Daniel Baer

Sep 2nd, 2009
12 Comments

Daniel Baer
Daniel Baer

Liberty Posters, Flyers and Press
Design Daniel Baer

“Art direction and design of biannual press books highlighting new product ranges and seasonal trends.”

I was planning to get Daniel on this site ever since I was saw his tight selection of work a couple of months ago, however seeing as he had a fair amount of coverage at the time I decided to wait for another opportunity to get him on the site because nothing’s worse than having too much exposure because I feel that it can sometimes undermine or rather oversaturate the work. As fate would have it, however, Daniel actually took it upon himself to send me a rather charming email (last Saturday) and so naturally the option to say “no” was overruled. ;)


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12 Comments

  1. Sep 2nd, 2009

    Suhail

    I was happy to see this work, but when I visited Designer Daniel Baer website I was disappointed

  2. Sep 2nd, 2009

    Darren

    MadeThought renting out their photo studio nowadays?

  3. Sep 2nd, 2009

    David

    Suhail – That’s a bit harsh isn’t it? ;)
    Alright, the website employs a print-based aesthetic and the project descriptions may be too small for some eyes, but it’s certainly a functional website with a clear sense of navigation. At the end of the day you have to respect the vision of the designer.

  4. Sep 2nd, 2009

    David

    I want to remain neutral in this “MadeThought greyboard against a wall” argument so let’s emphasize both sides before coming to our own conclusions.

    1. It’s a fact that this technique of photographing work was originally devised by MadeThought. It almost functions as an extension of their “brand.” Therefore, replicating this photographic style/direction is more akin to “plagiarism” than it is to “paraphrasing.”

    2. Some may feel that you can’t claim authorship of simply photographing work against a greyboard/wall, so it becomes the norm right next to grey, white, black and reflective backdrops.

  5. Sep 2nd, 2009

    u_helv

    Always wondered who did a lot of the Liberty communications, now I know!, some lovely work on there. Thanks for the link David.

  6. Sep 2nd, 2009

    David

    No problem C ;)
    I also find the Liberty communications rather gratifying! I have a couple more images that I’ll try and post up here in the near future (à la repost).

  7. Sep 2nd, 2009

    jiajia

    Regardless the way it is shot, I thought the work is charming.
    Beautifully crafted designs here with a great sense of aesthetic.
    Thanks for sharing

  8. Sep 2nd, 2009

    Neil

    I agree – is his work not more important than the colour of board it is shot on?

  9. Sep 2nd, 2009

    David

    Jia, I’m sure Daniel will be chuffed to hear that :)

  10. Sep 2nd, 2009

    David

    Neil, Exactly. This wasn’t meant to be a discussion on the way he photographed his work. Having said that, I felt the need to establish a few things first [in response to Darren's comment] before people start to think that this is an invitation to be critical without substance.

  11. Sep 2nd, 2009

    Neil

    We’ve had a similar comment on Bitique in response to posting a studio that used the ‘Made Thought’ look. Now if people were pilfering the design work of someone else then that’s a major issue.

    We featured Daniel’s work previously and it has to be said it’s proper nice (best to finish on a positive note!).

  12. Sep 8th, 2009

    Darren

    I don’t have such a problem with the grey background thing.

    These things seems to come in and out of vogue like nobodies business anyway i.e. a couple of years back it was peoples fingers being shot whilst holding posters up, or bulldog clips; before that people thought shooting on top of wooden/laminate flooring was the coolest thing ever (remember that?!).

    It’s the work that’s important and that seems pretty good in this instance.

    BTW: not the same Darren as above (in case you thought that was a dramatic about turn!)

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