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Yes! You are looking at another retrospective item. This time I thought it would be nice to expose the publications I had over the last year! There were 3 magazines in total including four different articles and I tried my best to translate the Dutch ones.

Below you will find pictures of the original articles in Advanced Photoshop (Dutch), DJ Broadcast (Dutch) and Computer Arts Projects (English) together with English translations for the Dutch ones. Ofcourse all of this is because of promotional use, the rights of the articles stay with the original owners.

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Advanced Photoshop NL – In Beeld – Issue 20, 2009

We already know Martijn van Dam from Momkai, but besides his daytime job he also works hard under his alias Super Silo. He draws his inspiration from videogames, movies, cartoons and science-fiction. “For the Spektrum XL and Chameleon designs I got inspiration from happy videogames like Mario and Viva Pinata and animation movies. The Champion Sounds designs have more of a sci-fi treatment. On that area I’m a big fan of the videogame Mass Effect. That game has the art direction which is on level with Star Trek or Star Wars.”

“I always start out with a quick sketch on paper. Those are far from perfect but they give me a solid base to start my work from. After scanning the sketches I start building the work in Photoshop”, he explains. “I make a lot of use of vector shapes, clipping masks and I’m a huge fan of the blend modes. Besides that I like the use of distinct colours in my work.”

“I wouldn’t desribe my work as art. I like art a lot and I enjoy visiting museums in my spare time, but I see art more as an indirect source of inspiration. My own work has more to do with graphic design than art.”

As a tip he likes to add the following: “Practice is very important and a good design is based on experience and effort. Try to provide yourself a target for your work and keep it original.”

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Computer Arts Projects – Monster Mash-up – Issue 126, August 2009

By day, Dutch graphic designer Martijn van Dam works at Momkai, a digital creative agency based in Amsterdam. By night, he is Super Silo – a talented creator of striking illustrations and unique characters.

The Chameleon flyers were created for a club night in Arnhem, The Netherlands. Octopus is a sweet toothed creature, pictured snacking on a ship transporting confectionery. “I think the bold colourway and 3D polished feel of the images are the most attention-grabbing parts,” says van Dam. “Getting a 3D look from a 2D design wasn’t easy though,” he adds.

Machtig is a drum-and-bass night held in groningen. It’s Chase & Status launch party coincided with World Animal Day, he says, explaining the collection of furry militants adorning the tank on his flyer for the event. He believes that a backstory is always important. “Your character has to make some kind of sense. Even a basic idea can give a creation enough depth to make it stand out – I always try to give a subject a certain role.”

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DJBroadcast – Underground Noise – Issue 37, July 2009 – Original article by Michael Oudman

Everbody who was wondering how the flyers for Spektrum XL, Chameleon and Champion Sound where made better pays attention for a moment. Like everybody who wants to know how the illustration on this page was done.

The man behind all this is the 28 year old Martijn van Dam, who is responsible for this design that was used for Champion Sound, besides his fulltime job as a graphic designer. He made this illustration in about eight to twelve hours under his Super Silo alias. The illustrations was built up from scratch in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. To give you an impression about the impression of te illustration on this page you can check out his Vimeo page for a speed-up registration.

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DJBroadcast – Re-Cover Expo – Issue 37, July 2009 – Original article by Eric van den Bogaard

During DJB’s ‘Design Month’ July, we are organising several expositions and events. The key event is the Re-Cover Expo at Sid Lee. The top of dutch graphic design, consisting of 16 artists picked by DJBroadcast, will create a new cover for their favorite album of all time. This exposition is being held from the 29th of June till the 5th of July and is an ode to the vinyl culture. On these page’s you will find the designs and some additional info.

Why this album?
Because it was the first drum&bass record I ever bought on vynil. Besides that fact I still enjoy listening to the tracks on the album and as Super Silo i’m known for creating some drum&bass related designs now and then.

Specific details for your design?
The album ‘Inside the Machine’ had a very futuristic and in-your-face sound for the time. I translated this in a contrast rich design with outspoken colours. The sci-fi setting resembles the futuristic and fast aspect of the music. The retro game console resembles a literal translation of ‘The Machine’.