BLOG | Iris van den Akker

Jun 4
1 min

New book cover: Bijna Echt

After a really nice collaboration with Blossom Books on the book 'Rosie Loves Jack' I was delighted that they asked me again for another ...

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May 28
1 min

Personal projects: Food Illustration

I've started a little project of food illustration during quarantine, but (luckily!) projects are slowly coming back so I didn't had as m...

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May 14
1 min

fitting shoes

Illustration based on some fabulous shoes I saw and really want to have. Decided to push proportions of the girl a bit more. I wanted to ...

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Apr 30
1 min

personal projects: food illustration

At the start of 2020, I made a promise to myself to find a hobby this year. I have the unfortunate habit of not switching off in my downt...

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Apr 14
5 min

A few tips for productivity when working from home

An illustration I did for Hard//Hoofd about being proud of your interior, now seems a perfect illustration to accompany our current situa...

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Mar 31
1 min

feature on creative boom

I was lucky to be interviewed by Katy Cowan for Creative Boom! I'm talking about my work, how freelancing works for me, the diversity we ...

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Feb 27
1 min

Musicposter for eefje de visser

I was really happy when the Effenaar asked me once again to create a musicposter for them. This time it was for Dutch singer-songwriter E...

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