Dutch Profiles: Karel Martens

Evoking meaning, rather than boldly presenting truth: this is the essence of typographer Karel Martens’ work. To achieve this he likes to experiment with numbers, abstract figures and vivid colors. During the seventies Karel Martens worked for SUN, a socialist publisher led by a group of highly motivated individuals. He succeeded in giving all their publications a very distinctive appearance. Martens has been teaching throughout most of his career. Like for instance here at Werkplaats Typografie in Arnhem. CREDITS Commissioning editor Submarine: Geert van de Wetering Producer: Olivia Sophie van Leeuwen Research: Liselot Francken Director: Geert van de Wetering Camera: Wiro Felix, Pierre Rezus Sound: Steven van Dijk Editor: Geert van de Wetering Colour Correction: Maurik de Ridder Music/Sound Design: Pastelle Music Produced by Submarine, Femke Wolting & Bruno Felix Commissioned by DutchDFA Like Dutch Profiles on Facebook