[3] In 1998 he, along with Wigger Bierma [d], founded the Werkplaats Typografie, a renowned Masters course for typography in Arnhem, Netherlands.
Martens proceeded to take the documents and have been using them as a canvas for his projects since and each print is unique in that they are made from individual catalogue cards.
The Werkplaats Typografie (WT) is a two-year graphic design master programme at the ArtEZ University of Arts and was founded by Karel Martens and his former student Wigger Bierma in 1998.
The idea to start Werkplaats Typografie came from the problems Martens found in existing models of design education in the Netherlands.
Since its conception, the school regularly invites guests to review student work, give presentations, or host workshops.
In addition to these opportunities, students are expected to work on self-initiated projects as well as attend meetings, lectures, and seminars.
OASE is an independent, international, peer-reviewed architectural journal founded by students of Delft University of Technology in the early 80s.
For me this is very important: I’m from a modernist background and in the beginning that was always working with a grid, and using Helvetica and every company had the same logo and colours—a kind of uniformity.