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Sylvia Weve
Sylvia Weve (born 28 May 1954) is a Dutch illustrator. Weve has illustrated over 150 books and she has received numerous awards for her work, including the Gouden Penseel award, the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs and the Max Velthuijs-prijs. Career In 1983, Weve made her debut as children's book illustrator by illustrating the book ''Een noom op school'' written by Corrie Hafkamp. Early in her career, Weve illustrated many books by Rindert Kromhout. Weve went on to illustrate many books by numerous authors including Karel Eykman, Veronica Hazelhoff, Ted van Lieshout, Bies van Ede and Edward van de Vendel. In 2006, she published ''Kip en ei'', a book which she both wrote and illustrated herself. Later in her career she started collaborating with Bette Westera and they both won various awards for their work, including the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs in 2015. They also won this award in 2020 for their book ''Uit elkaar''. In 2019, she won the prestigious Max Velthuijs-prijs for her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illustration
An illustration is a decoration, interpretation or visual explanation of a text, concept or process, designed for integration in print and digital published media, such as posters, flyers, magazines, books, teaching materials, animations, video games and films. An illustration is typically created by an illustrator. Digital illustrations are often used to make websites and apps more user-friendly, such as the use of emojis to accompany digital type. llustration also means providing an example; either in writing or in picture form. The origin of the word "illustration" is late Middle English (in the sense ‘illumination; spiritual or intellectual enlightenment’): via Old French from Latin ''illustratio''(n-), from the verb ''illustrare''. Illustration styles Contemporary illustration uses a wide range of styles and techniques, including drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, montage, digital design, multimedia, 3D modelling. Depending on the purpose, illustra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viva (Dutch Magazine)
''Viva'' is a weekly fashion magazine for women, published in the Netherlands. History and profile ''Viva'' was first published on 7 October 1972 by , which is part of VNU, and used the subtitle Damesweekblad (English: ''Women's weekly magazine''). Since 2001 it is published by Sanoma, and has a circulation of 70.000 copies (2012). In 2012, ''Viva'' celebrated its 40th anniversary. The magazine used Layar Layar was a Dutch company based in Amsterdam, founded in 2009 by Raimo van der Klein, Claire Boonstra and Maarten Lens-FitzGerald. They created a mobile browser app called Layar. The browser allowed users to find various items, using augmented r ... to create an interactive magazine cover. Editor-in-chief *1972-1975: Joop Swart *1975-1983: Jet den Blanken *1983-1984: Hanny van den Horst (acting) *1984-1989: Adri de Vries *1989-1991: Koos de Boer *1991-1992: Koos de Boer & Rob van Vuure *1992-1993: Koos de Boer & Tineke Verhoeven *1993-2001: Tineke Verhoeven *2001-2005: M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Velthuijs Prize Winners
Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE) * Max (gorilla) (1971–2004), a western lowland gorilla at the Johannesburg Zoo who was shot by a criminal in 1997 Brands and enterprises * Australian Max Beer * Max Hamburgers, a fast-food corporation * MAX Index, a Hungarian domestic government bond index * Max Fashion, an Indian clothing brand Computing * MAX (operating system), a Spanish-language Linux version * Max (software), a music programming language * Commodore MAX Machine * Multimedia Acceleration eXtensions, extensions for HP PA-RISC Films * ''Max'' (1994 film), a Canadian film by Charles Wilkinson * ''Max'' (2002 film), a film about Adolf Hitler * ''Max'' (2015 film), an American war drama film Games * '' Dancing Stage Max'', a 2005 game in the ''Dance Dance Revolution'' series * ''DDRM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Children's Book Illustrators
Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People Ethnic groups * Germanic peoples, the original meaning of the term ''Dutch'' in English ** Pennsylvania Dutch, a group of early Germanic immigrants to Pennsylvania *Dutch people, the Germanic group native to the Netherlands Specific people * Dutch (nickname), a list of people * Johnny Dutch (born 1989), American hurdler * Dutch Schultz (1902–1935), American mobster born Arthur Simon Flegenheimer * Dutch Mantel, ring name of American retired professional wrestler Wayne Maurice Keown (born 1949) * Dutch Savage, ring name of professional wrestler and promoter Frank Stewart (1935–2013) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Dutch (''Black Lagoon''), an African-American character from the Japanese manga and anime ''Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Nederlands Letterenfonds
The Nederlands Letterenfonds ("Dutch Foundation for Literature") is a Dutch organization that promotes Dutch literature at home and abroad. The Letterenfonds represents Dutch authors at such events as the Frankfurt Book Fair, and awards a number of prizes for writers and translators. Its current president is Tiziano Perez. As of 2018 the Nederlands Letterenfonds is one of the organisations that awards the Toneelschrijfprijs The Toneelschrijfprijs is an annual literary award awarded to the playwrights of a Dutch-language play that debuted in the preceding season. The award ceremony is held in either Flanders or the Netherlands. The prize was first awarded in 1988 .... References External links * Cultural promotion organizations Foundations based in the Netherlands {{Netherlands-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Tieman
Naomi or Naomie may refer to: People and biblical figures * Naomi (given name), a female given name and a list of people with the name * Naomi (biblical figure), Ruth's mother-in-law in the Old Testament Book of Ruth * Naomi (Romanian singer) (born 1977), a.k.a. Naomy * Naomi (wrestler) (born 1987), professional wrestler * Terra Naomi, American indie folk singer-songwriter Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * Naomi, a character in the 2009 American fantasy comedy movie '' 17 Again'' * Naomi Bohannon, a character in the TV series '' Hell on Wheels'' * Naomi, Florida, a fictional town in the Kate DiCamillo novel '' Because of Winn-Dixie'' * Naomi Turner, a character in the American animated television series '' Elena of Avalor'' Music * Naomi Awards, a former British music award * ''Naomi'' (album), by American band The Cave Singers * "Naomi" (song), by Neutral Milk Hotel Other uses in arts and entertainment * ''Naomi'' (novel), a 1924 novel by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zilveren Penseel
The Gouden Griffel (Golden Stylus) is an award given to authors of children's or teenagers' literature in the Netherlands. History Since 1971, it is awarded each year during the Dutch Children's Books Week, by the Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek (Dutch Book Promotion Society) for the best children's books written in the past year. Between 1954 and 1970, one book per year was declared the "children's book of the year". Since then, ''griffels'' are awarded in several categories. Only novels written in Dutch are eligible for the ''gouden griffel''. However, the runner-up awards (Silver ''griffels'') can also be given to translated works. Aside from these, the ''Gouden Penseel'' (golden paintbrush) is awarded to the best illustrated children's books (with silver ''penseel'' as a runner-up), and since 1997 the Gouden Zoen (golden kiss, with silver as a runner-up) is awarded to the best books for teenagers. There is no award for 1960, as the award was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlag En Wimpel
In the Netherlands, the award is an honourable mention awarded by either the jury of the Gouden Griffel, Gouden Griffel and Zilveren Griffel awards (for Dutch-language children's literature) or the jury of the Gouden Penseel, Gouden Penseel and Zilveren Penseel awards (for illustrations in children's literature). The award is organised by the . Writing The award can be given by the jury of the Gouden Griffel, Gouden Griffel and Zilveren Griffel awards. 1980 * Lloyd Alexander, * Henk Barnard, * Gunilla Bergström, * Christina Björk and Lena Anderson, * Miep Diekmann, * Anne Fine, * Herbert Friedrich, * Peter van Gestel, * Ota Hofman, * Diet Huber, * Janosch, * Yasuko Kimura, * Leonie Kooiker, * Guus Kuijer, * Liesbeth van Lennep, * Carl-Anders Norrlid, * Gudrun Pausewang, * K.M. Peyton, * Mario Puzo, * Ernest Raboff, * Simone Schell and Thé Tjong-Khing, * Midred D. Taylor, * Oscar Wilde, 1981 * Leif Esper Andersen, * Nina Bawden, * Thea Beck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Volkskrant
''de Volkskrant'' (; ''The People's Paper'') is a Dutch daily morning newspaper. Founded in 1919, it has a nationwide circulation of about 250,000. Formerly a leading centre-left Catholic broadsheet, ''de Volkskrant'' today is a medium-sized centrist compact. Pieter Klok is the current editor-in-chief. History and profile ''De Volkskrant'' was founded in 1919 and has been a daily morning newspaper since 1921. Originally ''de Volkskrant'' was a Roman Catholic newspaper closely linked to the Catholic People's Party and the Catholic pillar. The paper temporarily ceased publication in 1941. On its re-founding in 1945, its office moved from Den Bosch to Amsterdam. It became a left-wing newspaper in the 1960s, but began softening its stance in 1980. On 23 August 2006 the ''Volkskrant'' published its 25,000th edition. In 1968, the ownership of De Volkskrant and Het Parool merged into a new parent, De Perscombinatie. Het Parool gained control due to the larger investment in the par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
