nog meer

Dutch phrase meaning "even more."

Education

Yale University

Senior Critic, 1999–present

Parsons School of Design

Adjunct Professor, 2012–present

MindState

Founder, 2017–present

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Nov. 2022: Art + Language: Korean Contemporary Graphic Design

On Nov. 10, the exhibition “Art + Language: Korean Contemporary Graphic Design” opened in the Korean Cultural Center in Ottawa, Canada. Together with co-curators Robert Tombs and Wonjoon Chung, Henk invited 5 Korean graphic designers to showcase recent work: Kyungsun Kymn, Kyung Park, YuJune Park, Sulki + Min, and Lee Yongje. At the event, all designers, minus YuJune Park, were present and briefly spoke about their work. Expecting her baby at any moment, YuJune was unable to travel to Ottawa but Henk introduced her work and studio practice with “Synoptic Office." Additionally, Henk also had the honor of re-installing her student project “Swell” she created many years ago for a class he teaches at Yale. The exhibition will be on view until Jan. 10, 2023.

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Aug. 2022: Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts Workshop

In late Summer 2022, Henk conducted a second workshop for Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts (SAFA). It is one of the best known art academies in China with a history dating back to 1912. We did another conceptual Alphabet project and the results can be seen in this impressive exhibition of the students' work.

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Jul. 2022: Artslink Conceptual Alphabet Workshop

In the Summer of 2022, Henk did another workshop for Artslink, a private organization in Shanghai which offers courses in arts and design.

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Apr. 2021: Design Observer Community Sessions

In April 2021, Henk was asked to make a presentation about the history and work of the studio for Design Observer. The presentation can be viewed here.

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Apr. 2021: Practice + Education – Synergy between the studio and classroom

Henk was invited to give a virtual talk for graduating art and design students at ArtsLink in Shanghai.

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Jan. 2021: International Conference on Fine Art and Design Education

Henk presented a virtual lecture on designers and children’s books for the International Conference on Fine Art and Design Education for SHNU (Shanghai Normal University).

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Nov. 2020: Shanghai Normal University Workshop

From Aug 26–Sept 9, Henk virtually taught a conceptual alphabet poster workshop at the Fine Arts College of SHNU (Shanghai Normal University). Some of our favorite student projects are shown here.

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Nov. 2020: Royal Canadian Academy of Arts / L’Académie royale des arts du Canada (RCA/ARC) Talk

On Nov. 14, 2020, Henk gave a talk to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts / L'Académie royale des arts du Canada (RCA /ARC) in Ottawa. The presentation gave an overview of the role graphic design played in supporting resistance efforts during the occupation of the Netherlands in WWII, and how subsequent events and key figures helped build the groundwork that would lead to he “Golden Age” of Dutch graphic design in the 1980–90s — a subject dear to his heart! Her Excellency, Ines Coppoolse, Ambassador at the Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands to Canada, was kind enough to provide an illuminating introduction.

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Nov. 2020: Petra Barth / International Photography Awards 2020, Third Place

We enjoyed working with Petra Barth and Sarah Leen to design Anderswo / Elsewhere, a collection of stark and beautiful photographs about memory and small moments of observation. It was the recipient of the International Photography Awards (IPA) 2020, Third Place.

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Oct. 2020: MindState Sprint

On Sunday, Oct 25, we had our kick-off meeting for the MindState 2020–21 Ideation Sprint. We’ll be working together again with Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Jacobs Institute at Cornell Tech and Technion. It was a great start with over 60 students taking part and many more participants from the hospital and designers from Monday.com and WIX.com.

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Oct. 2020: 2020 Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Award

We are proud to share African Cosmologies: Photography, Time, and the Other is shortlisted for the 2020 Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Award. The winners are set to be announced in November later this year. Congratulations to the Fotofest team including Steven Evans, Max Fields, and Mark Sealy; to Schilt Publishing; and all the incredible artists whose work made this book and the Fotofest Biennial of 2020 possible. Photograph by Daniel Salemi for Aperature

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Jul. 2020: ROSSO Arts Workshop

In July, Henk conducted a virtual workshop organized by ROSSO Arts in Shanghai with a group of students from different Chinese cities.

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May 2020: James A. Porter & David C. Driskell Book Award

“Riffs & Relations,” a book we designed for Rizzoli Publishing, received the fifth Annual James A. Porter & David C. Driskell Book Award from the David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora at the University of Maryland. Roger Tucker III, a good friend of HvAD and principal of Tucker Contemporary Art, shared images with us of photographer Frank Stewart, whose work is included in the book, on a visit reviewing the book.

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Apr. 2020: Bright Golden Haze at Oklahoma Contemporary

April marks the opening of the new museum at Oklahoma Contemporary, designed by Rand Elliott Architects. We developed collateral and environmental graphics for its two inaugural exhibitions, “Bright Golden Haze” and “Shadow on the Glare”, and are currently working on the accompanying publication. Henk visited the new space while under construction and met up with curator, Jennifer Scanlan, and curatorial fellow, Pablo Berrara, while planning the environmental graphics.

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Mar. 2020: FotoFest 2020 Biennial Opening Night

The FotoFest 2020 Biennial held it's opening night on March 7th at the Silver Street Studios in Houston, TX. Although many of the planned events for the following months were postponed, canceled, or adapted for remote participation due to the pandemic, the opening night celebration had a great turnout. This year's biennial, African Cosmologies: Photography, Time, and the Other, examines the complex relationships between contemporary life in Africa, the African diaspora, and global histories of colonialism, photography, and rights and representation. Photos documenting the night are from the Fotofest Instagram account.

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Jan. 2020: MindState — Sourasky Medical Center Sprint

Henk's collaboration with Tamar Many of Shenkar College of Engineering, Design, and Art; on the platform MindState continues to develop and connect students of different cultural backgrounds and disciplines through intensive sprints. Together with the Sourasky Medical Center and the WHO (World Health Organization); MindState developed the sprint, Time to Care, exploring the future of healthcare. Thirteen teams made up of students from Cornell Tech, Technion, together with design professionals (Facebook, Monday, Wix etc.) from Tel Aviv and medical staff from Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital). Teams were invited to consider how the use of data, technology, design, and business strategy could be used to help imagine and attempt to influence a better patient experience.

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Jan. 2020: Subversion & the Art of Slavery Abolition

We celebrated the opening of “Subversion & the Art of Slavery Abolition” at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in January. The exhibition explores how abolitionists used visual means, like posters, letters, and maps, to advocate for enslaved peoples’ rights and equality. It is on view in the Latimer gallery through July 31st.

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Nov. 2019: Made At NYPL Opening Copy

In November we celebrated the New York Public Library's 125th anniversary (founded in 1895) with the opening of the Made at NYPL. This exhibition showcases original works produced using the Library’s resources including those by fellows of the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers, which commemorates its 20th anniversary this year.

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May 2019: AIGA + Design Observer’s 50 Books | 50 Covers 2018 Competition

Henk was honored to serve as juror alongside chairperson Jessica Helfand, and designers Daphne Geismar and Lucinda Hitchock for the AIGA + Design Observer's 50 Books | 50 Covers Competition. From over 700 submissions, they selected the best current work in book and cover designs published in 2018. Checkout Design Observer's piece about on this year's results including the complete list of cover and book selections. You can learn more about the annual competition and evolution of book and cover design in this digital age from an interview with Jessica Helfand, Design Observer co-founder and jury chairman, at The Monocle Weekly.

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Mar. 2019: Jinan, China Workshop

Henk enjoyed returning to Shangdong University to conduct a workshop in Jinan China focussing on western typography and calligraphy.

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Jan. 2019: MindState Sprint in Tel Aviv

In collaboration with Tamar Many of Shenkar College of Engineering, Design, and Art; Henk has been developing a platform to facilitate global change by uniting students of different cultural backgrounds and disciplines in short intensive sprints. One of the apps developed in their sprint last January was recognized by TimeOut Isreal as part Isreal's National Cleanup Day on April 2nd.

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Sept. 2018: International Latino Book Awards Winner

We are excited to announce that Home—So Different, So Appealing, received several awards and honors at the "20th International Latino Book Awards," this September in Los Angeles. The ceremony was a celebration of greatness in books, by and for Latinos through 93 different categories. HvAD was a finalist in 5 out of 8 design categories and is honored to be awarded those listed below: Best Cover Design: First Place Best Cover Photo: First Place Best Latino Focused Book Design: Second Place Best Interior Design: Second Place Best Use of Photos Inside the Book: Honorable Mention

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Jun. 2018: Workshops for VO/ART in China

From June 1-15, Henk was invited to be a guest lecturer at 4 VO/ART offices In China: Beijing, Qingdao, Chengdu, and Shenzhen. VO/ART is an organization which prepares art students for study abroad both at under- and graduate levels. Lectures and workshops on “Verbal-Visual Synergy” were given at the local VO/ART studios but also at an International School in Qingdao and the A4 Art Museum in Chengdu.

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Mar. 2018: Workshop at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia

Workshop for University of the Arts, Philadelphia from March 15th–18th, 2018. The students designed a series of posters that were put on display at the conclusion of the workshop. To commemorate our time together, they also performed a surprise “Goodbye” rap, directed by faculty member Chris Myers.

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Nov. 2017: Palestine Book Awards

Drawing the Kafr Qasem Massacre by Samia Halaby (designed by HvAD) wins the Palestine Book Awards, Creative Award.

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Oct. 2017: Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Workshop

"Design Elements and Principles" workshop for the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

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Oct. 2016: “A Life With Artists” Book Release

Presentation of A Life With Artists (book designed by HvAD). Carolina Pasti and Michael Schulhof introduced the book at the Rizzoli Bookstore in Manhattan.

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Nov. 2016: Jan Willem van Assen: Een Onstuimig Talent

Photos of the opening of Jan Willem van Assen: Een Onstuimig Talent exhibition, at the Voerman Museum in Hattem, The Netherlands.

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Jun. 2016: Calligraphy Workshop for Yale Alumni

Henk conducts a calligraphy workshop for Yale Alumni at the Yale Alumni Day, June 2016. A former employee of HvAD, Loide Marwanga, can be seen working hard with a broad-nib pen.

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Mar. 2016: Oglethorpe University Workshop

Workshop for Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, GA, in collaboration with Catherine Yeckel from the School Public Health and Jullian Bittener from the School of Art at Yale. The workshop accompanied an exhibition of poster projects, created by Yale students from the School of Public Health and the School of Art.

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Feb. 2016: FotoFest 2016 Biennial Printing

Two books for the FotoFest 2106 Biennial, published by Schilt Publishing, are in the process of being printed at Offizin Scheufele Druck und Medien in Stuttgart, Germany

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Feb. 2016: “Design Ranch” Guest Speaker

Guest speaker at “Design Ranch” Saltillo, Mexico

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Feb. 2016: Universidad de Monterrey Workshop

Workshop for Universidad de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. We explored creating letterforms out of photographic environments.

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Jan. 2016: AAUP Book Show

Henk was a juror for the AAUP books show with fellow jurors Daphne Geismar, Kim Glyder, and Ben Shaykin.

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Nov. 2015: Chinese Calligraphy Workshop

While conducting a workshop in Shanghai, the tables were turned on Henk as he was asked to participate in a Chinese calligraphy workshop.

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Nov. 2015: Liu Haisu Museum

Some of HvAD posters were included in the permanent collection of the Liu Haisu Museum in Shanghai.

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Nov. 2015: Liu Haisu Museum Workshop

Henk conducts a workshop for the Liu Haisu Museum, Shanghai. The topic was to explore Western typographic forms through a type specimen project.

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Jul. 2015: Yale @RT Books Interview

Interview for Yale @RTbooksblog

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Jun. 2015: Lecture in Su Zhou

Lecture in Su Zhou University, Graphic Design department about the work of HvAD.

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Jun. 2015: Shanghai Normal University Workshop

Workshop for Shanghai Normal University. Concluded by a visit to the Studio of Min Wang and Michiel de Boer, and of course mandatory Karaoke.

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Apr. 2015: El Shenkar University Workshop

Workshop for El Shenkar University in Tel Aviv, Israel. We explored the concept of sequential poster design.

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May 2014: Interview with FotoFest Inc. Founders

Wendy Watriss and Fred Baldwin, cofounders of FotoFest Inc., Houston, are being interviewed about their latest book “View From The Inside” [designed by HvAD] in Amsterdam. For the second half of the evening, the artist Sadik Alfraji joined the conversation. The event was organized by Schilt Publishing.

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May 2014: Central Academy of Fine Arts Workshop

Workshop with students at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing, exploring Western letterforms.

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Sep. 2012: Typographic Tables Exhibition at Museion

At the invitation of The Contemporary Art Museum (Museion) in Bolzano, Italy, Henk was invited to contribute a project for an exhibition on typographic interpretation.

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May 2012: 14×48 PSA Billboard Design

Henk was invited by two of his former art students who run an organization called: 14 x 48 (the size of a billboard in feet). The concept behind their initiative was to use empty billboard space for positive messages designed by artists and designers. Henk's billboard encouraged people to pay respect to the diversity of cultures we share.

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Apr. 2011: Carlos Cruz-Diez Book and Exhibition

Press check at Capital Offset where the the book “Carlos Cruz-Diez: Color in Space and Time” (designed by HvAD) was being printed. A month later the exhibition opened at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

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Jun. 2010: Yale Art Poster Exhibition

Exhibition of posters designed by HvAD in the Yale University Jonathan Edwards Gallery.