Mijn lesbische roman / Renee Gladman
Velvet Publishers
Book design
Velvet Publishers is the Dutch publisher of les-bi-queer literature. By publishing LBQ stories, Velvet Publishers aims to actively contribute to the positive representation of les-bi-queer individuals with editions of LBQ classics, modern translated literature and the launch of a special new series: the les-bi-queer Pulpature series. Their mission is a wider and happier representation of les-bi-queers' lives in Dutch-language literature.
‘Mijn lesbische roman’ (My lesbian novel) by Renee Gladman is written as an interview that spans many years and weaves into and out of memory and fiction, the book chronicles the author’s—or “author’s”—project to explore the genre of lesbian romance as both a reader and a writer.
For the cover I had many options because I related so well to everything that the book is but in the end we decided that it made the most sense to use a work of Renee herself for the cover, as she is also an artist. The artwork “Untitled 2019“ resembled the book so well that it became the obvious choice.
Colophon
Concept & design
Anouk de l’Ecluse
Image
Renee Gladman, Untitled 2019
A World Shaped Differently
Caroline Kist
Booklet
After designing Caroline her website I had the honour of continuing our great collaboration. For her first solo exhibition at Atelier K84 I was responsible for all the design output such as the poster, a booklet and all the typography in the exhibition. You can almost say I’ve managed to create an identity which is very fitting and at this moment in time timeless.
To see what Caroline is up to now, have a look at her website!
Colophon
Concept & design
Anouk de l’Ecluse
Images
Caroline Kist
car
Fonts
ABC Dinamo Diatype Light
Freight Text
carolinekist.nl
De derde vrouw / Natalie C. Barney
Velvet Publishers
Book design
Velvet Publishers is the Dutch publisher of les-bi-queer literature. By publishing LBQ stories, Velvet Publishers aims to actively contribute to the positive representation of les-bi-queer individuals with editions of LBQ classics, modern translated literature and the launch of a special new series: the les-bi-queer Pulpature series.
Their mission is a wider and happier representation of les-bi-queers' lives in Dutch-language literature.
For their series Vintage publications Velvet publishers asked me to design the cover of ‘De derde vrouw’ by Natalie Clifford Barney. In English the book is know as ‘Women Lovers, Or the Third Woman’ and is a lesbian love triangle avant la lettre. It is an intense and poetic modernist novel about three women deeply devoted and in love with each other, and chronicles the transformation of their relationship. The idea of the “Third Woman” is not only a reference to one of the women in the novel being left out by the others, but also to the idea that being a lesbian was being part of a “third sex”.
Due to the fact that the book was the first within the series, I had to not only design a captivating cover but also create a concept for the coming books within the Vintage series. The traingle became the core element in which I constructed the concept. It is a prominent shape within Velvet’s identity and ties it together to the V of vintage. 1 + 1 becomes more.
For this title we chose to have the design reminiscent of a kaleidoscope. But the concept is so that it is very versatile in usage. Cool fact – the image on the cover is Natalie Clifford Barney herself!
Colophon
Concept & design
Anouk de l’Ecluse
Image
Natalie Clifford Barney, c. 1898, photograph by Emery, Bar Harbor (Maine)
Brochure 2024
Velvet Publishers
Print design
Velvet Publishers is the Dutch publisher of les-bi-queer literature. By publishing LBQ stories, Velvet Publishers aims to actively contribute to the positive representation of les-bi-queer individuals with editions of LBQ classics, modern translated literature and the launch of a special new series: the les-bi-queer Pulpature series.
Their mission is a wider and happier representation of les-bi-queers' lives in Dutch-language literature.
For the 2024 launch of their books I designed the brochure based on the identity made by studio megan. A great collaboration within a limited time frame and budget. Who says you can’t design nice items with limitations?
Colophon
Concept & design
Anouk de l’Ecluse
Text
Velvet Publishers
Font
Ginka
Pantheon Drukkers
3:1
Elisabeth van Sandick
Book design
A book which comes in three parts plus an index. As Sandick puts it: ‘Nothing is ever the same, for what I see today may seem entirely different tomorrow. The formal object I observe is a shape that bears an identity, a character that I can relate to and that manifests itself in fresh ways each time I see it. That turns them into landmarks* in the world I set out into. And to which I return. Always in a different manner. Going back does not mean standing still, even if it feels that way at times. Until I spot something I hadn’t known before, and find that I can return and move forward at the same time.
*Landmarks: objects that I know and do not know.’
*Landmarks: objects that I know and do not know.’
This publication plays with the conceptual idea that images can return and have a different meaning. A zooming in and out, a rotation in time and place, a returning but with different meaning. The monumental structures you think you have seen before but by keeping the design and edit structured and minimal, everything has its place where it is. However subtle it may initially appear. You could even think there is not an order as such; all to keep returning to it as if it were a first encounter.
ColophonPhotography & text
Elisabeth van Sandick
Concept & design
Anouk de l’Ecluse
Edit
Elisabeth van Sandick
Karianne Bueno
Anouk de l’Ecluse
Lithography
Marc Gijzen
Pantheon Drukkers
Binding
Binderij Voetelink Haarlem
Paper
Rebello 100g
Font
Fieldwork
elisabethvansandick.com
A Horse Dressed Up Like A Zebra
Eva van Ooijen
Book design
A designed podcast or an investigation in the form of a book? A Horse Dressed Up Like A Zebra contains research for 4 episodes of the podcast ‘Dear Dr. A.’ in which investigative journalist Andreas Nimmerdor tells the story of a fraudulent scientist, Dr. A., who claims to have made an archaeological finding in the Amazon region. Nimmerdor’s proposal leans heavily on an archive that was donated to him by the artist Eva van Ooijen. In return, she asks him to answer her question: ‘How to become a fraud?’.
This publication leads you through a jungle of stories through different perspectives. We delved into the world of Eva van Ooijen, and her Dr A. and shaped her ‘artistic research’ project.
‘By far the most beautifully designed podcast proposal ever published...’
— Anton de Goede editor-in-chief VPRO podcasts
Colophon Text & story
Eva van Ooijen
Concept
Anouk de l’Ecluse
Daphne de Vries
Design
Anouk de l’Ecluse
Edit
Eva van Ooijen
Anouk de l’Ecluse
Pantheon Drukkers
Paper
Munken Print White 115 gr
Arena Smooth Ivory 90 gr
Font
Calluna
Neue Haas Unica
Helvetica Neue
Courier Prime
evavanooijen.nl
Bureau Merkwaardig
Co-founder with Daphne de Vries
Design studio
Between 2008 – 2023 Daphne de Vries and Anouk de l’Ecluse worked together as creative partners at Bureau Merkwaardig. Their clients are primarily in the cultural, educational and scientific fields. They take care of the entire process, from strategy and concept to implementation - in both print as digital use. They specialise in finding the right solution to a variety of communication and design questions. Here is a collection of some of the work they created together.
As of 2023 Anouk left the partnership to break new ground. Daphne continues the design practice.