a few of the many hundred anonymous storefronts i came across in belgium recently, the shutters and blinds seem to be a uniquely belgian phenomenon, on a similar note a ‘rant’ blog run by a belgian guy called aptly ugly belgian homes closed down this week due to threats of legal action from architects of the properties he wrote about, strange world…
the annual ‘me holiday’ is approaching, which paradoxically means having to work twice as hard to be able to get away for a while… so this may explain why posts are a bit thin on the ground this week here on the me blog, but there is one bit of good news to share today: at exactly 8:08:08 this evening, me studio turns six… so happy birthday to me!
i even got a surprise visit from two sweet business partners and some yummy cake to celebrate this afternoon… thanks xxx
very interesting article written by my (fontanel) colleague ‘mirte meeus’ on the identity and logos of moammar gaddafi, the symbols which were partly created by the man himself are even woven into the fabric of his mobile (home) tents… apologies if you don’t understand dutch i haven’t got any spare time to translate it right now, must rush… the blog will be quieter than usual this weekend, see you on monday & have a good one…
…for the building’s opening in 2007, Michael Bierut and team created a customized program of environmental graphics, including a massive landmark sign on the building’s façade and an interior program of wayfinding and identification signage. This interior signage, largely unseen except by staff, visitors and other insiders is unusual: there are over 800 office signs—each different, and each unmistakably part of the Times…
a really pleasing signage system for the new york times made by pentagram with old archive images…
…early in the design process, the designers and their clients at the newspaper decided to reinforce the unique Times culture through as many details as possible. As a result, every bathroom sign, every back-of-house sign, every public room sign bears a different image culled from the paper’s immense photographic archive. Working with Times archivists, the designers selected historic black and white images to create these hundreds of one-of-a-kind signs…
a few work things, not very often i see someone actually reading one of my posters, especially one like this, ha ha… and i also got hold of the ‘fotofestival naarden’ t-shirt which looks a lot nicer in real life than it does on this crummy picture i made
and finally the latest two ‘dingen’ books are going to print this week ‘dutch things’ the english language version will be a bit baffling for some readers i reckon, but we are actually pleased about that…
