Théo Hennequin

Théo Hennequin is a Brussels-based graphic designer and visual artist with a conceptually driven practice spanning culture, music and sport. He collaborates with institutions, artists, festivals and collectives, from major museums to independent structures, to articulate distinctive positions across print, digital and motion.

His practice is rooted in the circulation of images and forms between swiss rigour, experimental layering and popular cultures, from the football stand to the mountain trail, using the distance between them as a space for inquiry.


Services

Visual identity: Creation of cohesive and distinctive visual identity systems — logos, brand guidelines, posters, and print and digital applications.
Editorial design: Content layout and reflection on the physical form — books, catalogues, magazines, zines.
Motion design: Bringing images and identities to life — motion design, teasers, animated posters, projected visuals.
Web design: Custom website design, tailored to the project’s identity — portfolios, festivals, galleries, collective platforms.
Typeface design: Bespoke lettering design — brand fonts, display typefaces, lettering.

Commission

Please contact me so that I can put my skills to work for you.

Collaboration

Currently available on a freelance basis for collaborations.

Contact

hello@theohennequin.com
@theohennequin
Rue Jacques de Lalaing 13, 1040 Brussels

Selected clients

Affenpinshers, Africa Museum, Argos, Entwined, Harlem Lamine, Johan Poezevara, La Bellone, Les Chantiers Battus, Les Îles Mardi, Musique Action Chaumont, Palais de Tokyo, Traumnovelle, Toestand...

About

Brutalism and post-punk

2022, Brussels

Fonts: Cold (Théo Hennequin), Cirka (Pangram Pangram - Nick Losacco)

Banner for the ‘Brutalism and Post-Punk’ project: a photograph of a monumental Brutalist building, processed in red and pink duotone with an overexposure effect; at the top, the title ‘Brutalism and Post-Punk’ in large, condensed black letters, and at the bottom, the subtitle ‘A story of architecture and rebellion’ in white typeface on a black background.

Brutalism and Post-Punk is a typeface that explores the link between Brutalist architecture and the post-punk aesthetic. The project takes the form of an original typeface, designed to visually convey the structural and emotional principles of these two worlds.

The typeface, a sort of revival, is sans-serif, rigid and geometric, with a heavy weight that lends it a physical and imposing presence, reminiscent of the massive, monolithic volumes of Brutalist buildings. The slight kerning creates a subtle tension between legibility and density, whilst the height of the glyphs ensures visual coherence and a minimalist graphic rhythm, echoing the repetition and formal rigour of the architecture.

An overview of a publication exploring the links between Brutalist architecture and post-punk aesthetics: a series of double-page spreads alternating between photographs of monumental buildings rendered in red and pink, experimental typographic compositions, bold headings and text set in columns. The layouts play on the contrasts between saturated architectural images, white backgrounds and condensed black typefaces.
A close-up of a double-page spread from the publication *Brutalism and Post-Punk*: on the right, the monumental title ‘Mirror reflective or the youth’s disenchantment’ takes up almost the entire page in very condensed black type, superimposed over a pink architectural photograph; below it, a quotation is set in the same typeface. On the left, a page of text in columns accompanies a partial photograph of a Brutalist building and a composition of stacked words in black type.

Next project

Achronie