you never know...
they could come in handy (spotted via the 'delicious industries' blog)
m / 09-02-2010 11:00
dreamtime
during a recent shoot for the dutch national ballet, photographer 'ingrid baars' was asked by our client to make a few shots of some new costumes being fitted in a nearby studio on the same day
these are a few of the wonderful images she made: the costumes including the bird carcass and the cactus are part of a dream sequence in an upcoming production, very nice
m / 09-02-2010 10:57
the neon boneyard
looks like an interesting place
"Those were the days the mob ran Vegas, and urban legend has it that not everyone who went in there came out in one piece."
m / 09-02-2010 10:50
eyes wide shut
the dutch 'filmmuseum' is no more, a merger with several other film organisations and a flashy new office near central station (opening next year) were obviously a large factor in the motivation behind their new identity and the new name 'eye film institute netherlands'
launched very quietly a few weeks ago, you can almost imagine the briefing when looking at this one: internationally oriented, not a stuffy museum but a forward looking modern organisation, a knowledge bank, clean, unfussy etc etc.
the urge to adopt an english name is one that few dutch organisations seem to be able to resist these days; and whilst the sum of the parties in this new conglomeration are undoubtedly more an 'institute' than merely a 'museum' it seems to me that some of the colloquilalism that made the previous identity so typically dutch and unique have been sadly lost... that word filmmuseum with two letter m's stuck together is so 'dutch' and weird to foreigners... the new look suggests more lab technicians in white coats than remastered copies of classical celluloid films and a place to see, appreciate and understand the language of cinema
apart from all of this, the rather trendy use of bold geometric shapes in primary colours is going to date this identity quicker than you can pronounce the smart new name, i fear... farewell filmmuseum
m / 09-02-2010 10:27
kwintessens
Any world promotes the relevance of its own existence, whether it’s the world of politics, finance or design. It’s human nature: machinery made of passion, compassion, vanity and opportunism. Is it possible for young designers, be they driven, confused or tempered, to find a place in the midst of this system of clients, curators and price-setters? Will they survive in this jungle? I think they will, and I’m actually pretty optimistic about it. Investing in high-quality graphic design implies recognition and acknowledgement of complexity, of nonnuance as nuance, of connection in all directions. It seems to me that accepting this complexity is not only honest, but necessary.
That’s they way it was with Bauhaus and that’s the way it is today. And for that you need both specialists and generalists.
my friend and designer 'hugo puttaert' has written a piece on the state of graphic design in flanders (belgium) you can download the whole article (dutch or english) and read more about the book it was written for here
m / 09-02-2010 10:08
