Capturing Timeless Sound: Design Insights from Next Movement

Capturing Timeless Sound: Design Insights from Next MovementCapturing Timeless Sound: Design Insights from Next Movement

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Romario Dudok van Heel

• 1d

This one started with a conversation about sound. About how certain periods just felt different. You can hear it instantly, not because it’s perfect, but because it has character. Today, you can make anything sound clean. But that doesn’t automatically give it feeling.

That’s the balance Next Movement is chasing.

A lot of their inspiration comes from specific moments in time: studios, gear, records that shaped how things used to sound.

To mirror that, I looked at design from those same eras. Not to copy it, but to understand its logic, the restraint, the structure, the intent behind it. From there, I combined it with a more contemporary approach. Something that feels precise and current, but still carries that sense of weight.

This is a short glimpse into that direction.

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Celia I BEFAR Productions

max

• 11h

Sick 🔥

Subrata Roy

• 1h

Great Work.

Anita Autorino

max

• Mar 26

Is minimalist design actually simple, or just harder to get right?

Across all my skincare packaging projects, the approach is the same. Minimal does not mean empty. It means every detail works twice as hard. Constraints are what make the design work.

Most of the work happens in what you barely notice. Adjusting typography so it feels editorial, not generic. Letting spacing create hierarchy and make reading effortless. Removing anything that does not serve the product. If it is decorative, bye. 👋🏼

When everything is reduced, every decision becomes visible. There is nowhere to hide.

What is the first thing you remove to make a design feel cleaner?

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Stephanie Asoegwu

pro

• Mar 27

Minimalist done right is actually the hardest skill. Everything here earns its place on the label

Katcat Studio

• Mar 26

Oatly: Will It Swap? Opening Titles

I had the chance to bring to life the lovely illustrations by Oatly's In-House Creative team for the opener of Oatly's YouTube series "Will it swap?". A four-episode cooking show, during which Oatly replaces dairy in various people's favourite recipes, to see if it can stand up to the challenge. I also had to create the animation in two more formats for social media use