Picture 1 of 2 - Infographic 'Sustainability' for Dutch international Investment company Robeco, based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands

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Picture 2 of 2 - Infographic 'Millennials' for Dutch international Investment company Robeco, based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Robeco is an international asset manager offering an extensive range of active investments, from equities to bonds.

As a Freelance Visual Designer I was asked to be part of a small team working on various improvements of the Robeco.nl Retail website.

Illustration services

Besides delivering new visual web designs of numerous webpages of Robeco.nl I also provided Illustration services.

Infographics

In 2017 five larger infographics where designed in Adobe Illustrator and Sketch.

Infographics 'We laten je geld praten' en 'Millennials' where entirely made in Adobe Illustrator. 

Sketch has been used for the three, more recently made, variations of infographic 'Zo beleggen anderen' (first four images on the left). 

The style had to fit within the brand style guidelines. Parts of the infographic where used in online campaigns.

Labor intensive

For each infographic approximately 40 hours of designing was needed.   

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Kids cartoon characters design for 'Tuimelaer' swim school

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Picture 1 of 4 - Close up view of the illustration on the front of an ordner given to new students of the swim school

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Picture 2 of 4 - 'Family portrait' of the 8 cartoon characters designed for the swim school

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Picture 3 of 4 - One of the eight 'business cards' showing the strengths of each cartoon character. Floater is the best floater.

Picture 3 of 4 - One of the eight 'business cards' showing the strengths of each cartoon character. Anne is good at floating and swimming with clothes on.

Agency Helder Marketing asked illustrator Michiel Nagtegaal to re-design some print materials for one of their clients, Zwemschool Tuimelaer (Swimschool Tuimelaer).

Thinking beyond the briefing I proposed a creative concept where the level of progress of kids is visualized by cartoon characters. Each of the six cartoon characters has a different skillset, fitting the level of progress of each kid. They 'walk' the kids through the courses.

The dolphin, taken from the logo, was re-designed together with the logo itself and represents the ultimate goal of the swim courses.

The vector illustrations where made in Adobe Illustrator to ensure the quality in print as well as online.

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Illustration 'Icecream Jedi'

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Picture 1 of 4 - Front view of the framed illustration 'Icecream Jedi' hanging on the wall in the Mr. Upside gallery in Voorburg, the Netherlands

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Picture 2 of 4 - Close up view of the illustration 'Icecream Jedi' by illustrator / artist Michiel Nagtegaal

Picture 3 of 4 - Left side view of the framed illustration 'Icecream Jedi' hanging on a wall in the Mr. Upside Gallery

Picture 4 of 4 - Right side view of the framed illustration 'Icecream Jedi' hanging on a wall in the Mr. Upside Gallery

'Icecream Jedi' is a colorful illustration on heavy paper depicting a human character eating an icecream in the sun.

The style is different from the other artworks by Michiel Nagtegaal and a bit of an experiment to move towards a more figurative style.

Posca acrylic paint markers are used to get the bright, sunny atmosphere and consistent color scheme.  

Specifications

• Original, unique, one of a kind
• 70cm x 50 cm
• 27,5" x 19,6"
• Acrylic paint markers, paper
• January 2017

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Invitation re-opening school 'Groen van Prinstererschool' Voorburg

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Picture 1 of 2 - Front view of the invitation 

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Picture 2 of 2 - Back view of the invitation 

My daughter Zoë (2013) attends the 'Groen van Prinsterer'-school in Voorburg, the Netherlands. In her first year the school finished an extensive 2 year renovation which involved moving all the kids to a temporary school nearby.

To celebrate the finished renovation and the move into the new building, a party for everyone involved was held. I was asked to design the invitation. 

To symbolise the moving to and from the temporary location, I designed a looped road, with the 'old' school as a starting point and the temporary location as a milestone half way.  

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Illustration 'Space' on canvas

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Picture 1 of 4 - Front view of illustration 'Space' on canvas, made with Posca acrylic paint markers

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Picture 2 of 4 - Front view 2 of illustration 'Space' on canvas, made with Posca acrylic paint markers

Picture 3 of 4 - Close up view of the top left corner of the illustration 'Space' on canvas

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Picture 4 of 4 - Close up view of the top right corner of the illustration 'Space' on canvas

Artwork 'Space' is, just like artwork 'Jungle', a freehand illustration and one of my earlier works.

No preliminary sketches where used prior to the creation of this artwork. The limited color scheme of blue and pink on a black background makes it a powerful illustration. 

Specifications

• Original, unique, one of a kind
• 100cm x 80cm x 2 cm
• 39,4" x 31,5" x 0,8"
• Acrylic paint markers, canvas
• April 2014

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Vector cartoon character illustration 'Mafia'

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Illustration 'Mafia' is a vector artwork made in Adobe Illustrator

Vector illustration 'Mafia' is an old ('90s I believe) personal project, set up purely for the fun of drawing it. 

I like the visual contrast between the girl and the little guy in the suit and how he blends with the background.

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Commissioned illustration 'Keep calm and think of new recipes'

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Picture 1 of 7 - Front view of the painted and framed illustration 'Keep calm and think of new recipes'

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Picture 2 of 7 - Left side view of the painted and framed illustration 'Keep calm and think of new recipes'

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Picture 3 of 7 - Right side view of the painted and framed illustration 'Keep calm and think of new recipes'

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Picture 4 of 7 - Close up view of the painted and framed illustration 'Keep calm and think of new recipes'

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Picture 5 of 7 - Second close up view of the painted and framed illustration 'Keep calm and think of new recipes'

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Picture 6 of 7 - Pencil sketches on taped paper sheets - work-in-progress on illustration 'Keep calm and think of new recipes'

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Picture 7 of 7 - Coloring layers of acrylic paint with Posca paint markers - work-in-progress on illustration 'Keep calm and think of new recipes'

Commissioned artwork for major Dutch telecommunications provider KPN, as a farewell gift to a manager who left the company.

The artwork is a handdrawn illustration on a linnen canvas. It is a double portrait of the manager. The left side, looking backwards, depicts the business side as an IT-manager. The right side shows the person as a passionate home cook.

Calm and passionate
In the character description given by co-workers of the manager, 'keeping calm in stressful situations' was one the characteristics mentioned. Furthermore the manager is a passionate home cook that likes to show his culinairy achievements.

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More pictures and background info in the corresponding blogpost on this artwork here.

Specifications

• Original, unique and one of a kind
• 50cm x 100 cm
• 19,6" x 39,3"
• Wooden floating frame included
• Posca acrylic paint markers
• High gloss varnish
• January 2017

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ING Real Estate - Project Gezonde Betrokkenheid - Cartoon character illustrations

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Cartoon character design for an internal project at ING Real Estate, 'Gezonde Betrokkenheid' (Healthy Involvement)

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Poster design for an internal project at ING Real Estate, 'Gezonde Betrokkenheid' (Healthy Involvement)

One for all and all for one! That was one the proposed one liners to be used in the ING Real Estate internal project 'Gezonde Betrokkenheid', which translates roughly as 'Healty Involvement'.

The project aimed at raising awareness for a healthy involvement of all ING Real Estate staff. Healthy as in 'social' but also healthy as in the involvement with eating healthy food.

To promote the internal campaign oranges were distributed at the entrance of the building.

Michiel Nagtegaal was asked to create a visual concept that matched the mission of the project. One of the ideas was to use a mascot (an orange) as key visual in the communication.

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Wedding invitation cartoon character illustration 'Supergoose'

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Vector illustration 'Supergans' (Supergoose), used for a wedding invitation of a former co-worker

A (former) co-worker, Hans, asked his girlfriend to marry him. She said yes and he asked me to design a cartoon character of the couple. How could I refuse such a request from someone with the nickname 'Supergans' (Supergoose)?

The vector illustration was made entirely in Adobe Illustrator and used on the printed wedding invitations.

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Illustration 'Jungle' on canvas

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Picture 1 of 4 - Front view of illustration 'Jungle' on canvas, made with Posca acrylic paint markers

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Picture 2 of 4 - Front view 2 of illustration 'Jungle' on canvas, made with Posca acrylic paint markers

Picture 3 of 4 - Close up view of the top left corner of the illustration 'Jungle' on canvas

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Picture 4 of 4 - Close up view of the top right corner of the illustration 'Jungle' on canvas

Artwork 'Jungle' is a freehand illustration of jungle inhabitants and one of my earlier works. No preliminary sketches where used prior to the creation of this artwork. 

The limited color scheme of purple, yellow and green makes it a powerful illustration. The same technique is used in the artwork 'Space'.

Specifications

• Original, unique, one of a kind
• 100cm x 80cm x 2 cm
• 39,4" x 31,5" x 0,8"
• Acrylic paint markers, canvas
• April 2014

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Illustration 'City Madness' on canvas

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Picture 1 of 5 - Front view of illustration 'City Madness' on canvas, made with Posca acrylic paint markers

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Picture 2 of 5 - Side view of illustration 'City Madness' on canvas, made with Posca acrylic paint markers

Picture 3 of 5 - Close up view of the top of illustration 'City Madness' on canvas, made with Posca acrylic paint markers

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Picture 4 of 5 - Close up view of the mid section of illustration 'City Madness' on canvas, made with Posca acrylic paint markers

Picture 5 of 5 - Close up view of the bottom of illustration 'City Madness' on canvas, made with Posca acrylic paint markers

Artwork 'City Madness' is a colorful illustration / painting painted with Posca paint markers on a rectangular shaped 'skyscraper'-canvas.   

The black lining is combined with bright and vivid colors and visualizes a busy day in a large city, almost as a road map, walking on sneakers past buildings and parks, seeing traffic lights and signs. 

Specifications

• Original, unique, one of a kind
• 160cm x 40cm x 2cm
• 63" x 15,7" x 0,8"
• Acrylic paint markers, canvas
• October 2014

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Vector illustration 'Janette' on a poster as a birthday present

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Vector illustration 'Janette'. It was printed on a poster as given as a birthday present

Girlfriend Janette once showed me a photo of herself, enjoying a warm autumn sun. And because I needed an original birthday present, I used the photograph as a base layer for a vector illustration.

The illustration was printed as a high quality poster and framed.

Made with Adobe Illustrator and with a lot of time to spend. Especially the zipper of her jacket was 'quite' time consuming.

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Comic 'Delft 750 jaar' winning at a 1996 comic contest

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Page 1 of 2 of the hand drawn comic on the 750th anniversary of the Dutch city Delft.

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Page 2 of 2 of the hand drawn comic on the 750th anniversary of the Dutch city Delft

Back in 1996, I was 21, this was our winning entry for a yearly comic drawing contest. This year the contest had a theme that marked the 750th anniversary of the city Delft, which we lived in.

A friend, Robert-Jan Langenberg wrote the script. I did the drawings.

The comic pages where split in half and drawn on a A3 paper to ensure the crisp details. The use of color wasn't allowed so I used pattern stickers to add shades of grey.

We won the first prize.

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Digital sketch for commissioned painting KPN

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Digital sketch for painting 'eco-system' commissioned by KPN

Illustration made as a digital sketch for a painting I was commissioned by Dutch telecommunications provider KPN.

The illustration was made in Adobe Illustrator and based on several pencil sketches. 

The tree depicts the eco-system in which the KPN Mobile Online department 'lives'. The cartoon characters are KPN staff and the bees represent clients. 

More info in this blogpost.

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Vector Illustration Birthday Card 'Zoë'

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Picture 1 of 4 - Illustration on the birthday card for our daughter Zoë

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Picture 2 of 4 - The birthday card and envelope

Picture 3 of 4 - The birthday card and envelope with seal sticker

Picture 4 of 4 - The front and back of the birthday card

When you become parents for the first time, you want it all to be perfect. Even the birthday cards. 

With a graphic designer and an interior stylist as fresh new parents, this side project took a little longer to get to the finish line.

The house in the illustration depicts our house and the crane bird has special meaning to Janette and her family. The cats are cartoon characters of our two cats. 

More info in this blogpost (in Dutch).

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Vector Illustration Birthday Card 'Lara'

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Birthday Card Lara vector illustration 1 - Vector illustration birthday card

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Birthday Card Lara vector illustration 2 - Vector illustration birthday card

A friend asked me to make an illustration for the birthday card of his newborn daughter Lara.

The illustration was sketched with pencil before it was brought to Adobe Illustrator and re-build as a vector illustration.

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Westerpop 2013 Delft Crew T-shirt illustration

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Picture 1 of 3 - Westerpop 2013 Crew T-shirt Illustration in black and white

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Picture 2 of 3 - Westerpop 2013 Crew T-shirt Illustration with background color

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Picture 3 of 3 - T-shirt front illustration variations

Westerpop is the name of a free annual music festival in Delft, The Netherlands. in 2012, 2013 en 2014 I (Designia) designed illustrations for the different crew t-shirts.

The only two restrictions the organisation gave me where that it needed the brand mark incorporated. And the illustration needed to have a 'rock'-concert feel to it, although the program not only incorporated 'rock'-bands. 

I took a photograph of a jumping gitarist that radiated extasy and drew over it with a fineliner. Then the illustration was scanned and enhanced in Adobe Photoshop. Some color was added.

Adobe Illustrator was used for the typography.

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Westerpop 2012 free music festival Delft Crew T-shirt illustration

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Picture 1 of 6 - Westerpop 2012 Crew T-shirt Illustration in black and white

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Picture 2 of 6 - Westerpop 2012 Crew T-shirt Illustration with background color

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Picture 3 of 6 - T-shirt front illustration variations

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Picture 4 of 6 - T-shirt back band line-up variations

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Picture 4 of 6 - T-shirt back band line-up variations

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Picture 6 of 6 - Michiel Nagtegaal proposed a Westerpop logo and word mark overhaul but it was rejected

Westerpop is the name of a free annual music festival in Delft, The Netherlands. in 2012, 2013 en 2014 I (Designia) designed illustrations for the different crew t-shirts.

The only two restrictions the organisation gave me where that it needed the brand mark (the 'rockstar' character in the middle) incorporated. And the illustration needed to have a 'rock'-concert feel to it, although the program not only incorporated 'rock'-bands. 

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Giel Beelen Jazz CD Cover Illustration

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Picture 1 of 2 - Giel Beelen Jazz CD Cover Illustration

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Picture 2 of 2 - Giel Beelen Jazz CD Cover Illustration

Dutch publisher of free postcards, Boomerang Cards has an ongoing design competition. This competition not only includes the design for postcards but also hosts assigments by other companies and institutions.

Creative people are challenged to participate in this competition and win a small financial compensation and ofcourse, everlasting fame.

One of those assignments was to design a CD cover of the 'GielJazz' jazz compilation made by the well-known Dutch 3FM radiostation DJ Giel Beelen.

The illustration was drawn digitally and color was added in Adobe Photoshop.

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