a four-page typographic interpretation of obama’s inauguration speech, made for dutch magazine ‘creatie’ in 2009
the only rule was no images allowed… i decided to analyse his intonation (by watching the speech on ‘you tube’) and break it down typographically in terms of recurring words and vocal emphasis…
this is a fun story: how a hand-drawn map got this letter delivered to a remote farm in iceland
…instead of a postal address or a recipient’s name, the sender had drawn a map of where they believed the farm to be, together with the following, in English: “Country: Iceland. City: Búðardalur. Name: A horse farm with an Icelandic/Danish couple and three kids and a lot of sheep!” The sender had also added a further clue to the intended recipient: “the Danish woman works in a supermarket in Búðardalur.” The letter had been written and sent from the Icelandic capital Reykjavík by a tourist who had stayed at the farm but who obviously did not know the address. And, extraordinarily, it arrived at the right place…
interesting interview with much-acclaimed graphic designer karel martens for the late night vpro show ‘nooit meer slapen’ (dutch only)
