We are a graphic design studio from Arnhem (the Netherlands).
We love to work with ink, paper, photography, typography and white space!
We are book designers and we make stories visible!
Book: Het meest geloofde sprookje
Jury Rapport Best book designs of the world
_A little creature becomes hungry for power; it begins to paint circles and swaps them for other things. The circles grow larger and larger; the demand fort hem culminates in a desire fort he golden, shining sun.
The folded pages of the hardback are closed at the top, creating pockets between the double pages which are open at the front and bottom. The insides are printed with a wide repertoire of geometric patterns – so mysterious. How does a design feature like that fit into the visual scenario of collages made from cut and torn shapes, two-colour printing, signal red and ink blue, embossed with golden foil? The circles in the writing itself also begin to take on a life of their own; the o in the semi bold grotesque type leaves the baseline, shifting up or down.
The printing inside the pockets turns out to be taken from a security envelope: inner patterns protect the contents form prying eyes, mostly lines over the whole area which prevent passwords, account numbers or other confidential financial information from showing thourgh….
At the end, the whole thing collapses: A children’s book? A parable of supply and demand, growth optimism and the absolute value of money: the most widely believed fairy tale.
At the end, the whole thing collapses: A children’s book? A parable of supply and demand, growth optimism and the absolute value of money: the most widely believed fairy tale.
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Juryrapport: Best book designs of the world, Bronze medaille
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Illustration: Lyanne Tonk
Photography: Michiel Spijkers
