On January 12 Spain’s Department of Housing and AVS opened “La Vivienda Protegida: Historia de una Necesidad” (”Social Housing: A History of Need”), an exhibition tracing the history of social housing in Spain, from its creation in 1900 to the present day. In colaboration with architect Ariadna Cantis, we’ve designed the exhibition, facing the double challenge of presenting the architectural characteristics of the buildings while showing how the evolution of customs, lifestyles, and Spanish society in general have changed the way this housing has been lived in over last century. … more
Exterior de la Sala de Arquería de Nuevos Ministerios
El Ministerio de Vivienda y AVS inauguran hoy la exposición “La Vivienda Protegida: Historia de una Necesidad”, un recorrido en la historia de la vivienda protegida en España desde su primera aparición en 1900 hasta nuestros días. En colaboración con la arquitecta Ariadna Cantis, Base ha diseñado la exposición enfrentándose a un reto doble: transmitir, por un lado, las características arquitectónicas de estas viviendas y, por otro, como han cambiado el modo de habitarlas y las costumbres, los modos de vida y la sociedad en general a lo largo del pasado siglo. … more
As a diligent reader of BaseNow you’ve read all about how Jean-Marc of BaseMotion went to Madrid over the weekend of June 29 and 30 to present at the fourth annual MAD design conference. You saw the pictures, read about the conference drawing 1,600 people, and clicked through to BaseMotion’s website to watch Perspectives again. But what about those animated credits that you read about that BaseMotion was hired to create for MAD 009? … more
Madrid’s Conference Hall, empty until this weekend’s MAD
MAD 009, the fourth and 2009 installment of Madrid’s annual conference on design, is happening this weekend in the Congress Hall of Madrid. Sixteen guest speakers are scheduled to present during the two-day event, including Base’s own audiovisual specialist Jean-Marc Joseph. Our audiovisual team is also responsible for directing the event’s opening credits sequence.
Jean-Marc will discuss, among other things, the interaction between design, text, typography, and motion graphics, and how to work with stock footage—a key subject in these times of budgetary smallness.
Other speakers include Herraiz & Soto, Interbrand, Trevor Jackson, Agency Republic, Álex Trochut, Grupo W, … more
Our book-catalog for the 2008 André Kertesz exhibition at La Casa Encendida
Well, folks, it’s that time of year again, when we all get out our magnifying glasses and start burning ants. And when design awards are given out. We are proud to have been recognized by with five awards from the 38th edition of the Laus Awards for Graphic Design and Visual Communication, in five very different categories.
For our design of the book–catalog for the 2008 Espai Cultural Caja Madrid exhibition on photographer André Kertesz, Base was awarded the Gold. The book presents images and text on pages of different sizes, “hiding” them between sheets of matte black. It’s bound with a rustic, exposed binding. … more
Se cumplen dos años de la inauguración de “Barcelona Sensaciones”, exposición permanente
que tuvo lugar en el Edifici Fòrum de Barcelona (obra de los arquitectos Herzog y DeMeuron)
y que giraba alrededor de las sensaciones que … more
