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\u201cMarijke, how did you come up with this?!\u201d<\/h1>\n

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.<\/p>\n

When I’m asked to make a cartoon, I start with collecting ideas. How can I transform this story into a simple image that is understood in a glance? In the world of cartoons there is a huge iconography. Simply put: cartoon cliches.<\/p>\n

Dan Piraro<\/a> is an absolute boss working with cliches. And I love leafing through The complete Cartoons of the New Yorker<\/a> with thousands cartoon classics since 1925.<\/p>\n

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Cliches<\/h1>\n

Cartoon cliches are perfect vehicles for telling a story. The metaphor of a ship that’s on course (or on its way down a waterfall). Piraro’s pirates. The thirsty in the desert, cannibals, the island with one palm tree. The patient on the sofa of a psychiatrist…<\/p>\n

They change in the course of time. The horror clowns of Halloween can go back in the closet. Santa is still good to go. Cliches give a recognizable visual story – that context is an easy given.<\/p>\n

Trash is somtimes treasure<\/h1>\n

I involve the client in this quest. His\/her feedback puts me on the right track. Sometimes it’s there immediately, sometimes it takes some time before there’s a wauw. Very few times I open my trash with old sketches just a little bit. Was I right to discard this one? Can I find an old idea here that is workable in this situation?<\/p>\n

\"Griezelclowns<\/p>\n

Glass ceiling<\/h1>\n

I always find an image that is usable for the sketch of the moment. Using cliches is always a challenge because I have to renew them. Else it gets boring. If the joke is too recognizable, people don’t laugh.<\/p>\n

I look for something weird in the story I have to tell. Something funny and also a bit uncomfortable. And then the joke has to work in a drawing. <\/p>\n

I did my best on a cartoon about women being squashed against the glass ceiling. The man looking down says: “While you’re there, why not clean the glass?” I wasn’t a 100% satisfied myself. What do you think?<\/p>\n

\"Marijke\"Cleaning<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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