Redcan.be

Hi, I’m Red. Part-time designer & full-time thinker.

I can do many things. Among them visual identity, web layout & wirefaming, information architecture and print design.
I’m 22, currently in the pursuit of my BA degree in Design, ergo the “part-time” bit. As for thinking, that's just another thing I like to do :)

My work style is primarily driven by honest, creative ideas, and secondarily supported by on-the-spot, strongly documented information.
Directly influenced by that, my work process is mostly action-centered, and frequently disregards any planned sequence of stages. What proves consistence in the end is the final result of every design project I sign for.

If anything you see here resonates with you in some way, don't hesitate to check the contact page and say Hello!

If you feel like doing it, drop me a line or two. Or even three.
Keep it in the range of 100 words, and we’ll be fine. Thanks :)

Or you can mail me directly at hello@redcan.be.

Three conceptual prints based on lyrics by Stereophonics and The National. Each of the concluding quotes belongs to Chuck Palahniuk, while the engine that binds it all together is my late winter depression. A sort of sacrifice for the spring that is to come at some point.

Another identity idea for a fictional coffee shop chain. Because I drink coffee.
Who knows, maybe when I’ll be 40 I’ll start sketching convertible sports cars.

In the first half of 2011 I did this business card prototype as a solution to an assignment that required the use of hidden sliders in a design project. As the final result presented below might seem a bit strange, it’s important to have in mind that the value of the project is represented by the idea behind it, and, in other words, the process can be applied to business cards covering a wide range of domains.

This is an experimental brochure that resulted as I was trying to come up with an original way to present a logo I had to make as school assignment. The starting point for the logo was an old norse symbol, the troll cross. After that, it’s all about unfolding.

As every young designer wannabe, I too, at some point, did a couple of minimalist movie posters. Here’s the result.

This is an exercise branding project I did for a school assignment, on the subject of travel agencies.
Amoeba was an idea born out of the need of a different approach regarding the subject, and was meant as a brand that could’ve easily promote interesting offers, others than the mighty all-inclusive-hotel-room holidays.

This was my submission for a contest organized by Nescafe, having as objective the illustration of their Dolce Gusto espresso machines.

A campaign idea I developed in November 2010, during a workshop held by Ulrike Bruckner (musterfirma.org).
Though it may not seem so at first sight, the project esentially deals with the misuse of words.

Entry for a national graphic design contest, which in the end brought me a nice 10th place. Nevertheless, it’s an idea in which I really believe, and a great starting point for a brand idea, that I would apply at any time on a real business model, if I had the means :)

A concert poster idea I worked on at some point. The band can be found at theamsterdams.com.

Web layout and logo tweak proposal for an online showroom that focused on mobile development.

Poster made for the anniversary exhibition of the Design department at “George Enescu” University of Visual Arts and Design ( Iasi, Romania).