citylikeyou — Neede / Jos Buivenga

Jos Buivenga can be passionate about a lot of things. He loves to paint, listen to music, brew an almost perfect espresso… but nothing challenges and rewards him more than designing type. If ever he was stranded on a desert island he would still draw alphabets in the sand, even if there was no one else to see them. He is the founder of exljbris, the one-man Dutch font foundry through which he releases and offers his typefaces. For 15 years, his online friends and fans could follow the development of his typefaces and download the results at no cost. In 2008, while still working as an art director at an advertising agency, he released his first commercial typeface Museo with several weights offered for free. That strategy paid off and Museo became a huge bestseller. Partly thanks to that success he now calls himself a full time type designer. All photos by Jos van Roij

http://www.exljbris.com

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Current city: Neede

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Neede / Place

This former parsonage has been our new studio and home for a few Months.

Neede / Shop

The main (and only) shopping street of Neede has a quirky mix of abandoned spots and lively shops.

Neede / Restaurant

Near Neede - in Borculo- there is this former oil mill dating back from 1375. One of my favorite restaurants nearby.

Neede / Area

Northwest of Neede you can find the remains of a swimming pool which is now part of a nature area. The diving board serves as a viewing point.

Neede / Area

North of Neede lies a beautiful, gently sloping landscape shaped 150.000 years ago by an ice age. Great place to cycle or walk.

Helsinki / Designer

Pekka Kuivamäki is a ceramist and designer who is currently finishing his MA degree in Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture (ARTS in short) in Helsinki. He is inspired by functionalist architecture and design and artists such as Kazimir Malevich and Donald Judd. Lately he has been working with subjects such as playfulness and multifunctionality and how they can together create meaningful design.

London / Illustrator

Illustrator, Artist, Designer

New York / Designer

Interior designer in Brooklyn, NY

Burlington / Designer

Catherine Wakim was raised in São Paulo, Porto, Fortaleza, and Vermont. Studied at Concordia University - BFA in Design 2010 During the last two years she has been making things in the areas of communication, design, art installations and visual research in Montréal, New York City, Barcelona and Toronto. Catherine spent summer/fall 2011 interning at Bruce Mau Design. She's currently residing in Vermont. Past contributions include ::: The Future Laboratory, Carolina Herrera, World Policy Journal (MIT Press), David Byrne: Bicycle Diaries, MDC Partners. A current contributor on a series of Art and Design volumes on Experimental Aesthetics, a project led by Dr. Howard Moskowitz.

Reykjavik / Designer

Fiona Cribben is an Irish fashion designer living in Iceland since 2007. Currently she is specialising in designing hand crafted jewelry made from whale teeth and reindeer horns using gold and silver. She also designs one off pieces of clothing and shoes made out of reindeer skin, horse skin and bull horns. Iceland is a really inspiring place but she doesn't loose her irish roots. She freelances and lectures in fashion design and also enjoys designing outfits and characters for fashion apps and other large gaming companies.

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