Hansje van Halem, Netherlands

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Graphic designer Hansje van Halem (1978, pronunciation: [hans-yeh]) gathered recognition with her distinctive typography and geometric, almost psychedelic illustrations built on complex patterns. Van Halem digitally scratches, draws or weaves her letters and designs stamps, posters and illustrations. Her design-experiments sometimes lead to commissioned applications for public space, including a border fence at the Dutch Schiphol Airport. Her work is in the collection of museum, amongst others Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (NL), Museum für Gestaltung Zürich (CH) and Letterform Archive (USA). Since 2017 Hansje is the head designer of music festival Lowlands.

Design work by Hansje van Halem


    Hansje van Halem, Netherlands (2016)

    Graphic designer Hansje van Halem (1978, pronunciation: [hans-yeh]) gathered recognition with her distinctive typography and geometric, almost psychedelic illustrations built on complex patterns. Van Halem digitally scratches, draws or weaves...

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    Hansje van Halem, Netherlands (2016)

    Graphic designer Hansje van Halem (1978, pronunciation: [hans-yeh]) gathered recognition with her distinctive typography and geometric, almost psychedelic illustrations built on complex patterns. Van Halem digitally scratches, draws or weaves her letters and designs stamps, posters and illustrations. Her design-experiments sometimes lead to commissioned applications for public space, including a border fence at the Dutch Schiphol Airport. Her work is in the collection of museum, amongst others Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (NL), Museum für Gestaltung Zürich (CH) and Letterform Archive (USA). Since 2017 Hansje is the head designer of music festival Lowlands.

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    Sketchbook - Hansje van Halem

    (2013)

    Uitgeverij De Buitenkant

    448 page monograph — For assignments as well as personal research, Hansje draws letters and patterns. This book is a compilation of self generated, commissioned, applied, rejected and unfinished sketches, type drawings, experiments, patterns and failures made between 2003 and 2013.

    Sketch Cahier - Hansje van Halem

    (2014)

    Uitgeverij De Buitenkant

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    Lectures

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    Trial and Error

    (2017)

    • Typographics / Cooper Union, USA
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