Monthly Archives: February 2008

Scandinavia & the Isle of Sylt

By Manuel Martensen | Published: February 21, 2008
"And why again was one needed?" - Because i believe that our island Sylt has more in common with Scandinavia than with Germany. So there's the Scandinavian Flag of Sylt. Biike always makes me sentimental.   Based on the Scandinavian Cross and the Colors of the Sylter Flag.
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Desi, my valentine

By Manuel Martensen | Published: February 17, 2008
I’ve tried to make every character look like a heart. Handdrawn, scanned in, vectorized, colored, saved. No Font was used, this is unique — just like you my love… Don’t miss the full size version!
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My favourite “what is graphic design” submissions

By Manuel Martensen | Published: February 16, 2008
Here are my favourite submissions (mine included) to the What is graphic design poster competition, which was held last week by Veerle Pieters. You can check out all pictures at the flickr pool. Eventhough the contest is now closed, it will easily take another week untill the winners will be announced. I will keep you updated. Note: [...]
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Graphic design is a bitch

By Manuel Martensen | Published: February 15, 2008
My second entry for Veerle Pieters “What is graphic design?” contest. Today is the last day and submissions can be entered untill midnight (worldclock), belgium time. Read my previous article about it.
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What is graphic design - the competition

By Manuel Martensen | Published: February 14, 2008
Veerle Pieters had the idea to start a contest with the question “what is graphic design”. The outcome is outstanding! So many great contributions! I don’t care who will win, since the contributions are already the biggest win we all could get: If someone will ask you the next time, what graphic design is, just [...]
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