May 20, 2019
ZUA Just came back from Zhengzhou, Henan province China of another year of teaching at the ZUA also known as the Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics at the Art & design school. Several weeks giving lectures in branding, brand design, advertising and design methods. Very nice to share my knowledge to students at the university. Zhengzhou Zhengzhou also known as central…
April 28, 2018
En hop naar Zhengzhou 郑州 Nog maar een maand geleden was ik uit Myanmar en Thailand vertrokken en nu zit ik weer in het hart van China. Dit keer geen Chongqing maar dit keer ben ik werkzaam op de Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics. Ik geef les in Design Methodology de komende weken en het is een geheel andere ervaring dan…
January 17, 2018
Het is zo’n contrast. Voordat ik naar Myanmar vertrek heb ik intrek genomen in de Thaise hoofdstad Bangkok. Vandaag aangekomen in terwijl ik vanochtend nog in Laos was. En het contrast kan niet groter zijn. De chaos en de drukte van Bangkok tegenover het rustige ‘laid back’ gevoel van de Laotianen. Zo kan je in een notendop Laos wel omschrijven:…
January 7, 2018
Save the best for last If you travel from the south from Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City all the way up north to the northern border with Vietnam/China. You save the best for last. If you have time I would recommend do the Ha Giang Motorbike loop. The trip goes through the Dong Van plateau with the most stunning scenery you’ll…
December 27, 2017
After one month in Vietnam it feels very comfortable to be in this country. So I continue my photo series of Vietnam. This time I traveled from Nha Trang (beach resort city – please pass this city if you can) to Hoi An, Da Nang, Hué and Phong Nha. Amazing places each with their distinguish highlights. If you want see…
November 9, 2017
Just have an amazing first week in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon, Dalat and Mui Ne. And made some awesome pictures as well of the locals, fishermen, tradesmen, businessmen and the locals as well. Hereby a photo series of the cities in southern Vietnam.Ho Chi Minh City / SaigonAll travelers start in Hanoi or in the south in Ho Chi…
November 5, 2017
Ho Chi Minh City aka Saigon is my start of my Vietnam tour to the North. These is a moodvideo and short about my adventures in the biggest city of Vietnam. War Remnants museum, different food and meet great people. The War Museum Or renamed the friendship museum is in the heart of the city it gives you a good…
July 15, 2015
ADC Global New York It was difficult to generate contacts in New York because a lot of agencies were busy but a lot of creatives I know were in Europe at Cannes, France. Fortunately, Brett McKenzie of Art Dire- ctors Club ADC Global had some time to meet me. Even in the weekend. So big thumbs up! Brett showed me…
July 12, 2015
From Publics Toronto to Publicis Montreal Thanks to Nick Palmer, Creative Director at Publicis Toronto I was able to get in touch with some French Canadian Creatives Directors in Montréal: Carl Robichaud and Nicolas Massey. It took some time for me to travel from Toronto up to Montréal because I first want to reach another goal: see the east coast…
May 3, 2015
Leaving Calgary Just before the long weekend started, on Friday I left Calgary for Toronto. Because I would be arriving during a long weekend, I knew I would not be able to visit some agencies in the biggest city of Ontario, I decided to email a lot of people and hope for some responses. You see, normally, I would do walk-ins at…
April 13, 2015
San Francisco is everybody’s favourite city in the United States of America. At least, it is for me! Today, I was invited by Nick Klinkert. He is an creative director at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners (GS&P). GS&P has been honoured several times as the Agency of the Year by numerous advertising organizations, magazines, and blogs. Additionally, their staff and work have…
April 2, 2015
What an interesting day today was! After having a terrific journey throughout New Zealand, stretching from South Island to North Island, I ended up in Auckland, the largest city in this nation. I came to Auckland without a plan. I knew that I would be here for only one day and decided to try a tactic that I used years ago: do…
March 19, 2015
First meeting and freelance work I just had a awesome conversation with Pim van Nunen. Former Employee of the agency i worked with as well. A creative that does not call himself an Art Director but more a creative and concept thinker. He worked with the big (and small) agencies like Ubachs Wisbrun, Y&R, AGH & Friends and in Australia…