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Effectiveness by design

Dutch scientific evidence proves the economic and commercial value of design.

DesignChat with Erik Spiekermann

Live video and text chat with Erik Spiekermann, this Wednesday, August 11, at 8pm CST at DesignChat

Edenspiekermann holds workshop at Creative Company Conference 2010

Joost Mogendorff and Joost Holthuis of Edenspiekermann will organize a workshop at this year’s Creative Company Conference on 14 september 2010.

China – a Threat or an Opportunity?

Erik Spiekermann at the Hasso Plattner Ventures 6th Forum on Entrepreneurship

Todo es diseño – Design is everything

Edenspiekermann represented at the „Straight to Business 2010: Icograda Design Week in Madrid“

Erik Spiekermann on “causing impact: design matters” at the 1st Annual Report Symposium

Erik Spiekermann demonstrated with his speech how an annual report becomes attractive enough to sparkle from a shelf.

Bronze European Design Award for Utrecht City Theatre identity

The visual identity for Utrecht City Theatre has won a Bronze European Design Award in the category Company Implementation.

Edenspiekermann & Geomarketing at the cxi-conference 2010

June 1, Edenspiekermann and Geomarketing present sentres.com, a platform for sustainable tourism and leisure facilities in South Tyrol.

TYPO Berlin 2010 celebrates Passion

Yesterday, the leading European design conference opened its doors. Themed “Passion”,
the 15th TYPO Berlin highlights the future of the written word.

arte documentary Metropolis featuring “Typomania”

In the run-up of the international design conference TYPO Berlin 2010 the arte documentary Metropolis features “Typomania – about passion, fat letters, slim serifs and sexy guys.”
With Erik Spiekermann. Available in German only.

3 Nominations for the Design Award of the German Federal Republic 2011

In 2007 the font family DB Type, developed by Erik Spiekermann for Deutsche Bahn, was given the German Federal Design Award in gold. This year Edenspiekermann has a good chance of winning the renowned prize once again. 3 works by the agency have been nominated: Hering Berlin, TCHO and the Utrecht City Theatre.

Typographic Freedom For The Web

A move which web designers have long desired allows freedom of typographic design on the Web. This will finally enable businesses and brands to control their appearance across all media. Edenspiekermann is testing this new freedom on itself by setting its homepage in the house font ESPI Sans & Slab, starting immediately.

D&AD award for Utrecht City Theatre Identity

The visual identity of Utrecht City Theatre has been selected by the judges of the D&AD awards.

Utrecht City Theatre identity nominated for the European Design Awards

The visual identity for Utrecht City Theatre has been nominated for the European Design Awards in the category Company Implementation.

Edenspiekermann nominated twice for ADCN Awards

The visual identity for Utrecht City Theatre has been nominated twice for the ADCN Awards, the annual Dutch Advertising Awards.

Edenspiekermann ready for future challenges

Edenspiekermann opens a new office in Stuttgart and restructures the Amsterdam office.

Shortlist for the Lead Awards 2010 is confirmed

The jury, which includes Erik Spiekermann, has named the nominees for the much-coveted Lead Awards. On March 25th the Lead Magazine of the Year 2010 will be announced along with others, among them best newcomer.

Erik Spiekermann on attitude in design

On March 20th communication designer Erik Spiekermann will talk about the function of design at the 3rd annual convention of GfDg, the Society of Design History in Frankfurt.

The Web and Beyond sponsored by Edenspiekermann

“The Web and Beyond” is a biennal conference organised by Chi Nederland. This year Edenspiekermann is again one of the sponsors of the event.

Six degrees of Erik Spiekermann

A wonderful homage to typographer and communication designer Erik Spiekermann: The EYE Magazine (UK) packed his story into a colorful timeline showing his companions, his work and achievements.

Erik Spiekermann’s TEDx Berlin-Talk now online

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, the first TEDx conference was held in Berlin on 30 November 2009 at the Grand Hyatt. Erik Spiekermann kicked off the day with a presentation called “Redesigning Design”.

Edenspiekermann backs sustainable tourism

This summer sees the start of a new web portal, sentres.com, a platform for sustainable tourism and leisure facilities in South Tyrol. Together with Geo Marketing GmbH in Bolzano-Bozen, Edenspiekermann has developed the innovative portal from the ground up.

Willem Woudenberg steps down as chairman

In January 2010, Edenspiekermann implements changes in its management.

Lecture by Erik Spiekermann at UvA

Erik Spiekermann will give the second Frederik Muller Lecture, organised by the University of Amsterdam (UvA) on Wednesday 16 December.

Erik Spiekermann @ The Edge in London

Organised by the DBA, the Edge is a groundbreaking event making the links between creativity, risk-taking and success.

Save money with a narrower, yet legible typeface

Edo van Dijk was interviewed by Dutch newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad about a paper saving typeface that is currently being developed for the City of Amsterdam.

Edenspiekermann sponsoring TEDxBerlin

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, the first TEDx conference was held in Berlin on 30 November 2009. Erik Spiekermann kicked off the day with a presentation called “Redesigning Design”. Moreover, the handmade invitation cards and the program for over 300 invited guests were designed and produced by Edenspiekermann.

ISTD Premier Award 2009 for FF Mister K

The FF Mister K typeface has received the ISTD Premier Award of the International Society of Typographic Designers, based in London. The winning typeface was developed by Julia Sysmäläinen, a graphic designer and typographer at Edenspiekermann.

Capital Amsterdam: 400 years of financial history

Thursday 19 November mayor of Amsterdam Job Cohen and chairman of De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) Nout Wellink open the exhibition Capital Amsterdam. Edenspiekermann designed the exhibition in the Amsterdam City Archives.

Dominoes mark fall of the Berlin wall

To celebrate the ‘Festival of Freedom’, over 1000 giant dominoes were toppled to symbolise the chain reaction throughout Germany, Europe and the world after the fall of the Berlin wall. The design for one oversize styrofoam domino at the Brandenburg Gate was made by Edenspiekermann.

W24: Science and technology platform inspires and surprises

A new scientific platform was launched earlier this week: wetenschap24 (science24). Broadcasting organisation VPRO, educational broadcaster TeleacNOT, kennislink.nl and the NEMO science centre are the initiators. Edenspiekermann created the identity and website (interaction and visual design, front-end templates) and contributed to the naming and campaign.

30 years magazine “art”: Does German design still exist?

Tax forms, mail boxes and the secret of the “Bionade bottle” – Erik Spiekermann analyses typical things of German everyday life in the anniversary edition of the renowned magazine “art”.

Round Table on Creativity and Sustainability

On behalf of the annual visitor’s program initiated by the Federal Foreign Office, Robert Stulle is part of a round table discussion in Berlin tonight. The event aims to provide foreign journalists and designers a personal insight into Germany’s creative industries.

Erik Spiekermann at the Typ09 in Mexico City

At the Typ09 conference held in Mexico City this week, typographers, designers, educators, and typographic professionals from around the world will converge to celebrate the importance of type and to explore its history and its future.

Typ09 Mexico City

At the 2009 ATypI (Association Typographique Internationale) conference, Typ09 held in Mexico City this week, typographers, designers, educators, and typographic professionals from around the world will converge to celebrate the importance of type and to explore its history and its future. ATypI member Erik Spiekermann is one of the speakers.
Read more on ATypI.org

Two clients honoured for excellent design management

We are proud to congratulate Rabobank and The province of North-Holland on their honourable mentions of the Design Management Europe (DME) Awards 2009.

Government for the People

In the course of the London Design Festival, Edenspiekermann will be talking at the seminar ‘Government for the People’, organized by the Applied Information Group AIG.

Impressions of the 5th Brussels Debates

The debate took place in the framework of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009. Vice-President Günter Verheugen, Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry, underlined how innovation can help EU enterprises emerge from the current recession stronger.

Erik Spiekermann: The Informational City

As part of the London Design Festival the London College of Communication (LCC) is hosting a lecture by information architects Erik Spiekermann and Tim Fendley, highlighting the ways in which we understand information in urban spaces.

Finnish font wins Russian Award

FF Mister K, the font developed by the Finnish designer Julia Sysmäläinen won the International Type Design Competition ‘Modern Cyrillic’. The latin version of the typo inspired by Franz Kafka had been introduced at the this year’s TYPO 2009 conference. Mы пoздравляем Mister K!

Brussels Debates

Among other experts, Günter Verheugen, Vice-President of the European Commission and Erik Spiekermann, EU-Ambassador for Innovation and Creativity meet in Brussels. Organized by the European Policy Centre, today’s debates will focus on the innovation policy: ‘time to step on the gas’.

Nuna: a realistic view on parenting

During the Kind + Jugend trade fair in Cologne from 17 to 20 september the Nuna stand shows the world of parents and children in a playful way. Edenspiekermann created the stand for this upcoming brand of baby- and childrens products.

Award-Regen: Berliner Nachwuchstalent sahnt mächtig ab

Christian Hanke, graphic designer at Edenspiekermann Berlin, has won four awards this year, one of them is a ‘best of the best:red dot award 2009‘. Congrats!

Edenspiekermann supports Berlin ‘UNESCO City of Design’

From August 24th until September 6th Edenspiekermann will be present at the design initiative ‘CODE’ in Berlin.

Edenspiekermann speaks at Design Yatra in India

Erik Spiekermann and Willem Woudenberg will attend the annual Design Yatra in Mumbai from 4 to 7 september.

Erik Spiekermann in the EUROBIKE AWARD 2009 jury

The judging session for the EUROBIKE AWARD 2009 is taking place today in Hannover. The bicycle fan Erik Spiekermann was chosen among five other experts to bestow the most innovative products in the bicycle industry. Of course, entries should also reflect a particular level of design quality. The jury’s decision will be communicated at the Award Ceremony September 2, followed by the trade fair at EUROBIKE Friedrichshagen.

New website for Aletta live: Archive on women’s history

Aletta, Institute for Women’s History, has a new website designed by Edenspiekermann.

Two red dot awards for Edenspiekermann

AMSTERDAM – BERLIN, 12 August 2009 – The works for Hering Berlin and Utrecht City Theatre have been awarded with a red dot award for outstanding design.

Edenspiekermann supports the weatherman

Edenspiekermann delevoped over 300 partially animated characters for the news programme ‘ZDF heute’ and ‘ZDF heute journal’.

Cannes: Edenspiekermann nominated for the Design Lions 2009

Edenspiekermann is nominated for the Design Lions 2009 in the category ‘Packaging Design’. The San Francisco based luxury chocolate brand TCHO developed by Susanna Dulkynis has already been honored with the European Design Awards and the iF communication design awards. Now in its second year, the Design Lions attracted 1139 entries, 138 from Germany where of 22 are nominated in the short list.

A new face for Utrecht City Theatre

Utrecht City Theatre (Stadsschouwburg Urecht) presents its new visual identity. The style offers a lot of possibilities and inspiration to grow further in coming years and to become a strong cultural brand.

Seminar: Wayfinding in the modern Metropolis

On Wednesday 17 June Edenspiekermann organise the seminar ‘Wayfinding in the modern Metropolis’ in association with our London-based partner agency Applied Information Group (AIG).

Erik Spiekermann and Timothy Childs @ the Creative Company Conference

The 3rd Creative Company Conference – the first international conference that brings business and creativity together in one arena – is held in Amsterdam today. On board: Erik Spiekermann and Timothy Childs telling the marvelous TCHO story.

ISIC.org is now live

ISIC – International Student Identity Card – is well on the way to becoming THE lifestyle card for students and youth around the globe. The new website ISIC.org is now live. It plays a key role in the communication towards youth and students and also towards benefit partners and points of sale.

iF communication design awards 2009 for TCHO and Hering Berlin

Two more awards for Edenspiekermann: After Gold and Silver at this year’s European Design Awards, Edenspiekermann has been awarded with the renowned iF communication design award 2009 for its projects TCHO and Hering Berlin.

Please welcome: Axel and Mister K.

The new Erik Spiekermann typeface ‘Axel’ premieres at TYPO Berlin 2009. ‘Mister K.’ – a font designed by Julia Sysmäläinen – is wandering through the 14th international design conference in the form of different postcards.

Gold and Silver European Design Awards for Edenspiekermann

Edenspiekermann takes home Gold and Silver from the European Design Awards Ceremony in Zurich. The Packaging Design of the luxury chocolate brand TCHO wins Gold. The Brochure and Product Catalogue of the porcelain manufacturer Hering Berlin has been awarded with Silver.

Edenspiekermann and Hering Berlin featured in Deutsche Welle TV

Deutsche Welle TV came to film us for an episode about Communication Design.

Berliner Philharmoniker ‘Official Honoree’ at Webby Awards

The website of Berliner Philharmoniker, developed by Edenspiekermann, was recognized as an ‘Official Honoree’ at the 13th Webby Awards in the categories ‘best visual design’ and ‘cultural institutions’.

New name for Identity Matters: FONK

Identity Matters, powered by RW, is now called FONK. The new name reflects energy and power, but also renewal, impulse and creativity.

Making understandable forms with Edenspiekermann

On 31 March Edenspiekermann is partner of the i3 documents congres in the Triavium in Nijmegen. The congres is about client friendly electronic document management.

Eureka Moment among 2009 ReBrand 100 Global Award Winners

Strategic design agency Eureka Moment, partner of Edenspiekermann in Mumbai, was responsible for the rebrand of Piramal.

House style and website for fundraiser for homosexuals

Edenspiekermann develops the house style and website for a new fund aimed at the emancipation of homosexuals ‘The Blue Fund’.

Edenspiekermann develops Beterweters.nl

Unfortunately this article is not available in English.
Smart children should have all possibilities to develop their talents. The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science wants to increase the attention for excellence in education. That’s why the platform Beterweters.nl was developed, a learning environment for children, parents and teachers. Edenspiekermann cooperated with Finalist to realise this website.

Kristin Laufer enforces Edenspiekermann

The Berlin office of Edenspiekermann enforces consulting and project management.

Edenspiekermann designs the new Commerzbank logo

Edenspiekermann has redesigned the Commerzbank logo. By modernising and emphasising the outline they have given the financial institution a stronger brand image. Commerzbank contracted several agencies to rework their corporate design. Fabian Rottke’s team from Edenspiekermann Berlin were responsible for developing and producing the logo and logo family.