hi!

I’m Anouk, a graphic designer and illustrator based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. I love telling stories through colour, shape and form, without the need for words.

I’m Anouk, a graphic designer and illustrator based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. I love telling stories through colour, shape and form, without the need for words.

I believe that creativity is not limited to a specific medium, but is a large bucket from which anything can emerge; journaling inspirational things & places, creating social strategies and video content, illustrating digital and analogue wall art; Atelier Aha is a place where all sorts of creation can take place and be explored. 

hi!

I’m Anouk, a graphic designer and illustrator based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. I love telling stories through colour, shape and form, without the need for words.

I believe that creativity is not limited to a specific medium, but is a large bucket from which anything can emerge; journaling inspirational things & places, creating social strategies and video content, illustrating digital and analogue wall art; Atelier Aha is a place where all sorts of creation can take place and be explored. 

I grew up on a flower farm in the south of The Netherlands and remember I always used to get out in the fields with my notebook and draw or write. Just me and a blanc sheet full of possibilities. I loved books, fresh notebooks, and textured paper. However, I stopped drawing after I left primary school. Even during my Graphic Design studies, I didn’t really spend my time drawing anymore. I just didn’t know where to start and thought it wasn’t something I could be doing full-time. After finishing my studies, I started working as an employed graphic designer. After a few years, I wanted to add more feeling to the superficial aspect of graphic design, it needed more flavor and soul. I then bought an iPad and that’s where my love for illustration ignited again. I started mixing graphic design and illustration and loved it. Those enhanced each other. I keep getting inspired by everyday life, nature and flowers; how it’s so imperfect and full of colors but at the same time always in balance.

To me, art and graphic design stand for how we see the world. It captures the special moments in our lives and provides a new perspective that can kindle gratitude towards our day-to-day life. 

 

I grew up on a flower farm in the south of The Netherlands and remember I always used to get out in the fields with my notebook and draw or write. Just me and a blanc sheet full of possibilities. I loved books, fresh notebooks, and textured paper. However, I stopped drawing after I left primary school. Even during my Graphic Design studies, I didn’t really spend my time drawing anymore. I just didn’t know where to start and thought it wasn’t something I could be doing full-time. After finishing my studies, I started working as an employed graphic designer. After a few years, I wanted to add more feeling to the superficial aspect of graphic design, it needed more flavor and soul. I then bought an iPad and that’s where my love for illustration ignited again. I started mixing graphic design and illustration and loved it. Those enhanced each other. I keep getting inspired by everyday life, nature and flowers; how it’s so imperfect and full of colors but at the same time always in balance.

To me, art and graphic design stand for how we see the world. It captures the special moments in our lives and provides a new perspective that can kindle gratitude towards our day-to-day life. 

 

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hi!

I’m Anouk, a graphic designer and illustrator based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. I love telling stories through colour, shape and form, without the need for words.

I believe that creativity is not limited to a specific medium, but is a large bucket from which anything can emerge; journaling inspirational things & places, creating social strategies and video content, illustrating digital and analogue wall art; Atelier Aha is a place where all sorts of creation can take place and be explored. 

I grew up on a flower farm in the south of The Netherlands and remember I always used to get out in the fields with my notebook and draw or write. Just me and a blanc sheet full of possibilities. I loved books, fresh notebooks, and textured paper. However, I stopped drawing after I left primary school. Even during my Graphic Design studies, I didn’t really spend my time drawing anymore. I just didn’t know where to start and thought it wasn’t something I could be doing full-time. After finishing my studies, I started working as an employed graphic designer. After a few years, I wanted to add more feeling to the superficial aspect of graphic design, it needed more flavor and soul. I then bought an iPad and that’s where my love for illustration ignited again. I started mixing graphic design and illustration and loved it. Those enhanced each other. I keep getting inspired by everyday life, nature and flowers; how it’s so imperfect and full of colors but at the same time always in balance.

To me, art and graphic design stand for how we see the world. It captures the special moments in our lives and provides a new perspective that can kindle gratitude towards our day-to-day life. 

 

all projects

hi! 

I’m Anouk, a graphic designer and illustrator based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. I love telling stories through colour, shape and form, without the need for words. I believe that creativity is not limited to a specific medium, but is a large bucket from which anything can emerge; journaling inspirational things & places, creating social strategies and video content, illustrating digital and analogue wall art; Atelier Aha is a place where all sorts of creation can take place and be explored.

I grew up on a flower farm in the south of The Netherlands and remember I always used to get out in the fields with my notebook and draw or write. Just me and a blanc sheet full of possibilities. I loved books, textured paper and fresh notebooks. However, I stopped drawing after I left primary school. Even during my Graphic Design studies, I didn’t really spend my time drawing anymore. I just didn’t know where to start and thought it wasn’t something I could be doing full-time. After finishing my studies, I started working as an employed graphic designer. And after a few years, I wanted to add more feeling to the superficial aspect of graphic design, it needed more flavor and soul. I then bought my iPad and that’s where my love for illustration ignited again. I started mixing up graphic design and illustration and loved it. Those enhanced each other. I keep getting inspired by everyday life, nature and flowers; how it’s so imperfect and full of colors, but at the same time always in balance. 

To me, art and graphic design stand for how we see the world. It captures the special moments in our lives and provides a new perspective that can kindle gratitude towards our day-to-day life. 

On the internet:

2023-now art prints available at Wallbaby

2022-now  art prints available at The Poster Club

2021-now  art prints available at PSTR studio

2022 blog interview VaiVen Multibrand

2021 mentioned Flow Magazine