04.03.2010
Dear reader,
over the last 6 months I took a sabatical period. I reorganised my life private and professional.
I made a mistake in working to much during last years. Now I know it's dangerous.
Last weeks I did some try out with new questions for artwork.
I use
a less occupied scedule and it's working quit well.
The artwork I did felt right and is well received.
Pricing is not changed over the years, I think that's normal in the middle of a mondial crisis.
So, it's up to you if w'll meet again.
Thx,
:-)
Dirk
07.09.09
Dear client,
I would like to inform you that I will pull back professionally for a few months, as from September 1st.
The workload has grown too heavy the last few years, despite the economic crisis.
I was almost impossible to have some holiday, which is necessary to reload my creative 'batteries'.
That's why I've taken this drastic decision.
To help you cope with your creative planning, I would advise you to look for an additional creative partner,
surf to www.creativeclub.be
Thanks for your understanding.
Best regards,
Dirk
10.08.09
Hello everybody,
I was able to enjoy a very small(and very necessairy!)holiday period after some hectic months.
During may, june, july I wasn't able to finish the enormous loads of work that came out my way.
I truly hope that crisis does'nt forget me. It was just to much.
For account executives: it's better to have a second freelancer in line because over the last months I had to refuse lots of jobs..
Thx,
Dirk
17.06.09
Loads are again enormous. I was hoping for some more crisis...
:-I
11.06.09
hello,
for upcoming next to months
workload has increased significant.
I hope it's not gona be to bussy. I don't know yet when I take summer break.
Thx,
D
2009: Happy new year everybody. I wish you a good health and lots of joy in the things you do!
:-)
During the party days we renewed hardware platform and worked on speed improving tasks.
It was about time and necessary.
About work loads: I assume 2009 is going to be a year with a smaller gross income because of mondial crisis.
For the first time in 20 years I notice smaller loads and less pitches. Advertising definately faces a difficult period.
W'll see and keep up good faith, hope you do to.
Dirk
24.09.08
Hello folks,
there is a small update done on the portfolio rough and stoyboard.
Scedule
deadlines back to normal. Ik hope to take a small break 27-30 october.
Greetz..
19.07.08
For new account executives who tumble on this site:
I kindly ask not to call for jobs. Summer period is fully booked.
I can hardly serve regular clients so I'm sorry for new clients. It's better
to look for
other creatives.
Thx for understanding.
One of next days we will install a new hardware platform mainly to improve working
speed.
Quality of the artwork has improved al lot so the artwork on this site is lo
longer representive.
I hope to find some time during winter to update this site.
Enjoy summer!
Dirk
22.06.08
I'm proud to announce that Brussels Airport has chosen me
to make a guide map of the airport. It's a nice job.
I have a very small holidaybreakI'm going to announce by e-mail.
I stay tuned I guess the rest of summer period.
07.05.08
advertising is booming like never before. Working weeks are very heavy...
Happy to coöperate with prof. agencies working on nice campagnes.
It'll be hard to find a some time off during summer.
25.03.08
Hello everybody, happy easter!
After a few bussy months and nice campagnes I'll focus on improving speed with
new Wacom hardware. Around easter I'm a few days out of office.
Necessairy and refreshing!
G,
Dirk
09.01.08
Happy new year everybody!
Dear
client or acquaintance,
it's a bit late but here is our 2008 greetingscard. Who said sexy artwork does
not sell?
In 2007 DFG artwork won approx. 50 advertising pitches
on Belgian and European markets.
Also in 2008 DFG will focus on professional 2D advertising artwork.
97% w'll be rough layout.
Many greetings,
Dirk
Dirk&Co
28.11.07
Dear accounts,
the loads you've sent last month's were enormous.
Please take jobs more into planning
so we can do the necessairy. I plan a few days out of office between 25.12 and
31.12.07
Starting from jan. 2008 I'll try to work with a new planning to avoid overloads.
New clients: for the second year there is a client stop. I'm sorry!
Dirk
24.09.07
Dear,
there was a serious update on the rough visual design part of the site.
Enjoy!
09.08.07
Dear client,
I have a 10 days summer break from 20 untill 30 august.
It happens to be very bussy just before and after. Take things into planning!
Thx,Dirk
20.06.07
'lo folks!
No news at all..just working.(Boring I know...But not for me.)
:-)
By!
Dirk
24.04.07
Dear client,
I reload batteries 17-18-19.05.07
Last months we cruised on topspeed so it's necessairy.
I don't know yet when I take summer brake.
05.02.07
Workload in 2007: dear client,
I stopped announcing workload on website because it's silly to repeat like a
parrot.
In case you want to know: it's practically allways loaded for some 80-90 hours
a week.
In summer there usually are some quiet weeks.
If you have a job that needs care, plan your deadline, pick up the phone or
send a mail.
80% of the questions can be taken into planning. Thx, D
15.01.07
I try to take some days of to study new software and new media on the web.
I take no deadlines the next 2 days. It's really necessary!
There's a new visual on openpage. It's for a Belgacom campagne...
01.01.07
Happy newyear everybody!
27.12.06
The call in the office is to loud...Itry to take some afternoon off. If possible...
Status: normal load: planning deadlines 4 days
Work in progress:
O - Brussels
B - Antwerp
E - Namur
17.12.06
Attention artbuyers: from sat. 23.12.06 untill wed 03.01.07 I take some days
off.
I need to do things in the kitchen...
Status: heavy load: planning deadlines 6 days
Work in progress:
V - Brussels
B - Antwerp
E - Namur
M - Gent
04.12.06
Status: normal load: planning deadlines 2-3 days
23.11.06
Status: heavy load: planning deadlines 4 days
08.11.06
Status: heavy loaded: planning deadlines 5-6 days
Work in progress:
04.11.06
Status: loaded: planning deadlines 3-4 days
29.10.06
Status: normal load: planning deadlines 2-3 days
I plan few days off next week: thursday-friday.
12.10.06
'lo folks. New page with scrollbar added... It's a compilation of what I did
recently.
It includs a few nice visuals for a mobile phone campagne(Base). I did the printstuff
and the commercials...
At the left some romantic stuff.. Thats for the ladies...;-)
Just take a look!
08.10.06
Status: loaded as usual: planning deadlines 3 days
01.10.06
Status: loaded as usual: planning deadlines 3 days.
28.09.06
Status: normal load: planning deadlines 2 days.
Take a look at the mecanic on opening page. I'm not quite happy with him(colors
etc.). He's going to dissapear soon..
21.09.06
Status: normal load: planning deadlines 2 days.
13.09.06
Hello folks,
I did some restyling on openpage. The site doensn't take 5000 hits/day yet so
the prommised pitgirl (12.06.06)
became a pitman. The pitgirl? Maybe in wintertime when there is more traffic.
I
try to ad new rough and storyboard material next week. It looks really nice.
Illustratorwork is still done in version 10. There is no problem to open it
in CS2 dear client!
Status: at last a normal load: planning deadlines 2 days.
07.09.06
Status: loaded: planning deadlines 3 days.
28.08.06
Status: heavy loaded: planning deadlines 5 days.
Yes Adobe is awake. Now find some time to try out the solutions...
22.08.06
Status: normal load: planning deadlines 3 days.
Illustrator CS2 is put on hold.
All vector work will be created in Illustrator 10
I experienced a lot of troubles in Ill. CS2. Lost a lot of time.
Adobe is looking for solutions...hope they are awake.
(Status: 31.07.06: Ok, ok,...yes, it could have been a woman too. I know. Satisfied
now?)
16.08.06
Status: normal loaded: planning deadlines 2-3 days.
09.08.06
Status: loaded! planning deadlines 2-3 days.
05.08.06
Status: still heavy loaded! planning deadlines 5 days.
Please acc. executives: work needs a minimum of planning
31.07.06
Status: heavy load! planning deadlines 4 days.
Who invented airconditioning?
The guy needs a statue...
No doubt about that! ;-)
25.07.06
Status: Heavy load! Planning deadlines 4 days
14.07.06
Status: loaded - planning deadlines 3 days
02.07.06
Status: loaded!! - planning deadlines 2-3 days
27.06.06
Status: loaded!! - planning deadlines 4 days
12.06.06
I did some changings on opening page..added new material...take a look.
When this site hits more than 5000 a day I put a very nice Pitgirl on the car.
The race car is a new design.
Of course I want to take it into production but it's a bit expensive.. All donations
are welcom. ;-)
01.06.06
Status: loaded - planning deadlines 4 days
Work in progress:
23.05.06
Status: normal load - planning deadlines 3 days
16.05.06
Status: normal load - planning deadlines 3 days
09.05.06
Status: heavy load - planning deadlines 3 days
02.05.06
Status: normal load - planning deadlines 3 days
25.04.06
It's a broken nose and my brains were a bit shaken...
But I'm fine.
Thanks by the way for the massive amount of support emails I receive.
Sorry but I take no deadlines this week!
24.04.06
some jobs are cancelled. No deadlines accepted before wednesday 03.05
Accident on tatami judo 22.04.06.
22.04.06
Status: very heavy load - planning 5 days
Work in progress:
17.04.06
Took a week anti-stress, visited some old charming fisherman villages on mediteranian
see, south of France.
Was nice but the weather f**ed-up!
05.04.06
Status: heavy load - planning 5 days
No deadlines taken before 12.04.06
Work in progress:
31.03.06
Status: very heavy load - planning 5 days
No deadlines taken before 05.04.06
21.03.06
Status: very heavy loaded - planning 4-5 days
Work in progress:
16.03.06
A few new rough's added on Rough Visual
Design page.
I also threw some old stuff out..Times are changing.
On start page there are some nice Sony visuals added
13.03.06
Status: normal load - planning 2-3 days
07.03.06
Status: heavy load - planning 4 days
02.03.06
Status: normal load - planning 2-3 days
25-26.02.06
Visited some musea in Dusseldorf Germany:
Nice architecture...But forgot it was Carnaval (not my cup of tea...)
Strange people these Germans...
14.02.06
very loaded
Status: overloaded - planning new jobs not before 22.02
Work in progress:
30.01.06
Worked on homepage: added:
A nice campagne for Palm (Famous Belgian beer-Belgian beer's are the best, no
competition!).
and an old(03.05) visual for Ikea. It's a nice one I think..
I
try to put more visuals on homepage..
26.01.06
No problems sofar...
(exept the normal Ill-CS2 troubles...I
dumped the software and went back to the safer Ill.10 version!
No hard feelings Adobe...but business must go on. Sorry!)
15.01.06
Normal workload
05.01.06
Happy new year to everybody!
29.12.05
few days out of office...not to party but to have a heroic struggle with the
flu.
17.12.05
Workload: loaded. Christmas is in danger...
08.12.05
Lots of troubles with Ill.CS2...
01.12.05
Status: loaded just like I wanted...
17.11.05
The site is updated with 44 new visuals:
(it was about time!)
Just scroll down, the newest visuals are added at the end...
- rough visual design:15
- Storyboarding: 11
- technical ill.: 12
- various ill.: 6
03.11.05:
Workload: very loaded...fingers crossed.
22.10.05
no problems so far...
06.10.05
Murphy back in business!.. troubles vectorising in Ill. CS2.
27.09.05
No! The lady above is not my wife...Heleen is prettier!
Workload: very loaded. Planning needed.
Deadlines tight but no problems!
Special thanks to the creative
and artdirectors I work with.
It's all going professional and real smooth. Did anyone see Murphy?!
Sorry for project Victorian Moods. It's already far but not far enough to put
on the net..
Mea culpa! Let's call it a heavy weight birth...
Summer stop was nice... Did some
sailing in Ireland and tracking in the French alps.
Was necessary...
07.02.05 back from London to
see some modern and ancient art...and to feel the London vibes. The city looks
cleaner than ever...
(and they still have stiff upperlips out there ;-)
DD Artworks:
Sorry for delay on DD Artworks project.
Nevertheless it's really going to happen in the near future.
01.01.05: happy new year to everybody!
May the gods be with you...
15.12.04: Deadlineproblems:
Please put artwork in planning…deadlines are very short these days! I have
to refuse too
much jobs that are badly planned! Hello Account Executives?
02.11.04 - 06.11.04:
One week judo in Spain …
No broken bones…
29.07.04 till 02.11.04:
Working, working!
29.07.04: Returned from holiday:
Just returned from holiday in Wallis, Switzerland.
Love the mountains.
Did some tracking around the Matterhorn in company of family and friends. Really
nice!
Seriously considering emigrating to Switzerland in a few years… But it's still an expensive country. So…do some more jobs!
Batteries filled with fresh energy
and ready to work!