Hendrik-Jan Grievink

Hendrik Jan Grievink at the Crypto Design Awards 2016

HJ Grievink (born June 14, 1977) is a Dutch graphic designer and editor based in Amsterdam. He works on a range of commissioned and self-initiated projects positioned at the intersection of graphic design and visual culture research. Grievink is best known for designing and co-editing the book Next Nature: Nature Changes Along With Us, and for developing the memory games, Fake for Real and Brand Memory.

Projects

Next Nature

Grievink is editor and resident designer of the networked think- and design tank Next Nature Network. In 2011 he co-edited the book Next Nature: Nature Changes Along With Us[1] with Koert Van Mensvoort. Scientific American magazine described it as “a beautiful, thoughtful, and thought-provoking collection of images and essays.”[2]

Fake for Real

Grievink has created memory games for Dutch publishing house BIS.[3] In 2007 he designed Fake for Real, a memory game about reality and simulation in our media society.[4] The game uses historical and contemporary images to playfully visualize the classical theme of fake and real. The game is now in its 6th printing.

Brand Memory

In 2011 Grievink designed the game Brand Memory which challenges players' ability to recognize major brands through the association of visual cues alone.[5][6] Brand Memory tests a players' knowledge of commercial branding and confronts the player to recognize icons he knows without even noticing.[7] The memory game was inspired after the regular performances Grievink gives, where he reads aloud descriptions of iconic brands as they are projected on the screen.[8][9]

Wiki Loves Art

Grievink has designed several books that reflect on design and visual culture. He conceptualized and designed Wiki Loves Art, a book which documents Wiki Loves Art/NL,[10] a monthlong competition in the Netherlands and a part of the Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art initiative which allowed visitors and photographers to take pictures of artworks usually off limits across 46 Dutch museums.[11] Following the competition, pictures were uploaded to the Wiki Loves Art/NL Flickr group, and have since been added to the Wikimedia Commons archive. Wiki Loves Art includes a collection of photos from the competition, essays and remixes of photographs by artists and designers, amongst them Metahaven and Amie Dicke.

Open Design Now

Grievink conceptualized and designed Open Design Now: Why Design Cannot Remain Exclusive. The book is a production of Premsela Netherlands Institute for Design and Fashion, Waag Society[12] and Creative Commons Netherlands[13] in association with BIS Publishers[14] about open design.

Artificial Womb

Starting in 2018 he is currently working with Lisa Mandemaker and Guid Oei of Maxima Medical Centre, to design an artificial womb with the purpose of developing premature childbirths (24–28 months) and increase their survivability.[15]

Presentations and lectures

  • 2003 BNO Delta Romeo, Rotterdam[16]
  • 2007 Contemporary Undercurrents, Designplatform Rotterdam
  • 2007 Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts, Lausanne (Switzerland)
  • 2007 Zefir7, The Hague
  • 2007 Xiamen University, Xiamen (China)
  • 2008 Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA (USA)
  • 2008 East China Normal University, Shanghai (China)
  • 2010 My First Swastika, during The Great Dictators, TrouwAmsterdam
  • 2010 Wiki Loves Art, at Critical Point of View Wikipedia conference, Amsterdam[11][17][18]
  • 2010 Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), Beijing (China)
  • 2011 Next Nature Power Show, Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam[19][20][21]
  • 2011 BNO spellbound, Amsterdam

Academic

Grievink received his bachelor's degree in Graphic Design from ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (1994-1999). He holds a Master's in Design from Sandberg Institute (2005-2007), the postgraduate course of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam.

Bibliography

Hendrik-Jan Grievink writes articles, creates games, and co-authored a book.

  • I Read Where I Am[22]
  • Brand Memory[3]
  • Fake for Real[4]
  • Next Nature: Nature Changes Along With Us[1][23]
  • Open Design Now[24]
  • Style First[25]
  • Wiki Loves Art[26][27]
  • The In Vitro Meat Cookbook[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Gerritzen, Miekke. "Next Nature: Nature Changes Along with Us: Amazon.co.uk: Bruce Sterling, Kelly Kevin, Peter Lunenfeld, Koert Van Mensvoort: 9788492861538: Books". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  2. ^ Agapakis, Christina (2011-12-29). "Nurturing Next Nature | Oscillator, Scientific American Blog Network". Blogs.scientificamerican.com. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  3. ^ a b "BIS Publishers". Bispublishers.nl. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  4. ^ a b c "BIS Publishers". Bispublishers.nl. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  5. ^ "Can You Identify These Brands Without Seeing Their Names Or Logos? | Co.Design: business + innovation + design". Fastcodesign.com. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  6. ^ "Brand Memory Game - Blogs - My Modern Medsef tropolis". Mymodernmet.com. 2011-12-31. Archived from the original on 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  7. ^ "Find Out How Brainwashed You Are With The Brand Memory Game". Incredible Things. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  8. ^ Pizzey, Cassandra. "Brand Memory". Design.nl. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  9. ^ "hendrik-jan grievink: brand memory game for BIS". Designboom.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  10. ^ "Wiki loves art /NL". wiki loves art /NL. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  11. ^ a b "Interview with Hendrik-Jan Grievink | Wikipedia, Critical Point of View". Networkcultures.org. 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  12. ^ "Waag Society » Programma / principe » Open Design Lab". Waag.org. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  13. ^ "Creative Commons Nederland » Zoekresultaten » open design now". Creativecommons.nl. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  14. ^ "Why design cannot remain exclusive". Open Design Now. 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  15. ^ Reporter, D. C. (2020-02-04). "Designer uses her skills to give premature babies a better chance at life". Development Channel. Retrieved 2020-02-19.[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ "BNO Spellbound 067 Next Nature – BNO". Bno.nl. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  17. ^ "Hendrik-Jan Grievink (NL) Wiki Loves Art on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  18. ^ "Videos CPoV Conference Amsterdam | Wikipedia, Critical Point of View". Networkcultures.org. 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  19. ^ "Powershow 2011 Pictures «". Nextnature.net. 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  20. ^ "Jotta". Jotta. 2011-11-05. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  21. ^ "Romancing the Next Nature | Natuur veroorzaakt door mensen - Items". Items.nl. 2011-11-07. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  22. ^ "I Read Where I Am". I Read Where I Am. Archived from the original on 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  23. ^ "Techtuur heeft de toekomst". Archief.nrc.nl. 2011-11-25. Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  24. ^ Braungart, Michael. "Open Design Now / druk 1: how design can no longer be exclusive (Bis): Amazon.co.uk: BIS Publishers: Books". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  25. ^ "All Media". All-media.eu. Archived from the original on 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  26. ^ "Creative Commons Nederland » Wiki Loves Art Publicatie". Creativecommons.nl. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  27. ^ "NEWS". Amie Dicke. Retrieved 2012-02-19.