Four Random Files

RMN

Réunion des Musées Nationaux
Logo redesign

In the summer of 2006 we were approached by to redesign their logo. Réunion des Musées Nationaux is a French organization, uniting 35 national museums. Founded in 1895, it's a very prestigious establishment, and one of the main cultural institutes in France.
The original logo was designed in 1969 by Adrian Frutiger; it was a black circle, containing a white letter M. In 1990, the text 'Réunion des Musées Nationaux' was added to the circle, by Jean Widmer. In this form, the logo was used ...

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WATW / Catalog

We Are The World
Dutch entry / Venice Biennale

In 2003, we designed the catalog, graphic identity and sign system for 'We Are The World', the group exhibition that was held at the Dutch Pavilion during the Venice Biennial (Biennale di Venezia), taking place between June 15 and November 2 of that same year.

The curator was Rein Wolfs, the participating artists were (in alphabetical order) Carlos Amorales, Alicia Framis, Meschac Gaba, Jeanne van Heeswijk and Erik van Lieshout.
Rein Wolfs proposed the title, 'We Are The World', as it was hi...

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A Toast to Crouwel

Printed speech
A7-sized booklet

Near the end of 2008, we were invited by The Wolfsonian, a museum located in Miami, to attend a dinner that would be held on the occasion of two related events: Wim Crouwel's 80th birthday, and the opening of 'Gridnik', an exhibition that would take place between December 5, 2008, and March 10, 2009. Subtitled 'Wim Crouwel and Modern Typography', 'Gridnik' was an exhibition featuring work by Crouwel, combined with pieces drawn from the Wolfsonian collection.

The dinner took place at December 5, 2008, and w...

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SMCS / Introduction

Stedelijk Museum CS
Introduction

We were asked in the beginning of 2004 to create the graphic identity of the Stedelijk Museum CS, the temporary exhibition space of the Amsterdam museum of modern art. With the original building closed down for a renovation, the Stedelijk Museum moved to the second and third floor of the monumental former Post Office (a one-time mail distribution center), a huge industrial building situated behind the Central Station (CS). The Stedelijk Museum's would stay on this location for the next four years.

We were...

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