(re)arrange

Rearranging existing things can create new perspectives and interesting compositions.

For this project, I scanned packaging, tickets and other things that would normally be
thrown away to carve out details that I turned into new designs for posters using overlays
and tools in Photoshop.

I once again chose interesting
sections from the resulting compositions
to design a scarf. This project shows
that new products can be created from
disposable items. All you have to do is (re)arrange.

Merch about you

I’ve decided to create merch for our small team in design studio, but do it in a different way. Everyone fed up with typical corporate items which promotes only the company. I’ve come up with idea to tell the story about each of us with custom phrases which based on feelings, routine, phrases of my teammates. The fonts also telling about character of each member, and the logo of our bureau on the back.

Two Way Tie for Last

Finally, a shirt that you can read! Two Way Tie for Last is a zine in long sleeve tee shirt form. The debut issue—spanning TWO shirts—features a killer essay about Japanese convenience stores, lighting, the Olympics, and design, and a mini-essay about “innovation”. Also includes a recommended listening playlist and heaps of new and old graphics by Ian and Sam printed in fluorescent orange and reflex blue on heavy white Gildan long-sleeve shirts!

I AM THE REASON

This metamorphosis of a recycled second-hand blazer into a two-piece outfit is intended to encourage self-reflection. Its message – to take responsibility for our environment, particularly in relation to wildfires. The text on the back of the top is a reminder – we must be
aware of the impact of our actions; the text on the front of the skirt gives advice on how to reduce wildfires, highlighting methods for improvement. The clothes incorporate burnt areas to draw attention to the theme.

生生不息 생생불식 Saengsaengbulsig

“生生不息 생생불식(Saengsaengbulsig)” means to grow and multiply. In the context of a bilingual environment, we wanted to connect Korean and Chinese in the font structure. In the visual design process of this event, we want to take the font design of Chinese and Korean characters as the starting point. And around the structure of the font to build the entire visual system of the event. The systematization extends to every form of the visual, which corresponds to the concept of “Saengsaengbulsig”.

weholo keyboard scarf

In a design and coding studio, the keyboard is the item our hands are in contact with the most during the course of a working day. It’s the interface through which our work gets done. In order to contribute to this undervalued object, we have created the weholo keyboard scarf. Keyboard on one side, circuit diagram and lettering on the other. It comes in two colorways and is available via instagram pm.

KTF Metro

The new typeface KTF Metro by Kyiv Type Foundry portray Ukraine’s Soviet Heritage and current war.

Yevgen Anfalov and Oles Gergun, the founders of Kyiv Type Foundry, held a workshop to pay tribute to the importance of the Kyiv Metro, resulting in the creation of the exciting new family release called KTF Metro inspired by it. The Kyiv Type Foundry specializes in crafting Cyrillic (and Latin) fonts, drawing inspiration from typography originating from Ukraine’s Soviet era.

Echoing WWII events, in 2022 Kyiv Metro became the bomb shelter for thousands of its inhabitants. This sad fact is another big milestone in its rich history, which continues to be written. Built six decades ago, it carries 1.32 million passengers a day (2016) and is one of the most beautiful manmade creations in Ukraine. As part of station architecture, the letters of the Kyiv Metro tell us a lot about its history. It’s a book. You can read it in many directions. Exiting on each station, you’ll notice different letterings. “Look at them, analyze and make fonts on their basis”, the workshop leaders told to their students in the summer 2023 workshop called “Kyiv Metro Fonts.” So they worked on it for a week and the editors of Kyiv Type Foundry took and carefully finished five most representative of them. The result is a family release called KTF Metro, aiming to preserve the typographic memory of the city. Additionally, the workshop leaders interviewed Oleg Totsky, a metro historian and specialist. His answers open up the context in which the Kyiv Metro letters emerged and supplement the showcased typefaces respectively.

Show your support for Ukrainian and Cyrillic type design! The typeface is entirely free of charge for Ukrainians—but as Ukraine is still in a state of emergency, the creators of the typeface and the Kyiv Type Foundry would like to ask you for a donation. Use their PayPal (paypal.com/paypalme/kyivtypefoundry), and they’ll distribute the money among those in a need and report by the end of 2024.

Learn more about the project and download the fonts here!

VOLIA (ВОЛЯ)

When you look at this poster, you are a free bird that flies over a free Ukraine. You can see steppes, mountains, and rivers. You can fly very high or go down and almost touch the ground. You can speed up so the image below will blur or slow down and hover above the ground, examining all the tiny details.

This poster is a flight of your imagination that can last as long as you want.

Body Experimental Typeface

This project was Haocheng’s research during his time in Belgium. He seeks to explore the dynamic visual language of bodily movement, capturing the structure between typography and the human form, while also delving into the emotional resonance of bodily expressions. Through collaborative efforts, Haocheng engages in cross-disciplinary exploration, collaborating with costume designer Bingyan Wu to push the boundaries of experimental design.

TypeFace Cover

I created this bandana as a way to stay optimistic about the future. We were living in a time where masks were essential to everyday life. But I was hopeful there would be a future when we would not need them. This bandana was designed to have a life beyond the pandemic and could be worn over your face, around your neck, on your head or simply displayed as art on the wall.

Body Experimental Typeface

This project was Haocheng’s research during his time in Belgium. This project aimed to explore body consciousness. It seeks to explore the dynamic visual language of bodily movement, capturing the structure between typography and the human form, while also delving into the emotional resonance of bodily expressions. Haocheng engages in cross-disciplinary exploration, collaborating with costume designer Bingyan Wu and model Anna Potsiluyko to push the boundaries of experimental design.

BT Flimmer Scarf

Keep yourself, your friends, your family and your pets(?) warm with this eye-catching tricolor scarf. Displaying its potential of detailed and varied glyphs, BT Flimmer adorns this scarf with its unique letters. On one side the letters are upscaled and are only shown in fragments. On the other side the full name of the Typeface is written out. The tricolor scarf is knitted with green, white and black acrylic yarn.

FAST FASHION KILLS

Woven typographic handmade rugs, as part of a campaign to raise awareness to the polluting fashion industry and Shopping addiction during Copenhagen Fashion Week.

The campaign took place in ILLUM, A shrine of consumer culture and shopping, located in the center of the world’s longest shopping pedestrian street.

read more here: https://rotemcohensoaye.com/FASTFASHIONKILLS