i’m still nursing a mean hangover due to over-enthusiastic consumption of ‘bushmills irish whisky’, last night whist joining the stone twins for their eightieth birthday bash… they also released an amusing little book called the ‘catalogue of crap’ collecting various events and design classics that have defined their career, even ‘mind the gap #1’ gets a mention, yay! thanks guys… here’s to another fourty (er eighty) years of inspiration and whisky
i noticed that several of my clients have started using their logos on facebook, again a new phenomenon and not something that i had ever consciously considered when designing them, note to self: remember to check what that logo looks like on facebook…
i have finally added several new projects from the second half of this year to ‘me work’, all reactions and feedback are welcome…
my new poster series for the ‘Het Muziektheater Amsterdam’ – Amsterdam Music Theater, based on an identity (and custom font) designed last year by local design agency ‘koeweiden postma’. I was asked to make a new campaign style using the existing elements (a tough gig this one) and i chose to go for maximum impact and strong branding, which i felt they needed. Mainly accentuating the two identity colours (red & black) and cleaning up the hierarchy of the typography and information. The two main topics are ballet and opera productions. I will also be developing and implementing other various media types for them in the coming year.
shown below are some of the initial sketch designs used to explain the idea…
a logo and identity for a small photo project, exhibition (and maybe later book) by my friend (and fellow immigrant to the netherlands) paul d. Scott. Who is making portraits and interviewing ‘nieuwe nederlanders’ (the new term for immigrants). A timely project considering the current political climate here. The dutch flag has become an ‘equals’ sign and is used to tell their stories.
