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European Design Festival
Posted by Patrick Burgoyne, 27 May 2010, 15:06 Permalink Comments (10)
The European Design Festival starts today in Rotterdam, supported by a range of material by Studio Dumbar intended to recall the visual language of protest movements

The European Design Festival, which supposedly "celebrates European design with all its regional distinctive elements as well as its common grounds" has the theme of Shifting Perspectives this year, with speakers including Astrid Stavro, Philippe Apeloig and Reza Abedini.

In the light of the current financial crisis, Studio Dumbar wanted to raise what it thought were some important questions regarding the role of design and whether "we, in the current, global economic crisis, raise the right questions and address the current issues?"

The materials, including street banners, T-shirts, animations and printed materials, combine the handpainted styles of protest signs with abstracted flags of European nations.






10 Comments
I'm looking forward to both seeing these and speaking at the festival this weekend.
2010-05-27 16:45:21
Lovin' the lo-fi.
2010-05-27 16:55:10
3000 entries paying €150...
Awardshow is an additional €50 a person..
Printwork sponsored
Ads free
dumbar design free
veer as main sponsor
Economic crisis?
Not for this organisation.
2010-05-27 22:23:53
Looks like a child was let loose with a paintbrush, a scanner and MS Paint.
2010-05-28 01:46:09
Its certainly an original identity which will attract attention and is visually fresh. They are almost peices of art though, rather than posters, and some do take time to work out too...
2010-05-28 08:30:03
what?
they are collecting more than 450.000 euro's on this project?
what happens with this money?
2010-05-28 14:20:37
Great identity. Love the concept for colour and movement. A little worried about legibility though.
2010-05-30 02:20:27
love the concept and the designs
2010-06-02 08:55:46
I was there!
Excellent design, impeccable organization, all in all, great fun!
2010-06-02 15:39:13
This year the festival will be in Vilnius, Lithuania (12-15 May). Join! :)
2011-05-06 16:14:57
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