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Studio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Y-U-K-I-K-O                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Y-U-K-I-K-O is the studio of Michelle Phillips and Johannes Conrad for graphic design / film / art direction / image making typography

Y-U-K-I-K-O
Schönleinstraße 19
D-10967 Berlin

t/ +49 1725 493747
e/ studio(at)y-u-k-i-k-o.com
Y-U-K-I-K-O ist das Atelier von
Michelle Phillips und Johannes Conrad
für Grafik Design / Film / Art Direction Bildgestaltung / Typografie

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Mechanical Bride . Young Gold                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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Mechanical Bride . Young Gold                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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Official video for Mechanical Bride's single 'Young Gold' - over 30 short scenarios that playfully employ everyday objects and settings in bizarre, impossible and somewhat frustrating situations, drawing on the inclination towards apathy behind the song´s lyrics.
Offizielles Musikvideo für Mechanical Bride's Single ‚Young Gold‘. Über 30 Szenarien mit und ohne Sängerin, Lauren Doss, in denen in spielerischer Weise das im Songtext vorkommende Thema der Gleichgültigkeit widergespiegelt wird.

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Studio project. Hand-cut letters composed of fragmented and re-drawn type faces.
Studio Projekt: Per Hand ausgeschnittene Schriftzeichen komponiert aus wieder aufgearbeiteten Schriftarten.

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Makes No Sense                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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Makes No Sense                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Incorrectly completed dot-to-dot illustration for House label “Rekids” ‘Makes No Sense’ release.









Work completed at Red. Rekids work and images copyright of Red Design 2008
Falsch verbundene Punkt-zu-Punkt Illustration für die House-Musiklabel- „Rekids“ VÖ ‚Makes No Sense‘.

Ulrike Haage                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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Ulrike Haage                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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Album campaign for Ulrike Haage (Deutscher Jazzpreis winner, 2003).
The white/black slipcase/digipak combination characterises the tonal duality in Haage’s music. A rich texture was added to the colour by printing images and black areas over a metallic gold.
Kampagne für das neue Album von
Ulrike Haage (Gewinnerin Deutscher Jazzpreis 2003). Die Kombination zwischen der weißen Slipcase-Hülle
und dem schwarzen Digipac spiegelt
die Klangdualität in Haages Musik
wider. Opulente Farbtexturen durch Drucken von Bild- sowie schwarzen Flächen über einer Basis von Metallic-Gold.

Pattern Render                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

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Ongoing studio project. Experiments in digital composition.
Fortlaufendendes Studio Projekt: Digitale Kompositionsexperimente

All The World's A Page                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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Promo for Blotto Design's experimental project of printing an entire book on a poster (70 x 100 cm). Co-ordinates of certain phrases within the text were plotted, and then filmed with a microscopic camera mounted onto a
CNC machine, which travelled along
the programmed route over the poster, creating the illusion that the fully functioning self-built robot is reading
the text of its own accord.

www.all-the-worlds-a-page.com
www.blottodesign.de
Werbefilm für Blotto Design’s ‚All The World's A Page’ Experiment, dem der Druck eines vollständigen Buchtexts auf einem Poster (70 x 100 cm) zugrunde liegt. Nach Plotten der Koordinaten diverser bekannter Satzteile aus dem Poster wurden diese von einer auf eine CNC-Maschine montierten Mikroskopkamera abgefahren. So entsteht der Eindruck, dass der eigens für diese Produktion gefertigte, funktionstüchtige Roboter die Texte selber liest.

The Gong Show . Galerie Micky Schubert                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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The Gong Show . Galerie Micky Schubert                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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Poster (594 x 841 mm) featuring an essay by curator Dieter Roelstraete and a poem by Karl Holmqvist for ’The Gong Show’ which was exhibited at Galerie Micky Schubert, Berlin.
Poster (594 x 841 mm) für die Ausstellung ‚The Gong Show’ in der Galerie Micky Schubert, Berlin unter Verwendung eines Essays des Kurators Dieter Roelstraete und eines Gedichts von Karl Holmqvist.

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Illustration. CMYK inks were replaced with fluor equivalents, giving colour more vibrancy. Gold foil was applied to the blade edge.
Illustration. CMYK- Tinte wurde durch fluoriszierende Äquivalenzen ersetzt, um die Farben kräftiger wirken zu lasen. Goldfolie wurde über einem Teil der Klinge aufgetragen.

Mechanical Bride . Colour of Fire                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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Official video for Mechanical Bride's single 'Colour of Fire' responding to Lauren Doss’ lyrics, and her occurring ideas of ritual and transformation.

BBC Radio 6 Music Video of the Week
Offizielles Musikvideo für Mechanical Bride's Single ‚Colour of Fire'. In direkter Bezugnahme auf Lauren Doss´ Text wurden die Ideen der Transformation und des Ritual adaptiert, die den Boden für das Video bilden.

Innovation Awards                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

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Innovation Awards                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

The copy for the Innovation Awards poster was die cut from board and embossed into vinyl. Removable stickers had been pre-cut into the vinyl creating
a sheet of random symbols. Visitors were then encouraged to peel the stickers off from four different coloured posters and re-create at random their own innovative scenarios.

In collaboration with James Lunn and Tom Rowe.
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Living With Ants                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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Living With Ants                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Campaign for Mechanical Bride's debut album 'Living with Ants' (Transgressive Records). Bespoke typeface, logo and patterns inspired by Art Deco.
Kampagne für Mechanical Bride's Debutalbum ‚Living with Ants' (Transgressive Records). Schriftbild, Logo und Muster Art-Deco-inspiriert.

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No Sleep                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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No Sleep                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Record sleeve for “Rekids” ‘No Sleep Remixes’ release.










Work completed at Red. Rekids work and images copyright of Red Design, 2008
Plattencover für „Rekids” VÖ
‚No Sleep Remixes’.

Ewen Spencer . Website and Identity                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

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Ewen Spencer . Website and Identity                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Website for one of UKs leading music and advertising photographers, Ewen Spencer.

Whilst showcasing Spencer’s photography, a search and tag system was integrated into the site without being shy of covering parts of his work with navigational elements, unapologetic typography, a bold stripy motif and “breaking news ticker”.

www.ewenspencer.com
Work completed at Red. Ewen Spencer work and images copyright of Red Design, 2009
Webseite für einen der führenden Musik- und Werbefotografen Großbritanniens, Ewen Spencer.

Mit Hilfe eines Such- und Markierungssystems sind Spencers Arbeiten gegliedert und werden präsentiert, ohne davon abzuschrecken, Teile der Arbeiten mit Navigationselementen, unverfrorener Typografie, fetter, gestreifter Motive und „Newsticker“ abzudecken.

A Dialogue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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A conversation between two computers, visualising the deterioration of a working system. One computer was instructed to read a verse aloud whilst the other transcribed it through voice recognition and vice versa. The process was repeated until Andrew Marvell’s poem “A Dialogue between the Soul and Body” had been completely re-written by the computers.

The process was repeated until Andrew Marvell's poem "A Dialogue between the Soul and Body" had been completely re-written by the computers.
Ein Gespräch zwischen zwei Computern. Dargestellt wird der Verfall eines Arbeitssytems: Einem Computer wird aufgetragen per Spracherkennungs-software einen von einem weiteren Computer vorgelesenen Text niederzuschreiben.

Dieser Prozess wird so oft wiederholt, bis der Text, Andrew Marvells Gedicht „A Dialogue between the Soul and Body”, vollständig neu verfasst worden ist.

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Blood Orange East Film Studio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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Blood Orange East Film Studio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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Logo, Identity and Website for Berlin-based film studio and production company 'Blood Orange East'.
Logo, Corporate Identity und Webseite für Berliner Film Studio und Filmproduktionsgesellschaft 'Blood Orange East'.

Foundation Carla Bruni - Sarkozy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Logo & Stationary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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Foundation Carla Bruni - Sarkozy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Logo & Stationary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Identity for Carla Bruni-Sarkozy’s cultural foundation. A brush stroke dandelion logo suggests the spreading of culture and acts as both a gentle but trustworthy symbol.

For stationery special finishes include bespoke envelopes, folders, comp slips and business cards one colour print both sides, die cut, folded, glued and spot varnished.

Work completed at Red. Foundation Carla Bruni-Sarkozy work and images copyright of Red Design, 2009
Corporate Identity für die Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Stiftung. Das Löwenzahn-Logo suggeriert die Verbreitung von Kultur und agiert als einfühlsames und vertrauenswürdiges Symbol.

Einfarbiger, beidseitiger Druck, gestanzt, gefalzt, geleimt und spotlackiert.

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Album Campaign                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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Album Campaign                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Album campaign for Frankmusik - ‘Complete Me’ (Island Records). Formats include CD releases, remixed vinyl releases, large format posters, billboards, etc.

Artwork comprised of illustrated and obscured girls fading into the background with only the singer featuring intact and ‘completed’ on the cover.

Design & art direction Michelle Phillips at Red Design. Illustration by Alberto Seveso. Work and images copyright of Red Design, 2008
Albumkampagne für Frankmusik - ‚Complete Me’ (Island Records), von Coverdesign für CD über Special Release Vinyl Edition bis hin zu Großformat-Werbetafeln.

Booklet-Illustration zeigt kaum erkennbare Mädchen, die sich mit dem Hintergrund verschmelzen, nur der Sänger selbst bleibt auf dem Cover vollständig und ‚complete’.

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Logos in use and pitched.

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Paper corner, cut, stick, cut and paste. Stick.
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In order to create random fun at the Free Range Design exhibition's opening night, 400 words were printed onto A2 paper and displayed. When tearing a page away a coherent but meaningless and unpredictable sentence was revealed. It was well received.

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Response to the word ‚light’. Gold foil (Raphael's painting titled 'Ezekiel's Vision') and coloured pencil.
Reaktion auf das Wort ‚Licht. Goldene Folie (Raphael's Gemälde 'Ezekiel's Vision') und Bundstift.

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Illustrations concerning the roles of the three fates, or “Moirae” as known in Greek mythology, interpreted through symbols.

Clotho spun the thread of life. Lachesis measured the thread allotted to each person and Atropos cut it. She chose the manner of each person’s death and when their time had come.
Illustration für die Moiren, in der griechischen Mythologie eine Gruppe von Schicksalsgöttinnen.

Klotho trägt die Spindel, Lachesis misst schneidet den Faden und Atropos schneidet den Faden.

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Pitch work for art TV station 'Ikono Menasa' airing in Middle East, North Africa and South Asia.
Pitch für Berliner Fernsehsender ‚Ikono Menasa’, der Bildene Kunst im Mittleren Osten, Nord Afrika und Süd Asien ausstrahlt.

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Magazine spread for article about Adrian Frutiger. Combining details from the letterforms of his most renowned typeface “Frutiger” together with stylised paragraphing.
Artikel über Adrian Frutiger. Kombination von Details aus Buchstabenformen seiner renommiertesten Schrift „Frutiger“ und stilisierten Absätzen.

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A Static Sound                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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Circuit-bent musical instruments are plugged into the AV channel of a TV to trigger static samples for each sound they play. In collaboration with Tom Bonynge.
Mit Hilfe von Circuit-Bending werden Klänge auf Instrumenten erzeugt, die an dem AV Kanal eines alten Fernsehers angeschlossen sind und die mit jedem Klang statische Samples im Fernseher auslösen.

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Album campaign and artwork for US and UK No.1 hit Taio Cruz. Formats include promos, singles, album, billboard and magazing advertising.







Photography by Morten Larsen. Work completed at Red. Taio Cruz work and images copyright of Red Design, 2008
Kampagne und Illustration für US und UK Charthit, Taio Cruz. Promos, Singles, Album, Werbeplakate und Printanzeigen.

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Y-U-K-I-K-O is the studio of Michelle Phillips and Johannes Conrad for graphic design / film / art direction / image making typography

Y-U-K-I-K-O
Schönleinstraße 19
D-10967 Berlin

t/ +49 1725 493747
e/ studio(at)y-u-k-i-k-o.com
Y-U-K-I-K-O ist das Atelier von
Michelle Phillips und Johannes Conrad
für Grafik Design / Film / Art Direction Bildgestaltung / Typografie

Visit our Blog Blog Blog Blog Blog

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