Merel: ‘Everybody wants to be seen’
Role: writer en marketing tiger. Working at B&S since: October 2016. What is your favorite cat behaviour: ‘With soft blankets my adult cat turns back into a kitten. He nibbles and kneads with his paws, as he used to do when he drank from his mama.’ What do you like most about your work at […]
Jeroen: ‘You can really hit the mark with a drawing’
Role at Bord&Stift: Illustrator. Working here since: Spring 2017. What is your favorite comic book? ‘Pinocchio from Winshluss is my comic book bible. Because of the pale coloring it is reminiscent of old American newspaper comics. I’m also a fan of Love and Rockets, from the Hernandez brothers. And De Incal, from Jodorowsky and Moebius. […]
Astrid: ‘I like to think in drawing language’
Role at Bord&Stift: Illustrator and project planner. Working here since: End 2017. What kind of movies do you like? ‘I’ve been watching a lot of classics lately. Recently I saw Wild at Heart by David Lynch. ‘O sailor…’, ‘Yeah peanut…’ So bad it’s good.’ What do you like most about your role at Bord&Stift? ‘As […]
‘The timeless aspect of a whiteboard video really appealed to us’
The culture coordinators of 5 secondary schools in and around Utrecht wanted to draw attention to arts and culture subjects. How better than with a creative whiteboard movie? Bord&Stifter Astrid spoke with Joost Overmars, music teacher and culture coordinator at Cals College in Nieuwegein. Why did you want to have a video made? ‘Together with […]
Charlotte: ‘As the owner I had to learn to let go’
Role at Bord&Stift: Owner & system and structure nerd.Working here since: October 2014.What do you read? “I am a complete reading monster: fiction, but also non-fiction about productivity, for example. The last thing I read is Grip, how you structure your workweek. I get a lot of inspiration from books like that. My favorite writer […]
‘We want to send messages that matter’
Bord&Stift has been teaming up with Booking.com quite a bit over the last years. Bord&Stift’s Astrid had a chat with Myrto Vagiota, Communications Specialist in Partner Services at Booking.com. What is your vision on communication? ‘We have been doing research in our Booking.com community on how people like to receive messages. It turns out there’s […]
Floris: ‘You connect with someone without having a conversation’
Role at Bord&Stift: Writer, illustrator and project planner. Working here since: Summer 2017. What music do you listen to? ‘I have a very broad taste in music, from indie to hip hop to metal. Since I’ve been taking dance classes I also listen to jazz a lot. One of my favorite songs is When I […]
‘With the video we could bring people into Lizzy’s experience’
CliniClowns has been in existence for 25 years. To communicate this milestone and long-term policies with attention and pride, Bord&Stift made a video for them. Bord&Stifter Merel Jongejan spoke with Miranda, marketing and communication manager, about the process. What is your vision on communication? “Communication must match the goal and the target group. It’s important […]
Hannah: ‘Hiking in the mountains gives focus and space at the same time’
Role at Bord&Stift: Writer. Working here since: Autumn 2016. Which book are you reading at the moment? Be invisible by Murat Isik. What do you like most about your role at Bord&Stift? ‘As a writer here you can take a look behind the scenes at various organizations and companies. That is really interesting. Then you […]
How do you make complex information understandable?
So, you have a big and complicated story that you want to tell to employees within your company, to potential customers or perhaps to the whole world. How do you package that? With a whiteboard film of course! But how we make complex information understandable? Here’s an explanation in five steps. Plans and ambitions Let […]
