Tânia A. Cardoso, illustrator and urbanist, has completed her doctoral research at the University of Amsterdam. Her research, a product of this distinct blend of fields, focuses on the potential of illustration as a form of urban communication. This work is the culmination of her ground-based experience as an illustrator-researcher, exploring the poetics of everyday life and reportage art, and using illustration to co-produce and challenge the urban environment. The results of her research led her to open StudioTako, a studio for creating visual storytelling, urban chronicles, collective mapping and comics, and independent study.

Illustrator Wouter Gresnigt (born 1974) of Werkplaats W graduated from the art academy in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 1999. Since then, his work is to be found in newspapers, magazines, on shop windows, and on chalkboards. He has also illustrated and designed several children’s books. In addition to all these activities, Gresnigt also self-publishes graphic novels.

Bob Op ‘t Land (born 1992) is an illustrator and comics artist. He lives and works in Deventer with his girlfriend and two cats. He enjoys getting up early and new sketchbooks. He doesn’t like having his picture taken. Since 2020, he has been drawing autobiographical (gag) comics, which he self-publishes in his one-man anthology “Plumbum.” Bob’s work has appeared in publications including Zone 5300, Spirou (BE), and Métal Hurlant (FR).

Nikki Smits graduated from Utrecht School of the Arts in 2011. Since then she is active as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer. She works digitally for the most part, which is very handy because she likes travelling around a lot. Right now she mostly creates her own illustrated products and sells them in her webshop and at (comic) conventions. Her current portfolio is full of imaginary worlds and cute characters.