Studio Dispatch #5
It’s been quiet, because it’s been busy. Do I really need to explain that anymore?
Here’s what I’ve been doing. As mentioned in the previous Dispatch, I was part of a very special occasion in Rotterdam. ULTRA2012 was the first public show of the band Minny Pops in 30 years. Minny Pops kick started an influential movement around 1980, called ULTRA, and thought it time to build a stage for the new generation. The new generation was exemplified by a handful of bands, a few artists and a general sense of open-mindedness and the search for new things. Just the way the band intended. I was invited to participate in the group show of artwork on the walls. I contributed four prints. The set’s called ‘Lost Relics of Questionable Value’.
Four prints (40×30cm). Each features the opening title to a different B-movie. (On the right is Viktor’s work.)
Cosmos, made in Iceland
It hasn’t been a secret, but I lived and worked in Iceland for three months in 2011. During August, September and October my girlfriend and I lived in an apartment one half of the week, and the other half we spent traveling around the country and sleeping in a tent. It had all of the hallmarks of a good vacation, except that we both also worked very hard. I did some of my most rewarding development work there, and Geertje created something that I’m proud to add to my portfolio. ‘Cosmos, made in Iceland’ is Geertje’s first photography book, and chockfull of beautiful scenes, views and exceptional natural phenomena.
So what do I have to do with that? Well, I can’t take photos like that. But I can make typefaces, websites and books, which is exactly what I did. I designed a typeface, currently called Cosmos, which is an attempt at taking new liberties with monospaced fonts. I then designed both the book and the website with it as the only typeface. The typeface will get its page in the portfolio soon enough — for now, you can see it in use on the website, and if you like the photos, you can buy the book. I highly recommend you check this one out. I might be biased, but I love it.
Other work further down the pipeline are some more websites, a significant update to this website and an article about minimalism and emotion. Read all about it in a next update. Keep your ear to the ground!