Maurits De Baets



MAGAZINE LAYOUTDAMN MAGAZINEDAMN-Design Museum Gent2026





DAMN Magazine 93, 2026. Graphic design for the ‘artist pages’ of DAMN magazine issue 93. 48 pages showcasing the new Design Museum Gent.


LOGO ANIMATIONDESIGN MUSEUM GENT2manydjs2026


Design Museum Gent x 2manydjs, street party, 2026. Graphic design and visual communication for Design Museum Gent’s opening weekend street party with 2manydjs.





FANTASTIC MAN n°43FANTASTIC MANStudio Jop van Bennekom2026







Fantastic Man 43, 2026. Graphic design assistant across the editorial production of Fantastic Man, with a focus on advertising, reference image research and typography adjustments.





LOGO ANIMATIONDESIGN MUSEUM GENT0192026

$9,11, master’s thesis project,

Design Museum Gent, video animation, 2026. Motion design and logo animation for Design Museum Gent’s campaign. Transformed static 2D logo concepts created by Studio Grafisch (019 Gent) into dynamic video animations.




KOM HET MAKEN—POSTERSLUCA SCHOOL OF ARTS-2026




Kom Het Maken, 2026. Posters for Kom Het Maken campaign, LUCA School of Arts. (adaptation of the original design by Jan & Randoald)





CRUISING MAPBUTT MAGAZINEStudio Jop van Bennekom2026


Cruising Amsterdam Map, 2026. Design for BUTT Magazine (studio Jop van Bennekom) x No Limits! Art Castle, Amsterdam, 680 x 960 mm. Project by Erik Wong.




BUTT BANNERBUTT  MAGAZINEStudio Jop van Bennekom
2026



$9,11 is a research project exploring the terrible beauty found in tragedy. What draws us to it? Why do we keep watching?
Is there beauty in destruction? Through this work, I examine my personal obsession with 9/11 and attempt to unravel how tragedy transforms into commodity.



Banner, BUTT Magazine 38, Athenaeum book store Amsterdam, 2026. Banner design for the release of BUTT Magazine Issue 38.




BUTT 38BUTT  MAGAZINEStudio Jop van Bennekom
2026






BUTT Magazine 38, 2026. Worked across the editorial process of BUTT magazine, assisting with research, content development, and (digital) production. 




FANTASTIC MAN n°42FANTASTIC MANStudio Jop van Bennekom2026






Fantastic Man 42. Worked across the editorial process of Fantastic Man, assisting during (digital) production.




KOM HET MAKEN—INSERTLUCA SCHOOL OF ARTSDe Standaard2025




Kom Het Maken, 2025. Encart for Kom Het Maken campaign, LUCA School of Arts, published in De Standaard.



$9,11LUCA SCHOOL OF ARTSMaster project and treatise2025


$9/11, master’s thesis project, 2025. $9,11 is a research project exploring the terrible beauty found in tragedy. What draws us to it? Why do we keep watching? Is there beauty in destruction? Through this work, I examine my personal obsession with 9/11 and attempt to unravel how tragedy transforms into commodity.



WTC Index, custom typeface used as index in part 1 research, every letter was picked from a 9/11 related subject.

Ground Zero, aluminium pins.


Conspiracy Dollar, print on $20 dollar bill, 660 x 790 mm.

The Lectern, based on rubble pieces from Ground Zero, laser-cut aluminium, collaboration with Niels Raoul Boone, 500 mm x1500 mm.



Stanley Towers, posters, 208 x 1560 mm.



                   
Mariah Carey, Glitter advertisement on View-Master reel.


 



Facsimile of Reading Mastery 2, Storybook 1. Pages are overlaid with American flag–colored paper at the moment of impact on the Twin Towers, referencing the exact section President Bush was reading when the attacks occurred.


















CUPS, 2025, installation with plastic and iron. 























BRANDINGMOMO KNITSKnitwear label2024








MOMO KNITS, 2024. Branding and motion design for MOMO KNITS.





TYPE FACE: THICK THIN14 + 7 BOOK DESIGN Bachelor2024


Thick/Thin typeface, 2024.


The Yarn Letter     
Made of merino wool 



14 + 7 handknit cover sleeve.













14+7 Graphic Design: a craft, 2024. ‘About publications’, 230 x 280 mm, biotop ivory 120 gr., knitted cover: 220 x 300 mm, handspun/dyed merino wool and mohair.




ZINELOVE LETTERS FROM GRINDRFirst bachelor2022



Love Letters from Grindr was mentioned in ‘Slanted 45 - Sex.’

Love Letters from Grindr, zine, body images by Andre Vautour, riso print, 180 × 290 mm, 2022.





BOOK NOTES BY AMY JADE Bachelor2024
















Notes by Amy Jade, catalogue, 297 × 420 mm, cover screen printed with gold ink, 2023.





MAGAZINETHESE ARE A FEW OF MY MEDICAL BILLS Bachelor2024

         
       
Momotype was designed specifically for this publication, featuring a handwritten style to enhance the magazine's personal touch. Since the magazine tells a deeply personal story, it was fitting to present it in a handwritten form. Each glyph in Momotype has four variations that change organically while writing.







These Are a Few of My Medical Bills, magazine and flip book, 150 × 225 mm, white ink on silver paper, flip book: 65 × 110 mm, 2024.





BROADSHEETTHESE DESPERATE TIMES Second bachelor2023


 







These Desperate Times, broadsheet newspaper, digital print on 55 gsm newsprint paper, 350 × 500 mm, 2023.