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'''Joost Swarte''' (born 24 December 1947, in [[Heemstede]]) is a Dutch [[cartoonist]] and [[graphic design]]er. He is best known for his [[ligne claire]] or ''clear line'' style of drawing, and in fact coined the term.<ref>Pleban, Dafna. [http://comicfoundry.com/?p=1526 "Investigating the Clear Line Style," ComicFoundry (7 November 2006).] Accessed 2 October 2008.</ref>
 
Comic series and characters by Swarte include ''Katoen en Pinbal'', ''Jopo de Pojo'', ''Anton Makassar'', ''Dr Ben Cine'' and ''Niet Zo, Maar Zo''- ''Passi, Messa''. He is however more famous for his numerous drawings, stamps, posters, cards, LP and CD covers, and for his magazine covers (most noteworthy the Dutch magazine ''[[Vrij Nederland]]'', the American magazine [[The New Yorker]], and the Belgian magazine ''[[HUMO]]'' and the Italian architecture magazine ''Abitare''.)