MAK Center for Art and Architecture
Subject Areas
Branding | Interactive
Our website for the MAK Center for Art and Architecture brings Schindler’s concept of Space Architecture to the two-dimensional surface of the screen. The site’s grid system emphasizes horizontal and vertical relationships between content elements to create a dynamic and interconnected series of forms on each page. A quirky sans-serif typeface channels the spirit of eccentricity and experimentation that Schindler brought to the California modernist movement.
Gestalten
SUBJECT AREAS
Branding | Interactive | Print
This international design book publisher asked VV to present concepts for an updated brand identity. Our minimalist and type-driven approach offers a neutral foundation from which to showcase the product catalog and browse the editorial content. Bold typography calls attention to important messaging, while also achieving a look of timeless, approachable design.
Delethe
SUBJECT AREAS
Branding | Exhibition | Interactive
A collaboration with Gasag Kunstpreiz artist Nik Nowak exploring issues of data privacy in 21st century society. This terminal, exhibited during Berlin Art Week, allowed visitors to sign up for a “post-mortem data deletion service”. VV created a custom application interface with a design that mimics the historic DOS operating system, to reference a nostalgia for a time when data deletion was as simple as erasing something from a disk. Design elements were entirely generated with ascii drawing characters, also in the style of older software design.
Spinagu
SUBJECT AREAS
Branding | Interactive
Brand identity and website for this LA-based architecture studio. Similar to the themes explored in the built works of the firm, our design layouts play with layerings of space, at times inverting the relationship between 2 and 3 dimensional viewings.
Schnayderman’s
SUBJECT AREAS
Interactive | E-Commerce
This Swedish fashion label co-owned by Acne required a fresh look to reposition themselves for a unisex market. The new site takes a minimalist approach to presenting the product, offering close-up views of their unique fabrics and detailing. Site includes full e-commerce capabilities, as well as custom search tools.
Screen City Biennial
SUBJECT AREAS
Branding | Interactive | Print
In connection with the curatorial theme of this Norwegian art biennial, VV created an identity referencing labor in the city of Stavanger, the oil capital of Norway. The identity uses a bubbling undulating pool of oil as the backdrop for information about the festival.
Let Me Search that for You
SUBJECT AREAS
Branding | Exhibition | Interactive | Print
Invited by Berlin’s Lab for Emerging Arts and Performance (LEAP) to create a theme for their summer party, VV came up with the concept of an internet search competition. Participants selected from the local media art scene were invited to compete in search battles such as finding the funniest LOL cat, or the dumbest Sarah Palin quote. The identity created in conjunction with the event is constructed entirely of free fonts, icons, and imagery found via internet search.
Kippis Finnish Design Shop
Subject Areas
Interactive | E-Commerce
Awards & Nominations
Communication Arts (WebPick)
CSS Design Awards (SOTD)
Awwwards (Special Mention)
German Web Award (Nominee)
E-commerce site for Kippis Design Shop – specialists in modern and contemporary Finnish design furnishings. The UI concept relies on parallax layering, rendering three-dimensionality to the browser space. Content features profiles of Finnish designers and brands, as well as a fully filterable product catalogue.
SS/AW Backstage at Fashion Week
SUBJECT AREAS
Exhibition | Print
“SS / AW – Backstage at Fashion Week” is a new publication by VERBALVISUAL celebrating the work of reportage photographer Hatnim Lee. A collection of photographs from fashion weeks in London, Paris, and New York. Featured shows include Alexander Wang, Sonia Rykiel, Lee Roach, Y3, among others.
Gewissheit-Vision Exhibition
Subject Areas
Interactive
Awards & Nominations
Awwwards (Special Mention)
Website design and development for this exhibition in Halle, Germany. The website serves as a digital catalog for the exhibition, with profiles for the 11 contemporary artists and 8 contemporary theorists featured in the show. Audio interviews of the theorists, and photo galleries of the artists’ works allow website visitors to gain a broader understanding of the context and content of the exhibition.
United Nations
SUBJECT AREAS
Interactive
The United Nations Living Wage Report establishes a framework for determining a viable living wage across different economies and sectors. The interactive report features animated chapter intros to draw users into the materials. Animated and static information graphics break down the process for companies to adopt a humanitarian wage strategy across their supply chains.