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a collection of collections

i have been looking around for this beautiful old poster from 1966, by dutch designer ‘jan van toorn’ for ages now and was reminded of it once again recently when i saw a copy at the ‘grafisch geluk’ exhibition in hilversum

this weekend i was sorting through hundreds and hundreds of posters in my own collection and of my own work (for an exhibition next year, of which more later…) and behold i discovered that i have already owned an original copy of the ‘berrocal’ for about 5 years now… found in a bookshop for 5 euros (lucky break) it seems i need to clean up a bit more often…

m / 29-11-2011 15:08 - tags: ,  

info in context

this project has been all over the blogosphere apparently but it’s new to me, so hey… a smart school project from danish graduate peter orntoft with playful infographics tackling social issues such as religious freedom and gang violence… it does bear a strong resemblance to the work of sarah illenberger for example, but i do not mean anything cynical by that… these kinds of approaches seem to be very much part of the current collective ‘visual style’… as the ‘design envy’ blog points out in their own review ‘…the photographs are beautiful and the data is interesting…’ fair enough

m / 29-11-2011 14:57 - tags: , ,  

victims of circumstance

…Giles Duley was born in 1971 in London. After 10 years as an editorial photographer in the fashion and music industries in both the US and Europe, Duley now focuses his work on humanitarian projects. Working with well respected charities such as Medecins sans Frontiers, IOM and UNHCR to highlight lesser known stories deserving of public attention and action. Although documenting challenging, and at times, horrific situations, Duley captures the strength of those who fight their adversity rather than succumb. His photographs draw the viewer to the subject, creating intimacy and empathy for lives differing from ours only in circumstance. In 2011, whilst on patrol with 75th Cavalry Regiment, United States Army in Afghanistan, Duley stepped on an improvised explosive device. He was severely injured, losing both legs and an arm.
He intends to return to work in 2012…

a truly inspiring person and body of work: british photographer giles duley, he recently had a show at the ‘kkoutlet’ in london (now finished) and here’s a recent interview (many thanks to ‘edson williams’ for the tip)

m / 28-11-2011 18:07 - tags: ,  

1962-1977

when i initially saw some of this packaging it brought about a certain nostalgic feeling, not only because it is clearly old but also because i can vaguely remember some of it myself as a kid…

supermarket chain ‘sainsburys’ developed an untypically british ‘modernistic’ range of ‘own label’ products during the ’60s and ’70s of the last century and it turns out (to my surprise) that they had a dedicated in-house design team, something which to my mind is more often associated with german (braun), dutch (randstad) or swiss brands (geigy) than british ones of that era… the first golden era of ‘helvetica’?

the extensive archive has been lovingly documented in a fabulous little book, called simply ‘own label’ compiled & designed by london-based ‘fuel through their own publishing wing…

this is a rewrite of a dutch article i wrote last week for ‘fontanel’

m / 28-11-2011 17:34 - tags: , , ,  

the cmyk seasons

my iphone pic doesn’t really do it justice but the crude shapes and colour scheme make this latest ‘amsterdam sinfonietta’ poster (by studio dumbar) almost impossible to miss…

m / 26-11-2011 18:47 - tags: , ,  
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