Coppens Alberts is an Amsterdam-based design studio that focuses on editorial and graphic design for printed and digital media – books, identities, campaigns, websites.
Our designs set out from the assignment’s individual characteristics. Each new project poses a new question that demands a novel answer. Our approach is critical and exploratory, which leads to distinctive results that are highly diverse. No single design is the same.
Coppens Alberts was established by Christine Alberts (CH) and Patrick Coppens (NL).
Clients include PostNL, WBooks, Trancity, Uitgeverij d'jonge Hond, Museum De Paviljoens, Studio Piet Paris, Arnhem Mode Biennale, the Kröller-Müller Museum, SUN Publishers, NAi Publishers, Terra Lannoo, Kunsthal Rotterdam, Scholten & Baijings, Oomen Architecten, SUB office, de Architecten Cie, ArtEZ Institute of the Arts and Meeuwig & Zn.
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Peter Martensstraat 57, 1087 NA Amsterdam
+31(0)20 4194878, info@coppensalberts.nl
subtle structure
In this corporate identity design the centre line structures the dataflow, showing left of the centre line all general information - where the company name literally pops up - and on the right the more specific information. The addressee and reference can therefore be found in the light grey area on the right-hand side of the stationary. Also, on the business card the personal information is printed on the right-hand side of the fold, printed crosswise on the company name. To keep unity between the two halves the left line recurs as a formal element. Differences in font sizes create a further distinction between the types of information. Coppens & Alberts additionally designed a poster for the festive inauguration of the new name, signifying the official handing over of the company. The poster shows the silhouettes of the predecessors on the reverse, shining through the silhouettes of the three new partners on the front.Commissioned by oomen Architecten, 2006—07
tags / architecture / identity
The Dutch Embassy in Berlin by OMA/ Rem Koolhaas
Bound, 144 pages, 210x140mm
Commisssioned by NAi Publishers, 2004
tags / architecture / books