The Great Carnival is the graduation project of Eric Van Den Boom, a designer with a bad ass name from the Netherlands. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague Area with a bachelors degree in illustrative design. The concept of his project is the culture of haste: "These days our culture teaches us that faster is better. But in the race to keep up, we all suffer the consequences."

Van Den Boom invented an imaginary carnival to make us aware of how this generation perceives and manages its time. Which is great a idea to be sure, but it's Van Den Boom's typographical work and color scheme that really blew us away.

Find out more about The Great Carnival here. Also check Van Den Boom's full portfolio through his design studio BoomArtwork.

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The Great Carnival is the graduation project of Eric Van Den Boom, a designer with a bad ass name from the Netherlands. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague Area with a bachelors degree in illustrative design. The concept of his project is the culture of haste: “These days our culture teaches us that faster is better. But in the race to keep up, we all suffer the consequences.”

Van Den Boom invented an imaginary carnival to make us aware of how this generation perceives and manages its time. Which is great a idea to be sure, but it’s Van Den Boom’s typographical work and color scheme that really blew us away.

Find out more about The Great Carnival here. Also check Van Den Boom’s full portfolio through his design studio BoomArtwork.

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