Hanna DonkerDouble trouble! I was thrilled to cycle past the well preserved Ypma facade advertising classic, at the Borgerstraat in Oud West, Amsterdam. The original dates back to around 1906, and it got fully renovated by Wendy Schoenaker in 2004 #DutchIJ
@eWalthert the dark side of the moon 🌚 Personally, I do encourage the #DutchIJ to be widely adopted ;) Perhaps Spotify is ahead of the game..
For anyone looking for an extra "bijbaantje" (a part-time job - who couldn't use one, in this economy!), Jumbo's supermarket comes with a #DutchIJ, and without 🥲
The Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar holds; a great collection of the Bergense School on permanent display (an expressionist art movement with cubism influences and strong, dark contrasts); and a great logo containing the iconic cap #DutchIJ 💅
Here are couple older Peijnenburg logo's which included the #DutchIJ : the company, founded in 1883 by Harry Peijnenburg, went through quite a few iterations. Spotted the last two attachments on an 125-aniversary-tin 🎉
How many pictures I've taken of the supermarket's breakfast-cracker section, you ask? Countless, it is like a safe haven for #DutchIJ 's. In 2019 breakfast cake Peijnenburg rebranded and reintroduced the IJ in their logo. And the Albert Heijn supermarkt brand displays an IJ in "ontbijtkoek" (were they possibly inspired by P.? 🕵️); multiply this by the variations they carry and you can imagine the light shining bright in this isle..
That this golden lettering includes a lowercase #DutchIJ only makes sense ✨ Meet "Magazijn Nederland", a national monument at the corner of Spui / Spuistraat Den Haag. It was built in 1915 as a fashion department store by the architects Simons and Van Braningen, in the "Um 1800-Bewegung" style. It seems that since 1980 it's been mostly in use as offices, with retail space on the ground floor. Came across this treasure on my way to Fontstand's venue last year! More details here: https://monumentenzorgdenhaag.nl/monumenten/spui-1-spuistraat-71-69a
The second Friday 13th of 2026 possibly warrants a biblical #DutchIJ perspective 🐈⬛ Bijbelsche Geschiedenis by Jos Keulers, published in 1940 by Romen & Zonen
Radical feminist magazine "opzij" already knew what's up many moons ago, with her custom filled in Paperclip including a #DutchIJ by Dutch graphic designer Ad Werner.
Belgian singer Linda Lee's 'PARIJS!!! (heeft mooie vrouwen...)' record cover from 1988 sports Kaufmann's Balloon with a lovely custom brush script #DutchIJ !!!
