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better books

i was lucky enough to make the selection for the ‘best dutch book designs award’ this year which was very flattering…

the exhibition by the way, is still currently on show at the ‘stedelijk museum’ in amsterdam if you happen to be in town… in the meantime the call for entries for the next edition is closing on january the 5th (2 weeks) if you want to try your luck…

details (in dutch) and the entry form can be found here, i guess i will send some stuff but doubt whether lightning will strike twice in the same place… you never know

m / 23-12-2010 20:13 - tags: ,  

judged

i really love this cut’n’paste book cover taken from a design project currently on show in london

m / 16-12-2010 13:57 - tags: , ,  

from fletcher to tschichold

the top all-time graphic design books of all time according to the guardian, not sure i agree but i might even try and make my own list, see what that turns up…

m / 12-12-2010 16:42 - tags: , ,  

en masse

how, why & where the dutch spend their free time is the topic of exploration in the latest book by photographer isabella rozendaal being launched this evening at ‘unit’ in amsterdam

m / 07-12-2010 11:31 - tags: , ,  

burning sands

in the summer of 2009 a large forest fire devastated the area around the dunes in ‘schoorl’ in holland, in the following days photographer ‘raymond waltjen’ documented the whole scene, he has condensed this series into a new book entitled simply duin, drop him a mail if you’re interested…

m / 07-12-2010 11:28 - tags: , ,