My name is Maarten Houwer. I am Creative Team Lead at NoSuchCompany. At my best when I connect the creative dots. ‘You can find inspiration in everything, if not, please look again.’ - Sir Paul Smith Tumblr (3.0; @maartenhouwer)http://maartenhouwer.com/<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Mn4I-f34cTI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Why Everything is Connected to Everything Else, Explained in 100 Seconds by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Cox_%28physicist%29" target="_blank">Professor Brian Cox</a>.</p> <p>Excerpt from <a href="http://youtu.be/4f9wcSLs8ZQ" target="_blank"><em>A Night with the Stars</em>.</a></p>http://maartenhouwer.com/post/18126958786http://maartenhouwer.com/post/18126958786Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:52:00 +0100physicsnatureuniverse<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzt5i7dZdM1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/18079939063/andy-mick-and-keith" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.pasunautre.com/2012/02/22/warhol-mick-jagger/" target="_blank">Andy, Mick, and Keith</a></p></blockquote> <p>:)</p>http://maartenhouwer.com/post/18084546143http://maartenhouwer.com/post/18084546143Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:25:26 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzaqno600w1r2c28po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://maartenhouwer.com/post/17819691769http://maartenhouwer.com/post/17819691769Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:52:21 +0100greennature<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3ww0Ka08LSs?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440266/" target="_blank">Pina.</a> A film by Wim Wenders.</p>http://maartenhouwer.com/post/17271489060http://maartenhouwer.com/post/17271489060Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:30:55 +0100dancefilm<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EpfYPVzJohc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Must see: Exclusive video of <a href="http://www.wk.com/person/johnjay" target="_blank">John Jay (W+K)</a> on creativity. Source: <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/100" target="_blank">fastcompany.com/100</a></p>http://maartenhouwer.com/post/17260851634http://maartenhouwer.com/post/17260851634Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:54:00 +0100creativity<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/S9dqJRyk0YM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Speaking in terms of light, pink should probably be called ‘minus-green,’ because pink is just the leftovers of white light when you take out the green.” Stop-motion made by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics" target="_blank">Minute Physics.</a></p>http://maartenhouwer.com/post/17258181117http://maartenhouwer.com/post/17258181117Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:04:00 +0100colourpinkstop-motion<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/32141950?byline=0&portrait=0&color=c9ff23" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Extreme Macro Extravaganza by <a href="http://www.beeldlab.nl" target="_blank">Beeldlab</a></p>http://maartenhouwer.com/post/17205557435http://maartenhouwer.com/post/17205557435Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:07:32 +0100macromotion design<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyrxr2wfjg1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/16923478079/hi-postcards-ok" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51790157/hi-postcards-ok" target="_blank">Hi postcards ok</a></p></blockquote>http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16925865844http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16925865844Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:36:26 +0100graphic designpostcards<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35926876?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/>http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16817634141http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16817634141Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:56:42 +0100sartorialistfashion<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35820201" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/signal-to-noise-time-lapse-of-the-very-large-array-observatory/" target="_blank">Signal To Noise, Time-Lapse of the Very Large Array Observatory</a></p>http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16815691433http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16815691433Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:28:11 +0100motion design<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/N4t3-__3MA0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/a-5-year-old-describes-what-she-sees-looking-at-various-brand-logos/" target="_blank">A 5 Year-Old Describes What She Sees Looking at Various Brand Logos</a></p>http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16815620240http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16815620240Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:24:32 +0100logo<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyfd0j5QaH1qz4cuyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/16538108776/astronomical-the-solar-system-represented-across" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/astronomical-the-solar-system-represented-across-6000-pages/" target="_blank">Astronomical, The Solar System Represented Across 6000 Pages</a></p></blockquote>http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16571492377http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16571492377Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:49:55 +0100booksart<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lydus4DLX71qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/16497671065/planet-aurora" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/25/10236870-planet-looks-back-at-northern-lights" target="_blank">Planet Aurora</a></p></blockquote>http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16533939241http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16533939241Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:11:43 +0100aurora<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lybqxkdzco1qzk6oeo1_400.png"/><br/><br/>http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16427961768http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16427961768Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:39:20 +0100justdoit<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35018318?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Lurpak and Wieden+Kennedy are giving healthy food a bright and cheerful makeover with their new campaign for Lurpak® Lightest Spreadable. Voiceover by Rutger Hauer.</p>http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16402401020http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16402401020Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:21:45 +0100colourfood<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly9m6qzCnW1qz4cuyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/behind-photographs-a-series-of-portraits-of-famous-photographers-posing-with-their-iconic-photos/" target="_blank">Behind Photographs</a>, A Series of Portraits of Famous Photographers Posing With Their Iconic Photos.</p>http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16359486829http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16359486829Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:24:38 +0100photography<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly75n5rLjA1qanlf8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16294952799http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16294952799Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:16:00 +0100photographycruiseitaly<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0_bx8bnCoiU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16227284599http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16227284599Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:08:24 +0100sonycolourbouncingballsfull hd<p><a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/16188953071/have-you-ever-wondered-which-part-of-the-other" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Have you ever wondered which part of the other side of the earth is <a href="http://www.freemaptools.com/tunnel-to-other-side-of-the-earth.htm" target="_blank">directly below you</a>?</p></blockquote>http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16216653717http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16216653717Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:04:59 +0100FYIearth<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrlz2o5mrQ1qeurheo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Concrete jungle where dreams are made of.</p>http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16060934130http://maartenhouwer.com/post/16060934130Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:58:00 +0100greennew york