we are on location all day today, making some images for the (HMA) amsterdam music theater ‘jubilee’ campaign, therefore mail replies may be a little slow; if you are getting in touch about say, a nice new job you could always try the phone…
me news
stranger than fiction
i forget exactly where i came across the image (probably a news site) and it’s definitely old news by now… but i still wanted to share this incredible view of the recent ‘puyehue cordón caulle’ volcano eruption in chile, nature proving once again just how amazing it is and just how limited we are…
700 gondolieri
if you forget about the fact that this is actually an ad from leica trying to sell you a ridculously overpriced camera, then its quite a nice little film…
cultural meltdown
this stark black and white ad was placed on the arts page of todays ‘new york times’, the small text below reads as follows:
‘dutch governement decimating support for the arts. severe damage will be done. dutch arts can no longer hold their unique position on the world’s stage.
disgruntled dutch artists +31 613 517 169’
calling the number lead me to a voicemail message with an email address for the group ‘dutch artists’ and urging me to get in touch… the revolution will be televised…
dd day
we had a long day session yesterday in not-so-sunny-eindhoven (with the whole jury for the DDA 2011 communication category) trying (and succeeding) to get our initial selection, made last month, shortened down to a finite list of nominees for this years ‘dutch design awards’
it was an inspiring and fun day and we left with an overall feeling that we had made the right choices and found the work that stood out the most in quality, innovation and idea… whether everyone else agrees is doubtful… fickle bunch designers, we shall see when the finalists are announced in the near future, until then i must keep my mouth shut, tough gig…
a new chairman (antoine achten) and a more demographically varied panel of jury members sitting around the table has definitely improved (and highered) the standards and provided a broader base of collective ‘design’ experience, good news for those who entered their work this year i feel… good luck to you all, fingers crossed