Jan van Toorn
A video profile of Jan van Toorn — one of Holland’s most influential graphic designers. This profile is one of 100 video profiles of Dutch designers, fashion designers, and architects from the Dutch Profiles series. Dutch Profile: Jan van Toorn was produced by Submarine, Femke Wolting & Bruno Felix and directed by Geert van de Wetering.
For more on Jan van Toorn and Dutch graphic design, check out one of these essays from Rick Poynor in our archive:
Jan van Toorn: The World in a Calendar
Jan van Toorn: Arguing with Visual Means
Agency or Studio? The Dutch Design Dilemma
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