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Martin Pyper (1967) Bristol, UK
studied in France and art school in UK, in The Netherlands since '89, worked for various design/advertising agencies (& freelance) in The Netherlands & UK, amongst others:
5 years senior-designer at VBAT
4 years design-director + art-director at FHV/BBDO
3 years creative-director at PPGH/JWT
board-member ADCN (dutch art directors club) since '03, member BNO, PANL, ADCN, FOAM and TDC (Type Directors Club New York)
awards + nominations:
Dutch Theater Poster Awards (selection '04, '06, '07)
Dutch Housestyle Awards (final selection '05)
Dutch Design Prize (selected '03)
Silver Lamp ADCN ('97) nomination ('95, '03)
ADCN jury '97, '01, '05, '06, '07
Bronze Esprix '03
SAN, Accent (corporate identity '03)
ADC Europe, mixed media jury '01
European Regional Design, Certificate of Excellence '97
co-founder mind the gap (since 1996)
examination board 'Amsterdam Photo Academy' '07
design lecture week Willem De Kooning Academy Rotterdam '06
'Theater Academy' debate evening on poster design with Anton Beeke and Annelys de Vet '07
PANL guest lecture on art-direction '04
PANL portfolio surgery for photographers '06
PANL debate on photography and design '06
PANL introduction awards ceremony '07
'buy me' exhibition, naarden photofestival '06
(collaboration with wendelien daan, photographer)
work (posters and books) selected in the permanent graphic design collection of the stedelijk museum amsterdam, the netherlands
'the favourites' bucharest, romania exhibition of graphic design work by 25 contemporary dutch designers) nov '07
two corporate identity projects included in 'logo' by lawrence king publishers, london
lecture, the corporate identity of the dutch national ballet, national 'theatre arts' seminar, the hague - march '08
'fanclub' exhibition on contemporary dutch designers at the HKU art school utrecht, april '08
jury for the SJP '07 'magneten' awards - march '08
'dutch theater poster awards '07' - jury june '08
some 'me studio' links
linked-in
behance
mach 1 (click on > people > designers)
digital thread
"Rocking one of the best logos we have seen in quite some time,
Specializing in typography, corporate identity, and naturally print, this site doubles as portfolio and daily blog of photos of great found type and art and stuff that shows how they think... which in turn, just may change the way you think. It's certainly great to see some daily shots of Dutch design from the Netherlands, and share some of the inspirations they seem to draw upon to create the strong type and graphic design in their porfolio. 'Njoy!..."
netdiver
ontwerppers = dutch only
how design
studied in France and art school in UK, in The Netherlands since '89, worked for various design/advertising agencies (& freelance) in The Netherlands & UK, amongst others:
5 years senior-designer at VBAT
4 years design-director + art-director at FHV/BBDO
3 years creative-director at PPGH/JWT
board-member ADCN (dutch art directors club) since '03, member BNO, PANL, ADCN, FOAM and TDC (Type Directors Club New York)
awards + nominations:
Dutch Theater Poster Awards (selection '04, '06, '07)
Dutch Housestyle Awards (final selection '05)
Dutch Design Prize (selected '03)
Silver Lamp ADCN ('97) nomination ('95, '03)
ADCN jury '97, '01, '05, '06, '07
Bronze Esprix '03
SAN, Accent (corporate identity '03)
ADC Europe, mixed media jury '01
European Regional Design, Certificate of Excellence '97
co-founder mind the gap (since 1996)
examination board 'Amsterdam Photo Academy' '07
design lecture week Willem De Kooning Academy Rotterdam '06
'Theater Academy' debate evening on poster design with Anton Beeke and Annelys de Vet '07
PANL guest lecture on art-direction '04
PANL portfolio surgery for photographers '06
PANL debate on photography and design '06
PANL introduction awards ceremony '07
'buy me' exhibition, naarden photofestival '06
(collaboration with wendelien daan, photographer)
work (posters and books) selected in the permanent graphic design collection of the stedelijk museum amsterdam, the netherlands
'the favourites' bucharest, romania exhibition of graphic design work by 25 contemporary dutch designers) nov '07
two corporate identity projects included in 'logo' by lawrence king publishers, london
lecture, the corporate identity of the dutch national ballet, national 'theatre arts' seminar, the hague - march '08
'fanclub' exhibition on contemporary dutch designers at the HKU art school utrecht, april '08
jury for the SJP '07 'magneten' awards - march '08
'dutch theater poster awards '07' - jury june '08
some 'me studio' links
linked-in
behance
mach 1 (click on > people > designers)
digital thread
"Rocking one of the best logos we have seen in quite some time,
Specializing in typography, corporate identity, and naturally print, this site doubles as portfolio and daily blog of photos of great found type and art and stuff that shows how they think... which in turn, just may change the way you think. It's certainly great to see some daily shots of Dutch design from the Netherlands, and share some of the inspirations they seem to draw upon to create the strong type and graphic design in their porfolio. 'Njoy!..."
netdiver
ontwerppers = dutch only
how design
