Wilgengebroed

Wilg's world, in pictures and words

Some sunny days..

The moon over a beautiful sunny and very Dutch snowskape, the icey ‘polder’ whilst skating on a ‘sloot’

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Saturday evening moleskine doodle; in front of the fireplace

Just a doodle while enjoying the fire, red wine and a fine saturday evening at home. Sometimes that’s all I need.

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Skiing in Tigne, moleskin doodle

Waiting out the blizzard in front of the fireplace in Tigne, France. Had some excellent days of skiing just before.

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Sketching in front of the fireplace; iPad doodle

Saturday afternoon, rainy, almost dark. Fire burning in the fireplace, wine, all my favorite pens and my moleskine. Still felt like doing a fast doodle on my iPad. Here it is.

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Late night iPad doodle

With my iPad on the couch, just before I decide to go to bed. I love that time, silent house, nothing but my thoughts, the best time to think and doodle.

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iCloud; Apple and the walled garden

This week’s iPad doodle; #Apple #iCloud #walled garden. A beautiful garden that is, but one that is hard to leave once you’re in.

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@wilg

I received my new stylus for the iPad yesterday and  I had to try out some drawing styles right away to feel if it made any difference with my old and simple stylus. I will let you know what I think soon. But I do know that, apart from my moleskine drawings, iPad doodles are [...]

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Summer berries

I love the summer, eating fresh berries whenever I want.. This lot is my desert today

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Laying down in knee-high grass

Yesterday I was walking in knee-high grass full of all sorts of flowers waving softly in the wind. I decided to literally drop down at the spot and layed there looking at the sky, listening to the soft sounds around me…

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Wilgengebroed-wallpaper

I usually share what inspires me,  my work, or insights. This time I decided to be inspired. By everything I am surounded by, and immersed in every day. Everything that helps me inspire and share. This is the result!   So pleased with it I installed it as wallpaper. Click here for a bigger version

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Rome in November

Since I promised I would upload the pictures of my Rome trip later; here is one of my favorites. You can find my other Rome pictures here

Rome in November

A weekend in Rome

On a personal note.. we spend the weekend in beautiful Rome. A wonderfull city with ancient treasures around every corner. Ofcourse I will upload my pictures to Flickr soon, but here’s an impression.

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France changing landscapes

On the way home through France just below Lyon, our next stop. Mountains fading in the distance.. Smell of fresh summer rain washed away by the strong sun.

France changing landscapes

Italian coast

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.

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After summer rain

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.

After summer rain

Pale winter sun

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.

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Wiegstraat

On a sunny sunday shopping in Antwerp.. with lots of coffee and chocolate. Click for bigger version

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View from NEMO

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

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three screen perfection

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..

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May 4th 2009

Went to the local memorial today.. May 4th 2009. Just to be silent with others. Watching listening always feels special.

May 4th 2009

Google+; Google tying together the web

Posted by wilgengebroed On July - 5 - 2011 1 COMMENT
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I’ve been trying out the new Google+ for about a week now. At first I was a bit sceptic, the buzz was there, everyone wanting an invite felt a bit like both the Wave and the Buzz introduction. Look how that turned out. So I approached with some aloofness; just another Facebook look-alike, even the ‘stream’ and +1 stead of ‘like’. Still I started playing with it for a bit. The ‘circles’, that proof to actually work very efficient. Checking out the ‘picture’ part. The ‘hangout’, which is a Google-talk feature that lets you video chat with groups of friends. Sparks, that I am not really sure about yet . Than I realized, this is much more than just another Facebook look-alike. This is Google tying together the web. They already had all the good services that I use every single day in place. Now they are tying it together with a solid social addition that looks good and is integrated in all of their existing services.

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A Visual Resume; Mireille Hoogerbeets

Posted by wilgengebroed On June - 20 - 2011 1 COMMENT
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So here it is, the visual resume that I made for Mireille Hoogerbeets, to add to her traditional profiles both on – and offline. Featuring her skills and personality rather than her education and work history.

FastMovingTargets; first broadcasts of Top Names

Posted by wilgengebroed On June - 6 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS
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Fast Moving Targets is a new platform on innovation, media, communication and what not. The platform is still a work in progress but a blog is already online and the first live webcast interviews have been broadcasted and others will follow (follow @fastmoving).

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So what type of pens do you use?

Posted by wilgengebroed On May - 29 - 2011 1 COMMENT
My pens

-”Are they felt tip?” -”What brand pens do you use?” I get asked these questions a lot. And I am always happy to answer them, though the answer depends on what I have with me at the moment, it being my Faber-Castell brush tips, my Pigma Micron Pens, my Stabilo’s or even just round tip Edding whiteboard markers. It’s the situation that calls for certain pens, but only because they feel ‘comfortable’ or suit the medium. Not because they make me draw better.

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A visual resume, waiting for LinkedIn to accept it

Posted by wilgengebroed On May - 26 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS
Esther Gons

As a visual communications specialist, the only natural way to write a resume, seems to be drawing one instead.

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Eazel; Adobe’s new iPad 5 finger paint app

Posted by wilgengebroed On May - 13 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS
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Adobe has come out with three unique iPad apps to enrich the use of Photoshop with the unique features of the iPad touch.

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Mark Randall

We have a chance to change education and help our children prepare for their future; is what Mark Randall told us in his #TNW keynote. One of the many things that hasnt changed in over 30 years is the way we each to children who need teaching in a different way than classis methods of pure leftbrain linguistic linearity. Today I stumbled upon an article about dyslexia that posed the following;

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iDesk (lite); an iPad app worth mentioning

Posted by wilgengebroed On May - 9 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS
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Although I usually resolve in trusting my ideas, schemes, plans constructive thought trains or maps onto the real thing; paper, this app is one I’d think is worth sharing.

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The Next Web 2011, sketchers pick

Posted by wilgengebroed On May - 2 - 2011 ADD COMMENTS
Howard Lindzon

Last week The Next Web organized its yearly conference, where tech, innovation, and good vibes join for three days. I was asked to make visual notes of all the keynote speakers. This year all of my notes were shown on the big screen to recap, during the day. Did I say big screen? , the screen was ‘huge’ ! I enjoyed the enthusiasm of all of the speakers this year as well as the quality of the startups that presented itself this year.

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TEDxMaastricht; e-patient Dave, a sketchnote

Posted by wilgengebroed On April - 4 - 2011 1 COMMENT
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Now there is someone who inspired me. Though healthcare is not my line of expertise, I am sometimes curious as to how innovation affects other areas of expertise. The very reason why I tuned in to the live stream of TedXMaastricht today. One of the talks that inspired me is that of EPatientDave.

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