Marcel Kampman

LED there be light

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:45:40 +0000

Yes, Stad&Esch will be moving to a brand new location in two years. But that’s no reason not to be proud of the movement that is taking place to become one as a group of people, the four locations before moving there in two years. So we decided to make the most advanced, yet acceptable and do that as lean and mean as possible with a maximum impact. And, to create it all locally and as sustainable as possible. Together with the local studio Dolsma we rebranded all locations of Stad & Esch and added some magic by adding animating LED lights to continuously change the color of the &’s. At night, it really is pure magic. All signing has been build to be repurposed later when moving to the new location.

Graphic design Martine Eyzenga
Photography Maurice Mikkers
Design direction Marcel Kampman
Production Reclamestudio Jan Dolsma

Little green & blue & purple & pink & orange & yellow & beige & grey & red Stad & Esch bags

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:14:01 +0000

For the open day, we created these cool fashionable put cotton bags. To carry as a tote or over your shoulder. It will also carry a 15″ laptop. In our aim to create something that lasts, we designed it to be distinct, not as another logo carrier. We thought it would be cool to connect people by inserting the ‘&’ into everyday life, creating spontaneous connections between people. In 10 vibrant colors, always two different colors per bag, creating a wide variety of combinations representing the great diversity of people that together form one school.

Graphic design Martine Eyzenga
Photography Maurice Mikkers
Design direction Marcel Kampman
Production station06

An update on Project Dreamschool at LIFT12

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:42:02 +0000

It makes me happy to share that I will be speaking at LIFT12 in Geneva. I will do an update on what has happened since my talk there last year. LIFT is a truly great event loaded with high quality inspiration, if you have not been there before, you should really consider to go. On friday I will also join the session The Future of Higher Education (Rebooting Higher Education. Looking forward to see some people again who I met last year.

Would be great to see you there!

I never prepare anything…it’s all improvised… but very professional improvisation.

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:23:13 +0000

Karl Lagerfeld

Happykampers

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:03:22 +0000

Through my work and projects I get to meet and work with lots of amazing people; people who change things simply by touching them. These people can shift paradigms, change thinking, create both movement and movements, inspire others, make things happen and realize seemingly impossible projects. But what they all share is the urge to do stuff. To travel, not only physically, but also in their heads; connect different worlds; create new realities. All in their own way. Passionate people. People on a mission. They wander from place to place, from discipline to discipline and camp out there. With everything they touch, they make people happy. Happykampers.

These people need a special place, not a generic profile website. And, the imagery should also tell more about these people. So, I invite them to take a picture of their index finger with a happy face drawn on it, to represent them. This means these images will tell a lot about who they are. The color of the ink, the looks of the face, the background in the image or any other added creativity.

So, next time when you need amazing people to make the impossible possible, check out Happykampers first. The website is in its final stages of development, and will be live soon.

For better of for worse by TIKA — ‘The more you surround yourself with man-made things, the more you lose’

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:19:30 +0000

Just stumbled upon this great video for a Dutch band named TIKA. As you do not know I’m working in a personal project, soon to go live, on ‘happy places’. This video so fits into that.

In the documentary music video, actor ‘giant’ Carel Struycken (who rose to fame by playing iconic freaks in pop culture, like Lurch in the Adams Family and Mr. Homn in Star Trek) is followed on his voyage from ‘the best that civilisation has to offer’ to the wildest of nature, in the middle of Californian deserts, mountain ranges and lakes. The film explores the increasing unease that many feel with modern society. The 63 year old actor has sharp observations on the way we live our lives and how we perceive one another.

It’s beautiful.

Forever is composed of nows.

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:16:35 +0000

Emily Dickinson

The Future Belongs to the Curious

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:46:21 +0000

From the moment we open our eyes it fuels our existence. We are on a mission to remind everyone to never lose your sense of curiosity or wonder. Long live learning!

Guest lecturing at CEDIM, Centro de Estudios Superiores de Diseno de Monterrey, Mexico

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:06:32 +0000

I’m truly happy to say that I’ve been invited as a visiting teacher at CEDIM, a place that felt like a candy store when I was there last year, full with unlimited potential to create anything. I will be there from 9 to 20 April. Looking forward to it!

John Moravec visits Stad&Esch

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:49:51 +0000

Working for Stad & Esch, making it the best school for the Netherlands, and maybe even the world, continues to be the best possible fun. On April 29, 2010, we had our first meeting gathering a group of people to help Stad & Esch with this goal. That meeting gave birth to Project Dreamschool. We had three foreign guests that day: sir Ken Robinson, Jeff Jarvis and John Moravec. Needless to say that it was a quite remarkable gathering that day via Skype. Since then, we already had the pleasure of meeting Jeff Jarvis in person at PICNIC. And John too, on a event we created at Schiphol. Those meetings were really nice, but only open for a few people. People with ideas about changing education. But not for the people actually doing it as their job. Now, two years later, we had the possibility to have John at the school. In person. Not on video, not on Skype. Just there, to help along and feedback on what has been done so far. Yes, anything is possible if you really want things to happen. Then the world is really a village. One that wants the best school for that village.