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Supermodel Lara Stone. You've seen her everywhere at this point. She is the future of international modeling and the current "it" girl. Custom type is futuristic and loosely based on classic dutch street signage, if you could believe it.
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Identity for a web based bills management system.
And yes, you are very observant. There was a point in time where I was using Omnes for everything.
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Working for Local Projects, I was able to contribute to several parts of the new Official NYC Information Center, including interactive design, icons and interior.
Completed at Local Projects
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The mission of the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is to maximize energy efficiency while promoting economic development, reducing reliance on foreign energy supplies, and improving the environment. Under Governor Martin O'Malley, the MEA is currently focused on the "EmPOWER Maryland" initiative, whose goal is reduce energy consumption by 15 percent by the year 2015.
Completed at the
Center for Design Practice
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UPDATE: Jubilee has been featured in issue 30 of Concept Magazine!
Link Here
Jubilee Arts brings the community of West Baltimore together through art, dance, music and counseling.
The Jubilee mark is based on simplified shapes reminiscent of old Baltimore architecture. It is split into four parts that represent each facet of the center.
This project is very extensive, and includes identity and signage of the entire Harris-Marcus Center, where the program will be held.
Currently completing through PIECE Studio
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Law enforcement agencies across the country are having unprecedented contact with immigrants as victims, witnesses, suspects and potential recruits.
The Arrested program was created to bridge the language barrier between these immigrant communities and the police through educating people of their rights under the law.
Completed at MICA
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The Crooked Paper company specializes in producing the first ever completely dissolvable paper product, perfect for getting rid of those nasty incriminating documents in no time at all.
Spreadsheets and the past 40 years of political and corporate scandals were the inspiration behind the Crooked Paper sample booklet.
Completed at MICA
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The Brothers Grimm are the best known authors of children's folklore to have ever set quill to paper. Their stories are highly regarded for having underlying morals carried out in strange and imaginative ways.
Rebranding this age old franchise to appeal to both children and adults called for a complete identity package, including a new mark.
The title of each book serves to explain the underlying moral of the story contained within it. This demystifies each story and allows for further reflection past what is on the surface.
Completed at MICA
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During Halloween 2008, I developed a modular display typeface under the guidance of Ken Barber and Ben Kiel from House Industries.
The typeface uses vectorized scans of my eyelashes that have been grouped into three clusters to
form each letter.
This display face was used in a poster for the 2008 Annual MICA Halloween contest.
Completed at MICA
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Working with Ken Barber and Ben Kiel of House Industries, I completed Holly, a modular display typeface that uses four geometric parts.
The influence for Holly's design comes straight from the turn of the 20th century, a period characterized by silent film and Art Nouveau.
Monocles, vines, geometry and playful symmetry also played a significant role in Holly's form.
Completed at MICA
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Part of a my teaching internship for MICA's Fashion Graphics class. Tasked with guiding and developing an identity and interior design of space within The Shine Collective in Hampden, Baltimore with students in the class. The show will feature all student made works. Completion scheduled for Dec 4.
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Hey there. This is the website of Benjamin B Bours.
I've recently finished school at Syracuse University The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) after which I moved to Long Island, L.E.S, Bushwick, Long Island to work for GQ Magazine. So far so good.
Keep in touch:
bbours@gmail.com.
Get to know me:
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Svpply
Behance
Among other things, I am currently heavily invested in a collection of rare japanese vinyl toys. I am currently moonlighting as a citizen of the E.U. I am currently fluent in 1 languages.
This website was designed and programmed with Colin M. Ford. Thank you so much, Colin.
It uses Indexhibit and JQuery.
Photographs of physical samples by Luke Williams. He's married to my best friend Jess.
Thanks for stopping by!
education
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
B.F.A. Graphic Design
2007-2009
Syracuse University, School of Visual and Performing Arts
Communications Design Major
Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises Minor
2005-2007
experience
GQ | NYC | Designer | 2010-???
Piece Studio | Baltimore | Designer | 2008-2009
Local Projects | NYC | Designer | 2008
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum | NYC | Retail Associate | 2008
Rockers NYC | Design Intern | 2007
Opening Ceremony | NYC | Retail Associate & Showroom Intern | 2007
20 Watts Magazine | Syracuse | Designer | 2006
Hill Holiday NY | NYC | Intern & Freelance Designer | 2004-2006
accolades
Print Magazine, Regional Design Annual: Best American Design, 2012
Graphis: 100 Best in Design, 2012
Communication Arts 52: Design Annual, 2011
SPD Magazine of the Year, Pub 46, 2011
SPD Gold Medal, Pub 46, 2011
ASME awarded to GQ for Design, under Fred Woodward, 2011
Communication Arts 1: Typography Annual, 2011
Concept Magazine, Issue 30, work featured 2009
Communication Arts Interactive Annual 15: Information Design, 2009
MICA Senior Award: Excellence in Social Design, 2009
Art Directors Club Portfolio Review, 2009
Ripple Magazine, work featured 2009
MICA Competitive Achievement Award, 2008
MICA Competitive Transfer Scholarship 2008
Complex Magazine, work featured 2007