The Palace of Typographic Masonry

Text Harmen Liemburg for Richard NiessenThe Palace of Typographic Masonry, A guided Tour by Dirk van Weelden.

Ed Fella: The Joy of Making

Sixty years in the profession – of which the first thirty were spent working as a commercial artist in Detroit, and the second as a lecturer and artist in Los Angeles. A huge body of work. And I only have a few paragraphs to explain why every graphic designer should know him: self-described ‘exit level designer’ Ed Fella… But what the hell, let’s give it a try! 

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October 22nd, 2018
, Posted in Stories

Paradiso 50

Title Rock On! Paradiso 50 poster
Year 2018
Technique Screenprint
Size A2 – 42 x 59 cm
Colours 2
Printing Kees Maas zeefdruk, Ruinen
Edition 20

An homage to the most basic tool of rock ‘n roll music, on the occasion of Paradiso’s 50 years anniversary.

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September 22nd, 2018
, Posted in Posters, Group Shows

Flyways – 3/3 – Open


Flyways, part of the Noord/Zuidlijn is now open! Photography Q Kunst.

Title Flyways
Project Design for subway station platform
Client Gemeente Amsterdam, Dienst Metro en Tram
Location NoordZuidlijn, station Noord, Amsterdam
Size L 130 x W 13 meters
Technique Inlay of ceramic tiles cut by aquajet

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July 22nd, 2018
, Posted in In Architecture

Somalgors 74 Engadin Mix


Façade near entry.

Somalgors 74 Engadin Mix posters. Made for and with Curdin Thones, promoting his alpine art projectspace Somalgors 74, located in Tschlin, Switzerland.

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June 15th, 2018
, Posted in Posters

Dichterbij

Typographic components (rotated -90 degrees) + CMY + overprinting… A starting point for one day festival ‘Dichterbij’ at the Dichterswijk neighbourhood, Utrecht, June 3, 2018.

June 3rd, 2018
, Posted in Illustration

Flyways in NRC

Hij zag Waterland en het station kreeg vogels, text (in Dutch) Kester Freriks in NRC Handelsblad, 20 mei 2018.

May 20th, 2018
, Posted in In the Press

Flyways – 2/3 – realization


Watch timelapse of making the floor (middle section) by photographer Gé Dubbelman.

Title Flyways
Project Design for subway station platform
Client Gemeente Amsterdam, Dienst Metro en Tram
Location NoordZuidlijn, station Noord, Amsterdam
Size L 130 x W 13 meters
Technique Inlay of ceramic tiles cut by aquajet

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April 19th, 2018
, Posted in In Architecture

RietveldTV Mailbox

Images: stills from the video, here Claudie de Cleen’s postcard messed up…

RietveldTV: Mailbox
Watch episode on RietveldTV

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April 18th, 2018
, Posted in Rietveld

Moving Energy

Title Harmen Moving Arnhem Energy
Year 2017
Technique Screenprint
Size 125 x 233 mm
Colour silver + fluo yellow
Printing HL at Kees Maas zeefdruk, Ruinen
Edition 300 cards

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December 18th, 2017
, Posted in Printing

M is for Manual

m-is-for-manual-1-3
M is for Manual, print 1 of 3.

Title M is for Manual, as part of the ongoing Grind the Gap project
Year 2017
Organized by Plaatsmaken
Technique Photopolymer plate etching
Size A4
Printing with Laura Casas Valle at Plaatsmaken
Edition 3 copies of each 3 designs

Exhibitions:
Graphic Matters festival Breda, September 22 – October 22, 2017.
Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven October 21 -29, 2017.

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September 22nd, 2017
, Posted in Group Shows, Techniques