Room - invites

Room is a artist run space, with different projects and exhibitions. PrintRoom is, a segment of room, is a growing collection of artist publications. The invitation for PrintRoom makes space with print. Lines are drawn from the corners and middles of the page. The line ends where the letter shape starts, leaving blank for text.




The system for this invitation follows a similar system as the PrintROOM invite. This one works on the level of letter shapes in stead of the paper edges. Within vertical and diagonal lines letter shapes are left blank. It's a complementary type. Diagonal and vertical lines are separated on either front or back of the thin paper.


Sample of frontside, backside and total view


- commissioned by Room, Rotterdam
- printed by Drukkerij Heijt
- type: self made

Mark - municipal art acquisitions

The Municipal Art Acquisitions occur yearly, with a focus on one art discipline at a time. The Stedelijk Museum is responsible for collecting and selecting works with the help of an external jury. In the catalogue for the 'Municipal Art Acquisitions, Graphic Design 2003-2004' all 84 entries were placed. The 64 entries that weren't selected for the acquisitions were punched out of the catalogue, leaving a frame for the ones that were selected.

- commisioned by Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
- with thanks to Michiel Schuurman
- type Granjon
- printed by Calff&Meischke
- binding by Van Lith, Amsterdam
- The Mark-Catalogue won the Dutch prize for Most beautiful book 2004 in 2005.
- ISBN 90-5006-167-2 / sold out

Mark - Exhibition Signage

In the design for the Mark-exhibition EventArchitecture used wooden pallets. For the signage I burnt the names of the exhibitants into this wood.

Oilily - No Address

For the presentation of the new Oilily collection Sloom designed the interior. I designed and realized signage out of wood with carved type.



- commissioned by Sloom: Herman Verkerk/Rianne Makkink and Oilily

Adviezen voor de Kunstraad - report

A report containing advises for subsidizing Amsterdam cultural / art initiatives. The weight of the content forced the design attention to legibility and feel of the booklet. Printed on very smooth and thin paper, the report is almost fluid. The typographical visual addition on the inner and outer sides of the page were taken from the text itself. The words are the complete alphabetical vocabulary of the book.



- in cooperation with Gerard Unger
- printed by Calff&Meischke, Amsterdam
- type Big Vesta, Capitolium by Gerard Unger
- This book won the Dutch prize for Most beautiful book 2004 in 2005 and the international honorable mention in 'Schönste Bücher aus Alle Welt 2004' in 2005, Leipzig.

Go Slow - Droog Design, Milano / signage

The exhibition Go Slow was constructed out of the building material perforated hardboard. For the idea of slowness we embroided type on the grid of this hardboard with large stitches.

- commissioned by Sloom: Herman Verkerk/Rianne Makkink and Droog Design
- in cooperation with Nadja Hanke

Go Slow - Droog Design, Milano

After making the signage, Droog Design approached us for designing the invitation. The system we used for embroidery on this perforated hardboard was translated for print. We translated the system of stitching into a double sided type-face, showing the front and back of embroidery in line drawing.


Invitation for Go Slow, Milano 2004

Hand-out at Go Slow, Milano 2004

Front side of the typeface

Back side of the typeface

- commissioned by Droog Desing and Sloom: Herman Verkerk/Rianne Makkink and Droog Design
- in cooperation with Nadja Hanke
- type Stitch Unsewed