Rough edges with houses miraculously attached here and there, the Ligurian coast.. I have this drawing and a collection of pebbles to take me back every now and than.
Quick drawing of the Dutch polder after a good summer rain storm on my way to my parents. Love the simple dark but bright colours, so I kept it simple.
I love the pale winterblue skies, with the faint orange as the sun sets in the late afternoon. Makes me take of my gloves and shoot pictures untill my fingers go numb.
On a sunny sunday shopping in Antwerp.. with lots of coffee and chocolate.
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Whilst sitting and waiting on a very busy museum sunday. The kids wondering of and coming back doing science projects all afternoon at the “science festival” I had this magnificent view on the Amstel and Amsteram
Spending a very relaxing evening… “met mintnopjes’ can really keep this up for hours, blogging, reading, watching, drawing, tweeting, … on the couch with my favorite screens..
Went to the local memorial today.. May 4th 2009. Just to be silent with others. Watching listening always feels special.
Lazy sunday.. been drawing in the sun in Amsterdam.. sun on my face.. finishing and posting with the mac on my lap also in the sun.. on the couch. Love these days of nothing and sun in my moleskine.
One of the things I love about Amsterdam.. when the sun is out people come out to relax and enjoy.. sitting, drinking, talking. On the tiniest pieces of grass wherever available. Air filled with city sounds and light happy chatter.
Normal day.. normal view from the car n the Keizersgracht.. attention drawn by a lonely bike on the bridge normally swamped with bikes..
Sitting in the sun on a terras at the Bosbaan ..
Watching two eldery women dozing of.. waking up… enjoying talking, watching..
What I like best in early spring.. the soft green veil on what where barren branches only days before. Warm sunlight drawing people out of their houses to near the edge of the water.
I was waiting at the dentist’s today. A big light room overlooking the gardens in the back. Across the closed shutters of the Anne Frank house. The big chestnut tree, steel beams to keep it from falling, standing in between. Branches budding, early spring.. the monument about to spring to life again.
Omdat ik toch op de krullen toer ben, deze krul kwam ik tegen aan het hoge plafond in een van de zalen in the National Gallery in Dublin. Kon het niet laten.
just an amsterdam cafe on a saturday morning.. homemade applepie and a regular.. still quiet..
…attending a lunch and very long meeting in “the mansion”, a club in Amsterdam near the Leidse square… the view intriqued me, old buildings and modern buildings…
For the finals of the WC2010 Netherlands vs Spain Mobypicture build a platform now.holland.com that aggregated tweets and moby’s for all of us to see how ” our boys ” were doing. No need to tell you that this was very successful.
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-”Visual Thinking? Isn’t that something like mindmapping?” Well yes, it is one way to visualize an information stream.
-”That is a clever trick, that sketchnoting!” Well yes, it is helpfull and everyone can learn it. But there is far more to it!
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There are still those that are not convinced that social media have a real chance of existence, who still perceive Facebook and twitter as the next hype. Still these are also the ones that without questioning use Youtube as their number one search engine for music and funny video’s. Social media is all around us. We use it and cant imagine our lives without it anymore. So how much of a fad is it really? Or is the world around us (society to be more specific) changing and is social media just part of that revolution.
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Yesterday, when trying to explain the concept of generation gap to my kids, I realized once again that their view of the world and their expectations are already tuned in into new possibilities and innovations. On finding out that my friend didn’t have internet until age 16, simply because it didn’t exist, my daughter exclaimed; ” how did you survive so long without it” and my son was seriously concerned and asked how he would spent his time and entertain himself. This goes for the mobile phone as well. The thought that I didn’t have one until I was in my twenties was shocking. The least of all because of how I would tell the time, or set an alarm, or get in touch with friends.
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Loic and Geraldine leMeur, the organizing couple behind LeWeb, can again look back on a successful two days of conference. More participants than last year, international keynote speakers, chatsessions and many workshops and startup presentations. An overview in sketchnotes:
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Here I am, as I wrote earlier I was really looking forward to sketch on LeWeb09. And here I am. The Line up is looking promising and we have wifi and it is nice and warm. Loic and Geraldine Lemeur opened the Two day conference this morning with their introduction, announcing that this year is again bigger than last year. Looking good sofar.
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Just for those who want a quick reminder, this is a short and easy overview of the concept ‘ social media’. Was playing around in Prezi again and this came out of it. Since i needed a way to visualize my concepts and I spent a lot of time explaining this to others. Looking forward to make more of these. Just short easy accessible explanations with visuals and words. The first in a row, I hope….>>
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Last thursday I attended Eday09, Emerce day 2009, in ‘De van Nelle fabriek’ in Rotterdam. A day of inspiring speakers and workshops. A good mix of people and speakers. The sidetrakcs where small and intimite and offered a variety good learnings. Since I was there to sketch for Dutchcowgirls, I limited sketching to the keynote speakers at the mainstage.
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Het thema van de alweer twaalfde editie van MOMO ams was developing countries, of emerging markets, Marc Fonteijn gaf toe dat ze daar zelf ook niet uitgekomen waren.
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Last week i got a skype call from the Prezi guys. Congratulating me on the presentation I did for Lokloq. Since the presentation was entirely in line with how Prezi was meant to be used they asked me for an interview! and used the presentation as an example on their blog. This was so good to hear, Prezi is something that fits in with my visual communications and the way my mind wraps around stories.
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