• PROJECTS
  • ERFGOEDDAG '13 Brochure for the event Erfgoeddag at the mining region in Belgium.     2013 Editorial Design, Graphic Design
  • LANDSCAPE OF IMAGES Book design for 'Kunst in Limburg', a view on the visual arts in Limburg.     2012 Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Typography
  • FORTE - CLASSICAL MUSIC IN LIMBURG Season brochure 2012-13 for Forte, Classical music in Limburg.     2012 Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Print Design
  • PUKKELPOP Concept & design all-round signage & graphics on the Pukkelpop festival.

    Foto's: Jokko - Graphics PP11-12: Glossy.tv         2013 Graphic Design
  • ACE IMAGE FACTORY Corporate identity for a post production company, ACE Image Factory.     2012 Branding, Graphic Design, Typography
  • R.ROCK Festival Identity for R.Rock 2012.     2012 Graphic Design
  • KUNST ZOMER HASSELT Brochure for the Parallel Events Manifesta in Hasselt.     2012 Editorial Design, Graphic Design
  • DG.SUPPORT DG.Support - Logo     2012 Branding
  • FORTE - WEST-LIMBURG Forte - West-Limburg     2011 Graphic Design, Typography
  • FORTE - JONG TALENT GEZOCHT A leaflet for 'Jong Talent Gezocht (Young Talent Wanted)'. Forte is a partnership for classical music in Limburg.     2011 Graphic Design, Typography
  • WEEK VAN DE SMAAK Week van de Smaak - Affiche & Folder     2011 Graphic Design
  • PROJECTCONCERT FORTE Brochure and invitation for a Wiener Philharmoniker concert.     2012 Graphic Design, Typography
  • ERFGOEDZORG A brochure for cultural heritage at the mine region.     2011 Graphic Design, Typography
  • AMUSE Campaign design for a culinarily event Amuse., a organisation from the city Hasselt.     2011 Graphic Design
  • HASSELT ALS KUNSTENSTAD! A book about 'Hasselt op weg naar een artistieke biotoop' from Pascal Gielen and 'Hasselt als kunstenstad' from Fontys Academie.     2011 Graphic Design, Typography
  • HJ LEOPOLDSBURG Corporate Identity for the organisation Humanistic Youngsters.     2011 Graphic Design
  • FAIRTRADE HASSELT A citymap with all the Fairtrade spots in Hasselt. Project for the city Hasselt     2010 Graphic Design, Typography
  • SPACE BETWEEN LETTERS The experimental font presented is composed from the 'counter shapes', the spaces between letters. The 16th century Garamond, a font in handwritten style, is used as starting point because its differentiation between the letters is very marked. Using this font, each counter shape of a combination of two letters is unique. The new font, 'The space between the letters', consists of 780 shapes, which in the right combination make readable letters and words. However, because of the large number of shapes, it is not a practical font, despite its readability, but rather a visually expressive font, allowing typographic experiments.     2010 Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Typography
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THE SECOND OF MAY IS A SOPHISTICATED GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDIO, BASED IN ANTWERP.
WE TURN IDEAS INTO CLEVER CONCEPTS, WITH A SOFT SPOT FOR SLEEK, ABSTRACT DESIGN.


  
  DESIGN AS A CONCEPT
Each of our designs starts from a visual idea. This strong conceptual approach is our trademark. We like things neat and tight. Therefore, we prefer working in a minimalistic style, often inspired by geometry. That's not just an aesthetic choice, but also a functional one: design should not divert attention from the communication message. 		  STRENGTH IN ... LETTERS
For each assignment we pay much attention to typography. We ensure that not only the font, but also the size, placement and alignment is perfectly right. Here also we consciously opt for a subtle, pure approach to get to the essence, without unnecessary frills. We obviously pay a lot of attention to details, so that we can guarantee a flawless finish.


  WE LOVE TO CREATE SIMPLICITY
The Second of May is specialized in conceptual graphic design in the broad sense of the word, with a slight emphasis on editorial design. We follow all of our projects from start to finish: from the creation of the concept to the creation of the lay-outs, grids, fonts, materials, formats … Each time, the end result is a perfect, ready for print publication.

 
  TALK FIRST, WORK SECOND
The Second of May is a one-man business. Therefore, every client gets our full attention, without having to deal with detours. We always get together with our clients first to discuss and agree on the design, whether it's a permanent or freelance job. If necessary, we call on specialists to take a project to the next level: copywriters, programmers, illustrators…

 

 CONTACT
Would you like to work with us, or have we tickled your curiosity?

Vincent Vandevenne
vincent(at)thesecondofmay.be
+32 479 704 478

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