Mieke Gerritzen (1962) was born in Amsterdam and is director at the Graphic Design Museum in the Netherlands. After graduating from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in 1987, she was one of the first creative people involved in the development of digital media in the Netherlands in the early nineties. Currently, she makes films, books and organizes public events, creating networks with many different designers, writers and artists. Mieke Gerritzen has received many prizes and gives lectures and presentations worldwide.