CREATIVE PORTFOLIO - BBH ZAG

CREATIVE PORTFOLIO

Dennis Engel – Graphic Design - 2014 

ME 

+ BBH = WE 

www.dennis-engel-design.com

I FUCKING LOVE 

TEAMWORK. 




28.03.2000 THE MOMENT I REALZED, THAT I AM DIFFERENT! 

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“IN MY EXPERIENCE, VERY FEW PEOPLE HAVE A 

CLEAR IDEA OF WHAT IS MEANT BY CREATIVITY 

OR WHAT IT MEANS TO BE CREATIVE. NO, IT‘S NOT 

AN EXCUSE TO GROW YOUR HAIR LONG, WEAR 

WEIRD CLOTHES, AND BE RUDE TO PEOPLE.” 

– JOHN HEGARTY 


www.dennis-engel-design.com 

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28.03.2014 I'M STILL DIFFERENT. 

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Dennis Engel – Graphic Design - 2014

INDEX 

06 – 07 ABOUT 

08 – 09 THE FIRST ARTIST BANK 

10 – 13 GMO - CAMPAIGN 

14 – 17 SCREEN PRINT INVITATIONS 

17 – 21 HELVETICONTRA - TYPEFACESCREEN 

22 – 23 TYPOGRAPHIC POSTER 

24 – 25 HAGELSLAAG PACKAGE DESIGN 


26 – 31 COHERENT CONCEPT 

32 – 33 ALL-TIMER’S CUP 

36 – 37 EXHIBITION - EU PARLIAMENT 

38 – 39 ODD HANGOUTS - THE GUARDIAN 

40– 49 PHOTOGRAPHY IMPRESSIONS 


SKILL GUIDE 

DIGITAL 

WORK 

GRAPHIC 

DESIGN 

EXHIBITIONS 

EVENTS 

PHOTOGRA- 

PHY 

TYPOGRAPHY 



“I BELIEVE THAT AN INTERDISCIPLINARY 

WORK ENVIRONMENT OFFERS A LOT 

MORE DESIGN SOLUTIONS, THAN LIMITING 

MYSELF ON A CURTAIN DESIGN FIELD.” 


My Name is Dennis Engel and I’m a 

Maastricht (NL) based creative. Since 

2010 I’m specializing in visual communications 

with a main focus on graphic design. 

I love to collaborate with creatives, who 

come from all kinds of backgrounds like: 

photography, video production, product 

design, skateboarding, fashion design, graffiti 

and other backgrounds. I believe that 

an interdisciplinary work environment 

offers a lot more design solutions, than 

limiting myself on a curtain design field. 

My recent works include a design 

exhibition in the European Parliament 

in Brussels, a photography publication in 

The Guardian in London and an interdisciplinary 

design project for the city of 

Maastricht. I am currently studying visual 

communication / graphic design at the 

Academy of Media Design and Technology 

in Maastricht. 

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FAB 


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FIRST ARTIST BANK - 

LOS ANGELES 

DESIGN COMPETITION 

FAB - the First Artist Bank, is the first bank in the world created 

for non-bank lovers. I created a prototype logo for the bank, to 

offer as a key piece of artwork to be used as part of its brand, 

on signage, bank cards, letterheads, mobile app, and website. 

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GREENPEACE 

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GMO - CAMPAIGN 

GREENPEACE 

Following a big Greenpeace campaign in 2000 McDonald’s was 

one of the first companies to stop using chicken meat that has 

been produced with genetically-modified animal feed. But this 

year McDonald’s Germany took a U-turn, deciding it is cheaper 

to use GM soya for feeding the animals. I created a prototype 

campaign for greenpeace to offer as a key piece of artwork to be 

used as part of it’s “Against Gen- Food” campaign. 

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ANDRÉ SOMMER 

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SCREEN PRINT 

INVITATIONS 

In December 2013 - I designed some screen printed cards for 

Dentaltechnik Sommer GmbH. André Sommer celebrated 

his examination for the master’s certificate. He asked me to 

design some invitations for his master celebration. My idea was 

to create some handcrafted prints to underline the traditional 

craftsmanship used in dental technics. 

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André Sommer 

screenprint, handcrafted 

white on 160g black clairfontaine paper 

invitation, video, photography 


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HELVETICONTRA 

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HELVETICONTRA 

TYPEFACE 

Helveticontra 

Typography development 

Letter design 

+100 GLYPHS 

HELVETICONTRA 


1234567890°^!“§$%&/()=?`´*+‘#_-:.;,ABCDEFGHIJKLNMOP- 

QRSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 

Helveticontra is a display typeface based 

on Helvetica Neue 65 Medium Std. My 

idea was to recreate Helvetica and make 

a statement about it’s perfection. Improving 

Helvetica is like trying to make a 

circle more round. It’s just not possible. 

So i recerated Helvetica with it’s own 

characteristics. The result is a typeface 

that broke nearly every rule of Helvetica’s 

perfection. 

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IT‘S TIME TO 

BREAK 

THE RULES ! 



– Captial Letters – 

ABCDEFGHIJ 


KLMNOPQRS 

TUVWXYZ 

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– Small Letters – 

abcdefghij 

klmnopqrs 

tuvwxyz 



TYPOGRAPHIC POSTER 

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TYPOGRAPHIC 

POSTER 


Typographic Poster 

Letter design 

Letter Composing 

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CHOCODROOM 

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HAGELSLAAG 

PACKAGE DESIGN 


Chocodroom Hagelslaag 

Package Design 

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COHRENT CONCEPT 

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COHERENT CONCEPT - 

CREATIVE NETWORK 


In October 2013, I worked as an art director for an 

entrepreneurial, creative network called Coherent 

Concept. We hosted events and built an online community 

to improve the student life in Maastricht. 

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EXHIBITION 

Straßenkoeter, Hamburg 

Viva con Aqua, 2013 with 

Lovefoundation 

Coherent Concept 

A R 

E X H I B I T 


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T 

I O N 

S T R A S S E N 

K O E T E R 

H A M B U R G 



H A L L O W E E N P A R T Y 


ClayDrum Party Series 

Event planning (+1500 guests) 

Coherent Concept 

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With Coherent Concept, I organised a series of events and parties. 

We hosted up to +1500 guests. I gained a lot of knowledge 

in online promotion, target group creation and event hosting. 

Beside I financed my living with it. 



ALLTIMER‘S CUP ALLSTARS 

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ALL-TIMER‘S CUP 

SKATEBOARD CONTEST 


Since three years I organize a yearly 

skateboard contest in my hometown. The 

contest involves sponsorships of skateboard 

related brands. It helps me a lot to 

improve my organisation skills in event 

planning and has a massive impact on my 

creative network. 

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BITE THE BALLOT 

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BITE THE BALLOT 

EXHIBITION 

EU - PARLIAMENT BRUSSELS 


Throughout history art has allowed people 

to explore politics in unconventional 

ways by providing a different perspective, 

it’s inclusive and has an uncanny ability 

to reach a wide audience of those even 

furthest away from the issues that matter 

to them. With this in mind, “bite the ballot” 

asked European citizens to portray, 

“What does it mean to be European in 

2014?” The competition was open to 

citizens of every member state and aimed 

to inspire and engage eligible voters 

ahead of the European Parliamentary 

elections. The Exhibition hosted 20 different 

Artist from all over Europe in the 

European Parliament. Catherine Bearder 

- MEP officially supported this event. 

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ODD HANGOUTS 


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PUBLICATION 

THE GUARDIAN 

LONDON 

In February 2012 I had the opportunity 

to join a photography project for 

the Guardian in London. The Guardian 

searched for “odd hangouts” of the European 

youth. 

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PHOTOGRAPHY 

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PHOTOGRAPHY 

IMPRESSIONS 


On my journeys through Berlin, London, 

Brussels, Paris, New York, Barcelona and 

Lisbon I spend hours searching for the 

perfect picture. Here are some impressions 

of fashion shoots I made. 

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. 


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NOW 

IT‘S YOUR TURN 

TO HIRE 

ME.

CREATIVE PORTFOLIO - BBH ZAG

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