• Record sleeve - fortuna

    ‘Fortuna’ was for emotional reasons a very special album for AKB, but the music also seemed to beam more reflection. I thought I’d make this esoteric looking cover and asked Krijger Vormgave to silk print black paper it using reflective inks that change impression, depending on how you hold the cover in your hands. Also, the inks work like the colours of light: topping ink on ink does not ‘add’ to a darker colour, but ‘subtracts’ to a lighter colour. This was an attempt to capture the unpredictable way the music on the album was created.

  • Poster - club tour poster

    Poster for Amsterdam Klezmer Band during their ‘Fortuna’ tour. I tried to catch the somewhat ‘esoteric’ feel of the material on this album – there was a lot of reflection going on in the band, at that time. AKB are very integer with their music and i think on this album they made quite a break though reaching deeper layers that are audible in the music.

  • identity related - The men from AKB

    For the album ‘Fortuna’ i had the artwork printed by Krijger Vormgave, a silk printer who specialises in art prints. He had something that we called ‘rainbow inks’ – colours that become lighter when printed over each other rather than darker. So I had to design thinking diapositive – and also keep in mind that the colours would change related to how the viewer holds the record in his hands. Printed on black paper.

    So this is an illustration, made with photos made by Fred van Diem in that technique. Of course, the whole thing is that oyu actually have to keep the record in your hands to experience the effect, can’t see this on a monitor but hey! This is the best i can do for you. order the LP at AKB’s website.

  • digital still - Future Klezmer

    During their ‘Fortuna’ period, Amsterdam Klezmer Band needed a promotional picture, you know, for magazines and program booklets. Fortuna sounded way more ‘esoteric’ than their other albums, and I came up with this diamond shape as an icon to use in their graphic identity. Fred van Diem made the separate photos.

     

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