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Presenting is MORE than just showing stuff

Published: 27 November, 2019

‘Presenting’ quickly sounds like a blabla-management speak. You might think about ‘giving a presentation’ – complete with slides appearing on a screen. And twenty pairs of eyes focussed on you…. Eeeks!Even though presenting is something you already do on a daily basis. At the breakfast table with your partner and kids. In a discussion with […]

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Look at life as a game. With coding problems.

Published: 27 November, 2019

Look at the world as a game. And look at the problems as mistakes in design you can fix. From this sunny and creative view Game Solutions Lab approaches all kinds of problems. Games can help achieve a lot. Take the game Remission which was designed to help stimulate kids with cancer to properly take their […]

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Learning to read while gaming

Published: 27 November, 2019

Gaming can help people who have trouble reading.

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Happy New Year!

Published: 27 November, 2019

Happy New Year!

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What’s with the frog?

Published: 27 November, 2019

This is SiepFor the people who live in my home town of Den Bosch probably know him already. From the posters, the pictures on the library walls and furniture in the children’s department. Making Siep was one of the best projects I have done. The Den Bosch library was looking for a brand mascot and Message […]

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When to use cliches and why they work

Published: 27 November, 2019

“Marijke, how did you come up with this?!”I don’t go for less. I admit it: I am a perfectionist. My client should be really happy and I draw endlessly until we are both 100% satisfied with the result. Most sketches end up in my thrash.When I’m asked to make a cartoon, I start with collecting […]

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