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 […]

Gaming can help people who have trouble reading.

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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 […]

“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 […]

Working out a cartoon takes me a few hours of diligent work. But making up the cartoon, that is the hard part. When I’m stuck or in doubt, I look at the great cartoonist Dan Piraro. I graze through his website to get ideas (cartoons), to read (blog) or hear (interviews) how he solves dilemma’s […]