Changethethought

Illustrator and type as image illustrator I should say, Job Wouters AKA Letman has updated with some excellent new work.

written by Christopher | tags: Amsterdam, Holland, Job Wouters, Letman

Amsterdam based artist and illustrator Sit likes to keep things black and white but a lack of color does not subtract any of the frenetic energy from his work including a wonderful collaborative series entitled ‘Dark Vader’ with photographer Cornelie Tollens for SOUP Magazine Germany.

written by Christopher | tags: Amsterdam, Art, Darth Vader, Illustration, Sit

Justin Blyth is a multi-faceted and multi-talented individual who has also occasionally dropped a post on Changethethought from time-to-time. Lately he has been curating some exceptional tee through Blood is the New Black and running his always inspirational curated image blog Them Thangs. Aside from all of that he still manages to find time to create experimental art and design work. In short, he’s awesome.

written by Christopher | tags: Amsterdam, Graphic Design, Justin Blyth, Motion Graphics, Them Thangs

Good old fashioned clean and crispy print work is pouring out of Amsterdam design studio Meeusontwerpt.

written by Christopher | tags: Amsterdam, Graphic Design, Meeusontwerpt, Print

Tastefully minimal editorial work marks the portfolio of Amsterdam-based Mainstudio. Their layouts for Mark Magazine are quitely simply gorgeous.

written by Christopher | tags: Amsterdam, Mainstudio, Mark Magazine, Netherlands

Dutch illustrator and designer Stefan Glerum freelances out of Amsterdam with a retro flair and a real eye for typography.

written by Christopher | tags: Amsterdam, Graphic Design, Illustration, Stefan Glerum

There are several excellent examples of clean design and typography in the portfolio of Amsterdam-based Baster. My suggestion is to just click the random projects menu and just keep on clicking.

written by Christopher | tags: Amsterdam, Baster, Graphic Design, Print

Justin Blyth who used to occasionally write an occasional somethin’ somethin’ for Changethethought and also runs the expertly curated image/pop/trend-inspiration blog Them Thangs (which is awesome by the way) is also an excellent designer/illustrator/motionographer and has just updated his website and portfolio. He also recently printed and released a curatorial magazine under the tile ‘Them Thangs’ as well. Needless to say, Justin is a multi-talented individual and whatever he is up to is worth looking into.

written by Christopher | tags: Amsterdam, Graphic Design, Justin Blyth, Motion Graphics, Them Thangs

Dutch portrait painter Katinka Lampe uses strong blocks of bold color to create a harmony between subject and composition. Her technique is subtle but offset by the sometimes aggressive stare of her sitters.

written by Christopher | tags: Amsterdam, Art, Katinka Lampe, Painting, Portraits

“The city district Amsterdam Osdorp recently merged with Slotervaart and Geuzenveld-Slotermeer and was given the name Amsterdam Nieuw-West. This change also meant the end of 20 years of restructuring urbanized areas. To celebrate everything achieved, a book was published. ‘The Metamorphosis of Osdorp’ gives an overview of the architectural highlights. We were asked to create an intriguing video, featuring the buildings we find most characteristic.”

Credits (a lot of them):
Design/Direction: Martijn Hogenkamp
Production: Marcel Vrieswijk & Geert Jansen
D.O.P.: Bob Joosten (indoor), Martijn Hogenkamp (outdoor)
Actors: Latifa, Ger & Hennie, Ibrahim
3D-Modeling/Animation/Tracking: Tim van der Wiel, Elias Widerdal
Rotoscoping: Geert Jansen, Marcel Vrieswijk, Elias Widerdal
Keying: Geert Jansen
Compositing/Editing/Grading: Martijn Hogenkamp
Music: Bas “Inf” te Braak
Sounddesign/Foley: Matthias Kiewiet
Client: Doreen van ‘t Spijker, Jose van der Loos, Ruud Huiberts

written by Christopher | tags: 3d, Amsterdam, Martijn Hogenkamp, Motion Graphics

Matte is a retail branding boutique based in the heart of Amsterdam specializing in the strategic positioning of products and services.

written by Christopher | tags: Amsterdam, Branding, Graphic Design, Matte, Nike

Amsterdam based studio Jongemeesters have produced some cracking work for print.

written by Christopher | tags: Amsterdam, Graphic Design, Jongemeesters, Print, Typography

Amsterdam-based digital agency Momkai has worked for some big-named clients. It is easy to see why just by the slick presentation of their work alone. They have some excellent examples of digital design in their portfolio and browsing it is a joy in and of itself.

written by Christopher | tags: Amsterdam, Digital, Graphic Design, Momkai, Web Design

Coppens Alberts is an Amsterdam-based design studio established by Patrick Coppens and Christine Alberts. Their focus is editorial design for web and print, identity and custom typefaces. There is some good print work in their book, just be sure to click the ‘shuffle’ button.

written by Christopher | tags: Amsterdam, Coppens Alberts, Graphic Design, Print

Amsterdam based graphic designer Jarrik created this entire dimensional typeface by cutting and folding pieces of paper. That’s a labor of love.

written by Christopher | tags: Amsterdam, Graphic Design, Jarrik, Typography

There is a body of intelligent print, branding and photography work in the portfolio of Amsterdam-based, Another Company.

written by Christopher | tags: Amsterdam, Another Company, Branding, Graphic Design

Main Studio was luanched by Edwin van Gelder in 2005. The Amsterdam-based graphic design agency has a beautiful body of cleanly executed work.

written by Christopher | tags: Amsterdam, Edwin van Gelder, Graphic Design, Main Studio

Photographer, Qiu Yang has one of the more unusual portfolios I have stumbled on in the last several weeks. All of his imagery is unexpected to say the least and his use of color is lush, vivid and striking.

written by Christopher | tags: Amsterdam, Art, Photography, Qiu Yang