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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 26/09/2026

Another Utrecht Sketching Community meetup, this time celebrating Utrecht Heritage Day (on September 12th). In the morning we visited Stadsklooster Utrecht in the former Antoniuskerk. In the afternoon we visited Villa Jongerius.

Ink and watercolor sketches of both locations in my sketchbook across two pages. On the left page is a sketch of Villa Jongerius in landscape orientation. It's a very rectangular white building with red accents. On the right page is a sketch of Stadsklooster Utrecht, a former Catholic church, with a focus on the tower. My sketchbook is laying on my desk at home, where I finished the sketches.

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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 11/09/2026

In the beginning of August I joined the Utrecht Sketching Community meetup at Castellum Hoge Woerd (Netherlands). The building is a modern interpretation of a Roman fort. It was a lovely day with fellow urban sketchers. So nice to see all the different styles, subjects, and points of views.

Ink and watercolor sketch in my sketchbook in landscape orientation across two pages. I'm holding it in my hand and in the background you can see the building I made a sketch of. The building has the shape of an old Roman fort, but has really straight lines and it's made from modern materials.

All the different sketches laid out on a table for the "show & tell".

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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 09/09/2026

At the end of August I biked to Fort Voordorp with my new folding chair and support board and made a sketch of the fort, which is part of the New Dutch Waterline.

Ink and watercolor sketch in my sketchbook in landscape orientation across two pages. It’s of a fortification with red doors, a bridge with a gate in the foreground, and trees in the background. The sketchbook lies on a support board on my lap. On the support board there's also a watercolor palette, water containers and a rag.

Same sketch in my sketchbook while it’s laying on my desk.

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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 11/07/2026

Ink and watercolor sketch of the water tower at the Neckardreef in Utrecht.

Ink and watercolor sketch in my sketchbook in portrait orientation across two pages. It’s of a water tower with brown bricks and a green spherical roof. “Water tower” plus “Neckardreef, Utrecht” has been hand lettered at the top. It’s dated “2026/06/28”.

Me holding up my sketchbook at the location where I sketched with the water tower in the background.

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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 07/06/2026

My first Criterion Collection editions (4K UHD + Blu-ray). Love the packaging, the booklets, and extras on discs.

A stack of Criterion Collection editions. From bottom to top: The Thin Red Line, Roma, Parasite, Wall-E, No Country for Old Men, and Flow.

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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 24/05/2026

Some urban sketches I made during my holiday to the Ardennes: elwinvaneede.com/art/ardennes...

Sketch of a street in Durbuy looking towards the church and castle of Durbuy. Using ink and watercolor.

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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 29/04/2026

My first urban sketch. The gatehouse and former coach house at Rhijnauwen and Amelisweerd, just outside Utrecht. I finished up the line and wash painting at home.

Finished line and wash painting at home. The sketchbook lies on a green cutting mat alongside a watercolor palette, a watercolor brush and a fountain pen.

Initial rough sketch using watercolor in my sketchbook, while sitting outside at a table. A watercolor palette lies behind the sketchbook.

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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 13/04/2026

Recently started experimenting with Line and Wash painting.

Line and Wash painting of a street in the Old Town of Alicante. A blue painted building with balconies is on the right. Based on a photo I took there. Used Micron pens and watercolor.

Line and Wash painting of another street in the Old Town of Alicante. To the left and right there are many plants and balconies. Santa Bàrbara Castle in the background. Based on a photo I took there. Used Micron pens and diluted ink in a waterbrush.

Line and Wash painting of my living room. The back wall is green and the couch is dark blue with a hint of green. There's a brown cupboard in the back, a brown coffee table, hanging plants in the top right, and a TV and record player to the right. Used Micron pens and watercolor.

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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 01/01/2026

My annual music recap is here! 20 favorite songs released in 2025, been doing this since 2016: elwinvaneede.com/blog/2025/th...

Pages from my diary in which I've written my 20 favorite songs released in 2025.

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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 24/11/2025

Recently completed migrating the Nord Figma Toolkit to Figma Variables 🎨 Migration guide: nordhealth.design/migration/fi...

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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 20/11/2025

Great talk by @derk-jan.com at the @fronteers.bsky.social meetup in Utrecht about practical solutions for accessible components.

Derk-Jan sitting in a wheelchair on a stage before a group of people and pointing towards a slide which reads “So you want to so the right thing…”

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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 01/10/2025

Some photographs I made in Alicante last month. I was there for a work offsite.

Palm tree against a clear blue sky in the middle of a square. In the front there is a balcony. The houses around the square are yellow, red and white.

Two people are walking along a small road in the old city of Alicante. Along the side of the road there are a lot of plans in pots. There are a lot of balconies.

View from the Castillo de Santa Bárbara towards the Mediterranean Sea. You can see one small tower in the foreground and the beach in the background.

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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 18/09/2025

I think Meta has baked in this effect instead of letting the OS do it. Brings back memories of apps embedding the squircle in the app icon itself, instead of letting the OS do it.

Screenshot of a tab on my home screen with only the Instagram and Threads app having a “liquid glass” effect.

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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 12/08/2025

Excited to finally be migrating the Nord Figma Toolkit to Figma Variables.

Screenshot of Figma with a variables modal listing Nord Design System tokens for 4 modes: "Therapy Light", "Therapy Dark", "Veterinary Light", and "Veterinary Dark".

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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 05/08/2025

Thrilled with my iFi Audio ZEN CAN Signature (2023) analog headphone amp. Coming from the original ZEN CAN (2020), the sound improvement is genuinely noticeable on my Sennheiser HD600 and especially on my HiFiMAN Edition XS.

My current iFi Zen Stack consisting of my Zen DAC V2 (bottom), Zen Phono (middle), and Zen CAN Signature (top). Sitting on top my desk, underneath my Apple Studio Display. There is a Hart Audio Interconnect with a pink cable connected to the balanced 4.4mm output.

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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 20/07/2025

Last weekend I finished my first trail running event (Amerongse Berg Trail 12K). Really enjoyed it! Very well organized with lovely vibes and no sensory overload. On to the next one!

Me standing at the start. Behind me is a Trail Events banner which says "I wanted to be free, so I became a trail runner."

Start of a climb within a forest. It's an unpaved path. The route was very well marked and easy to follow.

The medal I got after finishing. It reads "Amerongse Berg Trail" and has an illustration of a big tree and a hill in the background. The cord reads "www.trail-running.eu" and "Finisher".

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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 10/07/2025

Last weekend I had a nice getaway to Veluwezoom National Park to recharge a bit. Spotted a group of wild boars and a deer.

Some people walking ahead of me through a forest with ferns.

A small cabin pod in the middle of a forest where I stayed. Part of Buitenplaats Beekhuizen.

A downward view of a forest with ferns. One tree has fallen down.

Black and white photo of a tree on the edge of a lake bank, hanging over the water.

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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 11/06/2025

I have written a blog post about a new section for the documentation platform of Nord Design System, called Community Assets: elwinvaneede.com/blog/2025/in... Inspired by @bradfrost.com writing about design system recipes.

Screenshot of the community assets overview page. It reads "Product-specific community assets from feature teams built using the Nord Design System’s tools. These are not part of the core system, but may eventually be migrated into Nord for usage across all products."

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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 05/06/2025

I recently started trail running and really enjoying running through forests with birdsong all around me and not being focused on how fast I run. Next month I have my first trail running event (12K).

Top down view of my feet in trail running shoes (Saucony Peregrine 15) on top of an unpaved road.

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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 02/03/2025

That's a nice upgrade! I don't have a squirrel baffle, but I don't have to worry about them (unfortunately).

A bird feeding station in an overgrown garden. It has 5 bird feeders attached.

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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 08/02/2025

I thought remineralized water wouldn’t make a big difference for my coffee, because we have very good tap water in Utrecht, but I was wrong. I’m using ZeroWater with Lotus Water Drops. #Coffee

A shelf in my kitchen with 4 Lotus Water Drops bottles in the top left. They have labels with “Magnesium”, “Calcium”, “Sodium”, and “Potassium”. In the top right is my Kalita Wave 185. In the bottom left there are 2 bottles of Friedhats coffee beans. In the bottom left there is one Blommers coffee bag.

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Elwin van Eede @elwinvaneede.com · 20/11/2024

Recently got these Glerups slippers and they’re so comfy. I’ve been wearing them all day in the house.

Grey Glerups Slip-Ons sitting on a green cushion. They are made of 100% pure, natural wool.

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