symposion
„unvertraute nähe … noch ein buch”
piet schreuders
born 1951 in rotterdam, the netherlands
freelance graphic designer since 1976, based in amsterdam.
collaboration with musician-graphic designer sonja van hamel since 2003.
awards
best book cover award, 2005
mercur art director of the year, 2003
best book awards, 1998, 2002
h.n. werkman award, 1997
book cover designs and book typography for publishers nijgh & van ditmar, de bezige bij, thomas rap,
drukwerk, de harmonie, last gasp, archives szukalski, vpro, others.
author of
‚lay in-lay out’, amsterdam, 1977 (reprinted by de buitenkant 1997; best designed books award, 1998);
‚paperbacks, u.s.a.: a graphic history, 1939-1959’, (san diego: blue dolphin, 1981);
‚the dell mapbacks’, rotterdam: 010 publishers, 1998;
‚voor verbetering vatbaar’, amsterdam: de buitenkant, 2002;
‚het grote boek van de poezenkrant’, amsterdam, rap, 2004;
‚the beatles' london’, (with mark lewisohn and adam smith). london: hamlyn, 1994, revised edition, anova books, 2008 (text, cartography and design);
‚the paperback art of james avati’, (with kenneth fulton). hampton falls, nh: grant books, 2005
(text and design)
reconstructed leroy shield's film music from the hal roach talkies of the 1930s and oversaw new recording
by dutch orchestra, the beau hunks (4 cd albums, 1992-2000). the album on to the show was reissued
in 2007.
editor/publisher of magazines
de poezenkrant (1974-today)
furore (1975-today)
design and layout work for magazines
vpro gids (1998-today): art director
brooklyn bridge bulletin (1978-1983)
rijksmuseum kunstkrant (1975-1992)
album and cd covers
popular electronics box set (basta, 2004)
manhattan research, inc. – raymond scott (basta, 2000)
boulevard of broken dreams, it's the talk of the town (1985)
+ many others, including all albums by the beau hunks (1992 – 2000)
„the making of ‚the beatles’ london’”
in the 1980s piet schreuders collaborated with beatles experts mark lewisohn and adam smith on the
book „the beatles’ london”. it came out in 1994.
fourteen years later, in 2008, a new edition – revised and updated – came off the press. it had a new
format and a new design created by schreuders and sonja van hamel. the book describes 476 locations
in london, england where the beatles performed, recorded, were photographed, visited, drank, ate,
danced, were filmed, etc. it is illustrated with numerous maps and photographs, including many
„then-and-now” comparisons.
how was this book created?
which detective skills were employed to find these locations?
how did the three authors collaborate?
how did they recreate the photographs?
how did the book design evolve?
the presentation includes rarely seen photos and contact sheets, drawings, film clips, and work photos.