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Bookmarks. A contextual publication documenting a selection of inspirational bookmarks collated over 3 years on BA(Hons) Graphic Design at Leeds College of Art. All images and text contained are sourced from the websites displayed or links there from.
Contents. Graphic Thought Facility Mind Design Bibliotheque KarlssonWilker Hey Joe Studio Dumbar TwoPoints.net Sven Voelker MEGA Studio Myerscough Rich Cousins Qubik Roy Tatum Astronaut Hey Studio Qube Konstrukt Spin Caroline Villis Studio Laucke Sieben Dieter Rams Give Up Art MWM Graphics Jeff Jarvis Ned Karlovich Anymade Studio Project Projects Coรถp GFSmith Stockholm Deisgn Lab
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Graphic Thought Facility - Kvadrat
www.graphicthoughtfacility.com
Established in 1968, Danish textile manufacturer Kvadrat develops and produces fabrics that are specified by the world’s leading furniture brands and architects. Their goal was to raise their brand profile in the wider design community and, ultimately, the consumer market. The 2010 campaign celebrated Kvadrat’s association with iconic design pieces without tying the company exclusively to particular designers or brands. The campaign featured an array of sculptured and upholstered forms that subtly referenced the last four decades of furniture design at the same time as showcasing Kvadrat’s famously extensive range of fabrics. The forms were reconfigured to create a varied body of images for press and print applications. They also formed the basis of a short film created with the campaign’s photographer, Matthew Donaldson.
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Mind Design - Circus Identity for a new club and restaurant with a burlesque theme and changing performances. Since the club interior features many mirrored surfaces, the design of the logo is based on the shape of a kaleidoscope. The outline shape and basic construction of the logo always remains the same while the inside changes depending on its application. Other influences came from Surrealism, Art Deco, Alice in Wonderland, animals and the steps leading up to the large table, that doubles up as a stage. A main feature of the interior is a 3 dimensional version of the logo built from different layers of perspex, set into a wall and illuminated from the back in changing colours. Collaboration with Design Research Studio.
www.bibliothequedesign.com
Bibliotheque - Ollo Brand creation including strategy, naming and visual identity for a new telecoms brand providing high speed internet access to emerging markets. The Ollo concept is simple – one line of communication connecting communities where online demand sits alongside limited infrastructure.
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BOOKKarlsson Wilker - Maxwell Gordon
www.karlssonwilker.com
Design for a book commemorating Maxwell Gordon, the utterly unknown American painter who lived and worked in Mexico for most of his career. Covers were screenprinted in a twocolor iris print.
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Hey Joe - Poster design
An experimental poster and installation exploring simulation and hyperreality. poster explores how simulated images and spaces generated by the media are transmitted to us. In it, each silkscreened transparent board represents a “window� of media, illustrating how advertising simulates the world and manipulates reality.
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www.hyjoe.net
Hyoun Youl Joe is a Seoul-based graphic designer. Since establishing independent studio, Hey Joe, in 2009, he has worked for and collaborated with artists, publishers, curators, and cultural institutions. He mainly focus on experiment in various visual relationship between image and text in the context of society and culture.
BOOKwww.karlssonwilker.com
Skirl 019— Devin Gray: “Dirigo Rataplan”
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Skirl 001—The Clarinets: “Self-titled”
KarlssonWilker - Skirl Records
Skirl 017—Leah Paul: “Bike Lane”
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www.karlssonwilker.com
Working with the Brooklyn-based jazz label Skirl Records KarlssonWilker have been responsible for the design of all of the label’s materials since its inception in 2007, it has served as an experimental playground. All the artwork is created using strong graphic forms with an emphasis on vibrant colour.
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KarlssonWilker - Museum of the Moving Image
www.karlssonwilker.com
The new extension to New York’s Museum of the Moving Image, designed by Leeser Architecture, opened in 2011. For three years, we worked closely with the museum and Leeser to create the new identity, entry signage, wayfinding system, as well as all printed collateral and customized museum store items. This process involved implementing four separate websites and designing all of the museum’s user interfaces. We also gave their permanent collection, Behind the Screen, a facelift. Good to know: The original Yoda is on display there.
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www.karlssonwilker.com
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BOOKKarlssonWilker - Wolf Gordon
www.karlssonwilker.com
A campaign for Wolf-Gordon: Four ads were developed as a teaser campaign of sorts, leading up to NeoCon (National Exposition of Contract Furnishings), which is held annually at the Merchandise Mart building in Chicago. The first ad showed a rough sketch of an idea of a structure. The second, third and fourth ads showed more flushed out designs for the final installation. The final “Escalator Canopy� was composed of more than 250 sides, which were covered in various Wolf-Gordon products.
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SKRAM Commissioned in 1992 and launched in 1993, the visual identity created by Studio Dumbar for the Dutch Police Force is a fine example of durable corporate design. A national Police force needs a strong, authoritative image, whilst remaining accessible to law-abiding citizens. One should not change the Police’s identity every other year, so any solution has to be built to last. A strikingly successful part of the identity is the striped livery designed by Studio Dumbar for all police vehicles. The stripes have won many awards and have been voluntarily adopted by all of The Netherlands’ emergency services, including the Fire Brigade, Ambulance and Rescue Brigade.
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www.studiodumbar.com
Studio Dumbar - Dutch Police
BOOKTwoPoints.net - MAIO
www.twopoints.net
MAIO are architects, but they don’t do architecture. Each of their projects is different. From art installations to stands at trade fairs. But what all of their projects have in common is the way how they were developed and executed. Therefore it became very important to show the process of construction in the visual identity. One of the challenges of the commission was the small budget. In order not to print letterhead, businesscard, greetingscards or envelopes, we designed three different tapes and printed them on the elegant paper Fedrigoni CST Jade Raster. The advantage is the flexible use of the tape. Anything can be branded with the MAIO visual identity.
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SKRAM Sven Voelker - Haven’t seen myself in ages No.1 Haven’t Seen Myself in Ages is a series of exhibitions with site specific, graphic work by Sven Voelker in Leipzig, Johannesburg, Flø, Bern, Basel und Prag between April and November 2012
www.svenvoelker.com
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BOOKMega - Tuborg (Proposal)
www.studiomega.dk
Working with Tuborg Green is a dream job. Because Tuborg is a brand in which we, like most Danes, feel we have a stake. Not literally, but emotionally. Tuborg is ours, like SAS, LEGO and the Little Mermaid are ours. Consequently, we have approached this job with as much respect for what Tuborg is as for what it can be. We have tried to find a way of remaining loyal to both. We will start with the label – the Watchmaker. An expressive shape. A round and cheerful shape. A beautiful and powerful shape. Which can even be accentuated. When you isolate the Watchmaker shape from everything else, something becomes clear: It communicates. And in itself it actually already contains the entire Tuborg story.
MEGA merged Roskilde’s iconic Orange Stage and Tuborg’s pocket-watch label to tell the story of Tuborg as an integral part of Roskilde Festival.
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Studio Myerscough - Various projects
www.studiomyerscough.com
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BOOKRich Cousins - Hidden Processes
www.richcousins.co.uk
A self-initiated project exploring hidden code and processes within technology. ‘The Compendium of Hidden Processes’ is split into five chapters exploring the topic in a visual way, in layman terms, using experiments as examples. The fifth chapter investigated the manipulation of the hidden code within digital files. Opening a .jpg in incorrect software reveals millions of characters. When just one character is missing this creates an extremely corrupted visual.
www.qubik.com
Qubik - Glitch ‘Glitch: Perfect Imperfection’ is a collaboration between Iman Moradi, Ant Scot, Christopher Murphy and Joe Gilmore and features work by a host of internationally renowned artists and designers including: Alorenz, Tina Frank, Lia, Taylor Deupree, Mathias Gmachl, Ralph Steinbruchel, reMI, Lovid and JODI.
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Roy Tatum -Los Angeles Public Library Identity system designed for the Los Angeles Public Library. The system draws influence from stacks of books, using this as a metaphor for organizing content across all media types. The redesigned website and iPhone app anticpate how people may access library content in the future and helps aid in serendipitous discovery of content in a number of ways. Other applications include poster series and a dynamic wayfinding system.
www.roytatum.com
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TwoPoints.net - Constructing Communication
www.astronautdesign.com
Constructing Communication (CC) was founded in 2009 by TwoPoints.Net (Barcelona) and Irene Hwang (New York). They teamed up to offer verbal and visual communication to the architectural world.
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SKRAM www.heystudio.es
Hey Studio - Thatre CCCB The Centre of Contemporary Culture in Barcelona was expanded by the construction of a Theatre. We were asked to produce a typographically led design for the opening campaign. We created sentences based on the entertainment business onomatopoeias.
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www.qubekonstrukt.com
Qube Konstrukt - Carfi
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Spin - Matthew Hilton
www.spin.co.uk
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BOOKwww.carolinevillis.de
Caroline Villis - beschleunigung!entschleunigug? The starting point of this work is the observation that my media consumption has risen sharply in recent times. I spend more and more time online - use social networks, e-mails and instant messenger. However where is the value added? Based on data from surveys and even try investigated I described the problem. Infographics can be compared with the help of the viewer gain an overview of the current situation of media use.
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www.studio-laucke-siebein.com
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www.dasprogramm.org
Dieter Rams - Braun
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www.dasprogramm.org
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BOOKwww.giveupart.com
Give Up Art - Skream Album Art
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MWM Graphics - Sretenka Sculptures Large hand-painted sculptures. Installed In downtown Moscow during Sretenka Design Week (2011).
www.mwmgraphics.com
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BOOKwww.jefftjarvis.com
Jeff Jarvis - Elizabeth Dee Visual Identity, custom typeface and extensions for an amazing gallery located in Chelsea, NYC.
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Ned Karlovich -A msterdam Intenational Fashion Week The Invisible Party was asked to created the 2011 campaign for Amsterdam International Fashion Week. AIFW Campaigns are featured in Summer and Winter.
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BOOKQube Konstrukt - Form + Function
www.qubekonstrukt.com
Form + Function is a commercial furniture company based in Melbourne Australia. With a focus on contemporary furniture from local and international designers, Form + Function approached us to develop an identity and branding system that reflects the contemporary style of their furniture.
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Anymade Studio - Raum:Selbst Art direction & design for exhibition at The Brno House of Arts.
www.anymadestudio.com
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Spin - AGI Open AGI Open is the foremost design and education conference on the international calendar. It is a two-day event featuring over 30 of the world’s leading graphic designers – all members of the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI). Each year AGI Open is held in a different world city. In recent years it has been staged in Porto, Barcelona and Hong Kong. This year it is London.
www.spin.co.uk
AGI Open is an opportunity to hear lectures, take part in discussions and witness some soul-baring by graphic designers of all ages, disciplines and nationalities.
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MEGA -Rust Now a nightclub and concert venue located in Copenhagen’s Nørrebro district, Rust was originally a campaign café and party hall for the ‘Next Stop’ protest movement. Back then it was called ‘Kafé Rust’ after the German pilot Mathias Rust who landed a small plane on Moscow’s Red Square on 28 May 1987. Kafé Rust quickly gained in popularity and in 1990 it was re-launched as ‘Rust’ – a bar, concert venue and nightclub that featured performances by underground musical acts from Denmark and abroad. In the summer of 2007, Rust was damaged by a fire. It reopened the following year with a new interior – and a new visual identity.
www.studiomega.dk
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BOOKProjectProjects - Rich Brilliant Willing
www.projectprojects.com
Rich Brilliant Willing is a contemporary furniture and lighting design studio based in downtown Manhattan. Their irreverent name—derived from the surnames of partners Theo Richardson, Charles Brill, and Alexander Williams—contrasts with a refined design sensibility, mixing a distinct approach to form, color, and materials with an active exploration of historical design tropes. The new logotype and identity expresses the centrality of the studio’s tripartite structure— the monogram both segments and integrates the founders’ initials, while a single, shared business card design is printed in three bright colors.
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Coรถp - 1:1 Architects A layered corporate identity for mid-sized architectural studio, 1.1 Architects, consisting of a three-dimensional mark, logo, typography, colour, photography and written language. The collaborative practice was interpreted through the mark which was based on the geometric principles of the tesseract where imagination and varying inputs can create many possible outcomes. Unique in its three-dimensional form the picture mark referenced the process of architecture - planned, sketch and complete upon construction.
www.co-oponline.net.au
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BOOKwww.gfsmith.com www.madethought.com
MadeThought X GFSmith - The Beauty in the Making The Beauty in the Making exhibition takes visitors through the history of paper and the process of its making through a series of public talks, workshops and exhibitions. The exhibition aimed to tap into designers increased interest in traditional techniques and highlight the authentic heritage of this brand.
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Interested in using ‘what we have’ and celebrating the product, we created bold installations using stacks of multi-coloured paper which acted as signage and information points throughout the space. Introductory copy and gallery plans were then stencilled using GFSmith’s CAD cutting machine in Hull (on down-time from making box prototypes). Exhibits were placed onto coloured sheets with a single turned up corner to reveal the caption.
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Stockholm Deisgn Lab - Biennale di Venezia The Venice Biennale is the worlds most exciting visual arts event that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The 53rd International Art Exhibition, curated by Daniel Birnbaum, comprised works by over 90 artists from all over the world.
The design concept for‚ Making Worlds‚ is a graphic language with a visible connection to the world, that stands strong and clear in its own communication. We combined elements from something truly universal‚ all the flags of the world‚ and created something new. The making of worlds with abstract forms.
The assignment was to create a new strong visual identity that would communicate the theme‚ Making Worlds. The visual identity should both reflect the atmosphere of the Art Exhibition, keep all activities together and create an extraordinary interest.
www.stockholmdesignlab.se
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