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02 Apr 2010

IBBT Printed Identity

I finally took the time to shoot some pictures of the finished printed materials for IBBT's new house style.

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21 Mar 2010

IBBT Business Cards design process

For the IBBT new house style, a business card had to be designed. In my previous post, I wrote about the design process for the new IBBT logo, today I write about the process of making a business card template. I made the template in Adobe Indesign CS4 as it had to fit multiple purposes.

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28 Feb 2010

The redesign process of the IBBT logo

Some months ago, IBBT approached me for the redesign of their existing logo. IBBT decided to renew their existing identity inclusive their existing website and stationery and other printed and digital material. But lets start with the redesign of their logo. I'll give you a detailed look at how i approached this project:

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19 Jan 2010

Interview with artist Benoît van Innis

One of the websites I made in the spring of 2009 was for a Belgian contemporary artist/painter/illustrator and friend of mine, Benoît van Innis. His website is a portfolio of his artworks and projects. Recently, I did an interview with Benoît, asking about his work method and the things inspiring him. The interview was done in Dutch but i'm translating it to English. (I’m not a native English speaker, I appreciate your correction/comment)

Illustration Art & paintings Webdesign Projects Bene news

08 Jan 2010

Interview with artist Dirk Zoete

One of the many New Year's Resolutions I made this year, is to blog more. I want my readers to know about the projects i'm working on this year. On of the websites I made in 2009 was for a Belgian contemporary artist and friend of mine, Dirk Zoete. His website is a portfolio of his artworks and projects. I really enjoyed making this website.

Dirk Zoete's gallery is currently Annie Gentils in Antwerp.

Recently, I did an interview with Dirk, asking about his work method and the things inspiring him.

The interview was done in Dutch but i'm translating it to English. (I'm not a native English speaker, I appreciate your correction/comment)

Webdesign Projects Bene news

16 Dec 2009

Default avatar set in ExpressionEngine 2.0 Public Beta

Some time ago, I was designing some avatars and wrote a little about the use of avatars when I read on the EE Blog they were looking for a couple of new avatars for the new default avatar set in the 2.0 version.

Art & paintings CMS & Blogs Projects

14 Sep 2009

Making a style guide

The previous months and weeks, I've been busy with some projects for both web and print. The print projects have my full attention at the moment and so I wanted to share some of the things I'm making for a client. Because I cannot share the name of the client, i have replaced the logo with my own, hope you don't mind. I'm going to show how I did the style guide for this project. A style guide can be a really helpful guide. For me, it is an anchor point to refer to when I'm busy designing for the same client. It helps me focus on the colors, the style, the elements that are important when building an identity for print and web. I designed this style guide with Adobe InDesign.

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07 May 2009

Project scheduling, the way I do it

Some points in my schedule are essential to me for every new project. Here's how i plan new projects. It is essential for an independent web designer - like myself - to have it as smooth as possible, your project and client will benefit from a good preparation and open communication. But how do you prepare for a project and how do you set goals?

Webdesign Projects

04 Jan 2009

Creating reusable buttons for your website.

Let me start by wishing you all a very happy 2009! We have been busy building websites and creating mock-ups for new websites. I was looking for a way to make adjustable buttons for use in a website and tried to make a few reusable buttons in Illustrator after reading some tips in Computer Arts Magazine. Let me tell you how I made them:

Webdesign Projects Graphic Design

21 Nov 2008

New Bene website featured on CSS webdesign showcases

A few weeks ago, we launched our new Bene website. The website was made using Expression Engine as the content management system. We hope to finish the dutch version within a few months, but for now, everything is written in english. Our website has made it in a few showcase galleries. We like to share the list with you.

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01 Mar 2008

Hans De Pelsmacker, Belgian designer

I published a website for Hans De Pelsmacker, Belgian designer. His portfolio is illustrated with a lot of photos to get the best impressions of his work. You can view the website at: www.hansdepelsmacker.be. A complete set of photographs of his work can be seen at: Flickr

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06 Feb 2008

Networking illustrations

I decided to make some drawings on the topic of networking, just some basic sketching. Once colored with some paint, I scan them with a hight resolution (300 dpi) and save them for later use in Photoshop or Illustrator.

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