the identity we created for FotoFestival Naarden in 2013, with images of homeless people by photographer ‘jan banning’ and transparant plastic letter stencils
for more info check: here and this plus here, also here and finally here
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paper time machine
…the original colour of the Eiffel Tower during its construction in 1888 was called ‘Venetian Red’ as shown in the photograph, applied in the workshop before being assembled on site. The tower has been repainted over a dozen times since in different shades ranging from a reddish brown to bronze. Due to the increased blue sensitivity of the photographic emulsion used in the image, the sky appears much lighter and washed out, but the lack of cast shadows in the photograph suggest an overcast day. Several paintings and picture postcards of the Exposition site were used as a reference for the background buildings, and the stonework of Port de la Bourdonnais on the Seine riverbank being constructed in the middle of the photograph are sampled from contemporary photographs…
the wonderful retronaut is crowdfunding this great book project right now…
#tbt
amsterdamthings one of the ten ‘dingen’ books which won the 2009 ‘best childrens book award’ plus the ‘best dutch book design’ prize in 2009 and again in 2010, a few of the series including the above are still for sale and currently getting an updated version…
blotter
great poster i spotted around town yesterday for the art event amsterdam drawing
does anybody have an idea who made it? i have my suspicions… on their facebook page i also came across an image of the matching invitation card, nice…
doutzen
a great set of stamps celebrating ducth model doutzen kroes with images by anton corbijn and design by julius vermeulen who is actually the head of design (and a client of mine) at the dutch post office, or at least was… this is his farewell project for himself, nicely done julius and good luck!
