In an article about the art of the record sleeve, Dutch Playboy picked up on our sleeve for the Rotterdam ‘hot-pop’ phenomenon Saunawest. This sleeve (from 2005 already) quotes the classic Roxy Music album from 1972, only the model aged a bit. (see wide image on middle of the page)
Playboy could have shown the two other sleeves we did for Saunawest too, since we had (as all Roxy Music albums) a hottie on each. What a concept. Unfortunately Saunawest as a band is no more, but two members now play in AC Berkheimer. Completely different music, but worth checking out if you like the shoegaze sound.
Former Saunawest frontman Peter de Koning keeps busy too and writes about it on his great blog (Dutch).
Sometimes Youtube has these hidden gems… I stumbled apon this when I was looking for some inspiration for a robot-T-shirt design that I’d like to do for the Beardedbirdie webshop. Enjoy.
— Arjen
Olivier did the motion graphics for Tedx Rotterdam, ‘Somethink completely different’. On June 4th the first Tedx edition was presented at the Luxor theater Rotterdam. More than twenty speakers, stories and performances about science, technology, design, art and everything else in life.
Duplex first steps into the field of iPhone app development. Mr Sauli wondered after a night of heavy Risk gaming: ‘what is actually the risk I take when battling with dice’. From this idea an app was created by Nick, Sauli and Arjen that enables you to do superfast Risk-battles, using the iPhone to select your color, armies and throw dice.
The app is basically up and running, and may be released online in the near future…
WORM’s medialab Moddr_lab has developed a great online application that allows you to delete your MySpace, Twitter, Facebook and/or LinkedIn account. The Suicide Machine gives you back* the option to really delete yourself (’cause whose information was it in the first place, right?).
With the guys at Moddr_lab we came up with the design for the website, showcasing all the Web 2.0 design-cliche’s (drop shadows, rounded corners, liquid buttons… etc).
The website got into a whirlwind of media attention when MySpace send WORM a Cease and Desist letter, demanding to cease the 2.0 Suicide activities, or face legal actions. Ironically they state in their letter: ‘reserve the right to take whatever measure it believes necessary to (…) protect its users privacy’. Recently, the site got media attention from NOS journaal, TIME Magazine and CNN (amongst others).
NOS (Dutch national news) news item with Walter: check
* These Web 2.0 services feature ways to switch off your account, but your personal information and network is still stored on their servers. Supposedly for customers that regret deleting themselves, and would like to revive their account.
Synth Eastwood (great name!) is a Dublin based independent publishing project. It was brought to my attention by my good friend Taco, who also made some brilliant poster works for them. This issue their theme was ‘Homemade’, and I made a full color re-design of the meccanoo inspired poster that I did for WORM. Thankfully the guys at Synth Eastwood printed it to be exhibited as an A1 size poster. Next to illustration and graphic art they also accept music for their issues… their collaborative spirit is inspiring and they stand out for the high quality of the participants works. Go see their show if you are in the neighbourhood, and buy a poster!
Duplex first steps into the field of iPhone app development. Mr Sauli wondered after a night of heavy Risk gaming: ‘what is actually the risk I take when battling with dice’. From this idea an app was created by Nick, Sauli and Arjen that enables you to do superfast Risk-battles, using the iPhone to select your color, armies and throw dice.
Synth Eastwood (great name!) is a Dublin based independent publishing project. It was brought to my attention by my good friend Taco, who also made some brilliant poster works for them. This issue their theme was ‘Homemade’, and I made a full color re-design of the meccanoo inspired poster that I did for WORM. Thankfully the guys at Synth Eastwood printed it to be exhibited as an A1 size poster. Next to illustration and graphic art they also accept music for their issues… their collaborative spirit is inspiring and they stand out for the high quality of the participants works. Go see their show if you are in the neighbourhood, and buy a poster!