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Mind Design

From Netherlands
http://www.minddesign.info/

Niels Schrader is a concept-driven information designer with a fascination for numbers and data. He is founder of the Amsterdam-based design studio Mind Design and member of the AGI – Alliance Graphique Internationale. Next to his design practice Schrader has been lecturing at the Delft University of Technology, ArtEZ – Academy of Art & Design in Arnhem and Willem de Kooning Academie in Rotterdam. Since 2013 he is together with Roosje Klap head of the Graphic Design department at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague.

Before setting up his own studio in Amsterdam in 2005, Schrader had worked as a freelance designer for Uwe Loesch and Irma Boom. His portfolio of clients includes a.o. Graphic Design Museum Breda, Museum De Paviljoens, Goethe-Institut Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Mondriaan Foundation, DutchCulture, Royal Academy of Visual Arts (Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten), DasArts – De Amsterdamse School / Advanced Research in Theatre and Dance Studies, Berlage Institute, Leiden University Academy of Creative and Performing Arts, VU University Amsterdam, Delft University of Technology, KCAP Architects & Planners, Jap Sam Books, Maven Publishing, Onomatopee and Slewe Gallery in Amsterdam.

In his work, Schrader plays the role of both a mediator and a designer. He considers communication to be an interactive process that requires participation through questioning. Schrader’s projects frequently challenge the audience to experience the very means of communication by providing insights into the complex methods of information exchange.


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