Graphic Designer/
Artist

About

Daan Colussi is fascinated by what the city does not consciously show, but does make temporarily visible. As a designer and visual artist, he archives the small details in the streetscape that usually go unnoticed or threaten to disappear. Through photography and risograph illustration, he explores the tension between the everyday and the made enviroment.

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Riso

Moments from across the street

Sometimes I wander around town and take pictures of sober, functional buildings, graffiti tags, fluorescent lighting, among other things. The illustrations are made by redrawing the photographs, translating my impressions into ink on paper.

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Ukiyo Rietveld Exhibition

Erasmuslaan 1&5' and 'A Letter to Truus

Riso Printed illustrations inspired by the doorways and postboxes of Rietveld designed houses. Made for the March 2025 exhibition at Ukiyo Koffie.

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Huisje Kluisje

In the midst of the housing crisis
there is hope

Huisje Kluisje is a project of the Province of Utrecht aimed at giving starters a voice. What dreams do these starters have?

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join the public transport

Inclusive public transport research and designs

For the province of Utrecht and volunteer organisation 'Public Transport Ambassadors', I worked to make public transport more accessible in the region.

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Human Interference

Lessons form tv-broadcasting for the new age

Delays, pixelation, missing sound, who hasn’t experienced video call issues in 2020?

We are reminded that although communication technology may support us, we support it too, altering our behaviour to compensate for its awkward growing pains.

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VPRO Tegenlicht

Internship

The TV program Tegenlicht explores hopeful and innovative ideas for the future at the intersection of politics, sociology, and science.

   Articles, illustrations and other experiments.

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Where does the water come from?

From Eindhoven to Bangalore

When a metropolitan water supply faces shortages and more demand, the question remains: How do I trust the water I’m drinking and where does it come from?

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Shaping The News

A visual exploration of news headlines

During a moment of international crises, sometimes the only window into the world can seem to be the news headlines. As the subject matter progresses, visual elements of the headlines begin to take shape.

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Obey the street vendor

A method of selling clothing on the street

Illegal street vendor solution, inspired by real street vendors selling sunglasses to tourists.

Kanye Kite

2016

A giant kite representing Ye's hubris

In 2015 Kanye anounced his run for the US presidency. When for a design acadmy project we were assigned to make a big kite, ye seemed like a natural choice. The kite became a visual commentary on the illusion of greatness, as kanye frequently compared himself to god.

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Warp Serif

the original tag typeface

A typeface inspired by the sturcture of woven clothing labels. a study on distortion and presentation of typografical forms.

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UEDA

Utrecht Ephemeral Detail Archive

The Utrecht Ephemeral Detail Archive (UEDA) is a project in which public visual details of the city of Utrecht are recorded and converted into riso-illustrations.

Graphic Designer/Artist