Jan en Randoald

Jan en Randoald

Graphic Design Museum. Breda.

Last week, under the supervision of our guest docent Jan Middendorp we visited the "Graphic Design Museum" in Breda. The exhibition (3 rooms) promotes understanding for what graphic design is, how it is made and how it functions. In addition, the presentation clearly shows how graphic design is linked with the modernisation of society in the twentieth century.
By focusing attention on the place that graphic design assumes in daily surroundings and on the practical and symbolic roles, it becomes clear that graphic designs can be assessed on more than just form aspect.

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Graphic Design Museum. Room 1. Leaders.

Familiar items.
It is very strange to come to the West all the way from former Soviet Union and see the portraits of Lenin again and again. The book about agriculture in Uzbekistan in very nice red box looked also very familiar to me. I could finally use my knowledge of russian and read everything without translation. Another interesting item was a selection of german mini-books with a portrait of Hitler on each one of them. (nice concept, not Hitlers ideology)

Graphic Design Museum. Paul Schuitema (1897-1973)

Along with his famous colleague Piet Zwart, he followed ideas pioneered in the Soviet Union by El Lissitzky and Rodchenko and in Germany by Kurt Schwitters. During his employment at the "NV Maatschappij Van Berkel Patent" scale company in Rotterdam, Schuitema gained recognition for his original designs of stationery and publicity material, often using only the colors black, red and white and bold sans serif fonts. From 1926 on, he started working with photomontages, becoming one of the pioneers of this technique in the field of industrial design.

Graphic Design Museum. Piet Zwart (1885-1977)

As a designer, Zwart was well known because of his work for both the "Nederlandse Kabelfabriek Delft"(the Dutch Cable Factory in Delft) and the Dutch Postal Telegraph and Telephone.His work can be recognized by its primary colors, geometrical shapes, repeated word patterns and an early use of photomontage.

Graphic Design Museum. 100 years of Graphic Design in Netherlands.

Graphic Design Museum. 100 years of Graphic Design in Netherlands.

Graphic Design Museum. 100 years of Graphic Design in Netherlands.

Wim Crouwel is one of the Netherlands’ greatest design icons. He is especially admired for his systematic approach and his creative handling of the shape of letters. Fonts designed by Crouwel
- New Alphabet 1, 2 and 3
- Stedelijk Alphabet
- Fodor Alphabet
- Gridnik Alphabet

P.S. to avoid the endless speach of admirer, just watch this

graphic Design Museum. 100 years of Graphic Design in Netherlands.

Graphics Design Museum. Room 3. Graphic Design now

Room 3 is thematic and shows Dutch Graphic Design from 1980 on. It has also an interactive part, touch screens where you can listen and watch interviews of Dutch designers, as Erik van Blokland (typeface Beowulf), Paul Mijksenaar (signage system at Schiphol airport, Amsterdam) and others.

Graphic Design Museum. Room 3. Irma Boom and Paul Mijksenaar.

Inclusion in design book!

Recently I've received an email about inclusion two of my works in the new graphic design book titled "Graphic Design Referenced". The 400 -page book is guide to the most commonly referenced terms, historical moments, landmark projects and practitioners in the field of graphic design. I ll be included in the "Letterpress" chapter.
Im very honored and excited.


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One more day at MIAT

Grand Carabet. Business card and "stay updated" card.

Finally! They are printed! A business card for restaurant in Nieuwpoort and a "stay updated" card which include a business card as well. People/clients will fill their email address, cut the paper, give it to waiter and the rest they may take along.
P.S menu and wine card follows.