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An illustration of a figure sitting on a beach, rendered in colourful, rounded lines. To the right, a collection of black and grey geometric shapes suggests a city skyline under a small weather icon.

Flip those Monday morning blues the bird with Jordy Van Den Nieuwendijk's new work

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Date
3 December 2012

As December begins, it’s a natural time for people to slow down and take stock of the past 12 months, but for Jordy van den Nieuwendijk that might take some time. The Dutch illustrator has had an extraordinarily prolific year smashing project after project out the park, and although time spent in his portfolio is a non-stop joy, it’s still his chromatic line work that really floats our boat. Created either with paint or on the computer, his work for Bloomberg, Neon Magazine and his Kiosk show in Hamburg positively bursts with fun and frivolity. He’s also just created a super-cool cover for the Grizzly Bear album Shields for Urban Outfitters’ annual project celebrating the best albums of the past year. Jordy, we love you, but take a break this Christmas man, you’ve earned it!

A colourful line illustration of two people lying on a sofa, watching a television. On the screen, two stylised figures are locked in a fight amidst clouds of smoke.
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Jordy Van Den Nieuwendijk: Figures on Sofa for Neon Magazine

An illustration of colourful, hand-drawn weather symbols on a white textured background. Swirling lines, clouds, a smiling sun and the letters “H” and “L” are rendered in bright primary colours.
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Jordy Van Den Nieuwendijk: Weather for Kiosk

An illustration of a person’s face drawn with a single, continuous multi-coloured line. The figure is shown in profile, smoking a brown pipe.
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Jordy Van Den Nieuwendijk: Smoker for Kiosk

An abstract illustration featuring a series of colourful, fluid lines on a textured white background. Looped green and pink shapes sit alongside red vertical curves and a thin blue horizontal line.
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Jordy Van Den Nieuwendijk: Plant for Kiosk

A colourful illustration of a person riding a bicycle, drawn in a loose, scribbled style. The figure has a yellow smiley face for a head and is surrounded by bright, abstract shapes.
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Jordy Van Den Nieuwendijk: Bike for Kiosk

An abstract painting of colourful, thick brushstrokes on a white background. The winding, ribbon-like shapes are enclosed by a multi-coloured painted border.
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Jordy Van Den Nieuwendijk: Grizzly Bear – Shields (For Urban Outfitters)

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Rob Alderson

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Rob Alderson is a freelance writer, editor and strategist. He was previously editor-in-chief of It’s Nice That and WePresent, and editor of Design Week. He publishes the newsletter Undo, which tries to make sense of how AI is changing design work, the design process and the design industry.

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