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workshops, Brussel 02 2005, backgroundinfo





basic info
participants (and cars + shirt)
assignment
assignment-schedule

essays & ideas
part 1, part 2 

daily results (updated daily)
day 1 : day 2 : day 3 : day 4 : final results : the film




We asked different creatives to give a contribution about:
Car lettering as a visual chance, in and on a personal public space.
Please click on the pictures to read & react (send us you contribution, here).





Peter Bünnagel, designer
Scrollan, Berlin, Germany


Prof. Czyk (aka Alexander Branczyk)
Xplicit, Berlin, Germany


Piet Schreuders, art director
eg. Poezenkrant, Amsterdam, NL


Christian Schwartz, type designer
Orange Italic, New York, USA


Sasker Scheerder, artist
his website, Rotterdam, NL


Michael Göke, 3d designer and rockstar
Cryptic flowers, Essen, Germany


Eike, designer
Subfuse, Berlin, Germany


Henrik Birkvig, designer and
head of the D.G.H. · LetterLab, Denmark


DJ Wout, designer, AGI member & DJ
FdV, Rijswijk, Den Haag, NL



I photographed the Octopuss van in Brussels last year, in Koningslaan, near the Botanique. There are several things wrong with it but it has a definite charm. The way the Cooper Black has been compressed beyond recognition would stop any passing typophile dead in his tracks. The BLOKKEN & IJSFIGUREN words, for instance, were scaled horizontally to about a third. Yet the happy octopus logo and the many intriguing bilingual product names (glace carbonique/droogijs) would bring a smile to anybody's face. Let's all send a message to octopussice@yucom.be and tell them how much we appreciate the designer's effort.











This builders' van could be spotted on Keizersgracht, Amsterdam. The lettering isn't great but it's the logo that wins us over. Three bold colors, a simple, clear and straightforward image -- what more do we want? I would definitely trust my piping and renovating work to these professionals.







Piet Schreuders
Sorry Akiem en Bas, dit kostte mij 40 minuten, dus het achtvoudige van de door u geraamde tijdsspanne!



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