Comic
“Dag, lieve kijkbuiskinderen”
Meneer de Uil is a character in the popular Dutch television series ‘De Fabeltjeskrant’. He is a somewhat long-winded and forgetful owl who often interrupts his sentences with “Eh…” and ends with “Jawel!”. Well-known sayings: “Dag, lieve kijkbuiskinderen” and “Oogjes dicht en snaveltjes toe”. In 2022, this permanent farewell greeting was included in the Dutch Dikke Van Dale [dictionary].
I’ve drawn this pixel character for my family social media group [named ‘From the archive’] and as an icon for my digital archive [extended hard disk].
A Close Shave
Since his first appearance in ‘A Close Shave’ with Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep has become a global superstar, whose TV adventures are enjoyed in 170 territories. He has a huge following on social media, with over 5 million Facebook fans and 1.7 billion views on YouTube. He’s also appeared on the big screen in two acclaimed feature films.
In 2020 I went to the international exhibition ‘The Art of Aardman’ at Forum Groningen in the Netherlands following successful runs in Paris, Melbourne, Frankfurt and Seoul. The popular exhibition gave a masterful insight into the work of Academy Award-winning Aardman Studios. The exhibition took visitors on a journey of discovery past original versions of Gromit’s famous vegetable garden, the flying machine from ‘Chicken Run’ and the spectacular five-metre tall galleon from ‘The Pirates! Band of Misfits’.
I made this screensaver (2560 × 1664 px) for my happy Mac. :)
Everybody happy
2024/12/26 15:44 Filed in: Product Design
The smiley icon has been around since 1972 and remains relevant and inspiring. This bright light serves as a gentle and joyful reminder. Switch the led light on for 15 minutes at a time. Just enough to give the little moments in life that extra shine! A gift from ‘Schoonmoedertje’ for X-mas.
No Pain, No Gain
2024/12/26 14:47 Filed in: Advertising / Product Design
SpongeBob SquarePants pal: Patrick Star—a dimwitted yet friendly pink starfish who resides under a rock. Patrick considers himself to be intelligent, with his ignorance of his stupidity being a key trait of his. By chance I came across this muscular starfish during X-mas shopping this year.
Kung Fu Fighting
2024/12/26 13:08 Filed in: Advertising / Product Design
SpongeBob SquarePants pal: Sandy Cheeks—a thrill-seeking and athletic squirrel from Texas who wears an air-filled diving suit to breathe underwater. She lives in a tree enclosed in a clear glass dome locked by an airtight, hand-turned seal and is an expert in karate.
TTYL ;)
2024/12/26 13:07 Filed in: Illustration
Since their international roll-out by Apple in 2011, little colorful icons known as ‘emoji’ have unstoppably infiltrated our (digital) communication. I draw and animated this one for my Divoom device (divoom.com). Reaction to tasty food (or person)—sometimes misunderstood as teasing.
Curiosity is the life force in all of us
2024/09/26 20:44 Filed in: Product Design
When imagination, creativity and play are your fuel, your limitless potential can take you anywhere you imagine. This remarkable LEGO® set—created in collaboration with visionary designer Pharrell Williams—reflects his unbridled creative optimism + undeniable creative influence.
This exclusive set [a pre-order] is a special gift for my boys Niels and Sjoerd, as a sort of ‘old-age reserve’. ;)
Baartman
2024/07/06 21:22 Filed in: Product Design
Aardman is the world famous four times Academy Award® winning animation studio, the creators of Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Chicken Run and Morph. This is their interpretation of DC Comics superheroes Batman and Robin.
“Hulk SMASH!“
2024/05/12 17:16 Filed in: Digital
In this game, the player controls the Incredible Hulk through the four arrow keys. He must get 20 eggs from the dragon’s lair to win. Each dragon sleeps, but wakes up at different times. If the Hulk is near an awake dragon, he loses a life. The game ends when the player runs out of lives or collects enough eggs. This simple game is written in Python to sharpen my programming skills.
Monkey Mind
2024/05/10 23:27 Filed in: Product Design
DONKEY KONG is a video game series and media franchise created by the Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo. The franchise follows the adventures of DONKEY KONG, a large, powerful gorilla.
While he is content to relax on his island with his family and banana horde, it seems he can never catch a break. DONKEY KONG is one of Nintendo's bestselling franchises, with more than 65 million units sold by 2021. This deluxe character is a souvenir from the BIG APPLE (NY). BIG shout-out to Marco (@Happy Horizon)!!
Dienstfiets [part II]
2022/05/26 18:36 Filed in: Illustration
In the past 10 years I’ve travelled roughly 24,000 miles between Utrecht and Zeist on my MTB!
[Compare: a ride around the equator = 26,000 miles]