money, speed and gold

At this years Dutch Design Awards, Catalogtree and the VPRO got away with gold for their amazing interactive documentary "Money and Speed: inside the black box". This was the first year ever that an entry from the communication category won the Golden Eye / Best of the Best. As a member the selection commitee, I was really really proud of this win! Fascinating content + good storytelling + beautiful design + great interaction. Well done. 

On design awards

Zsusana Skalska commissioned a short opinion piece on design awards for the Dutch Design Week Trend Book 2009. "The design award is an ambiguous phenomenon. At worst, it is an industry on its own, with high entry fees and a barrage of usual suspects. At best, it is a democratic celebration of the intelligence, relevance and beauty of design..." Read more

Dutch Design Awards

This year, I will be a member of the selection committee of the Dutch Design Awards, succeeding Alvin Chan (Nike). The jury system of the DDA is aimed at selecting the best design of the year by two ways:  selection committee members scout for exceptional work, alongside (free) submissions.

jury duty

The ADCN awards the best work in Dutch Advertising. I will be part of the jury for the category illustration.

Ningbo recognition

The DDA poster has received an Award of Excellence by the jury of the Ningbo International Poster Biennial.

DDA wins in Athens

Another award for the DDA illustrations! This friday, the project received a European Design Award in Athens.

ADCN Awards lamp!

This week, I won an  ADCN-award for the work developped at Studio Dumbar and commissioned by the Dutch Design Awards. The rosharch-test inspired illustrations got away with the Lamp!