Studio Dumbar

Studio Dumbar is a highly influential Dutch graphic design agency with a long heritage. Its work has helped shape, not only Dutch, but international design for over four decades.[1]

History

Studio Dumbar was founded by Gert Dumbar in 1977, in the Hague.[2] In 2003, the studio moved to Rotterdam, as Michel de Boer took over the creative direction, after Gert Dumbar's retirement. In 2011 Liza Enebeis became the studio's third creative director. The studio is also led by Tom Dorresteijn, Strategy Director since 2005, and Wouter Dirks, Operations Director since 2016. Dept, a digital firm with over 2500 professionals in 19 countries, acquired the studio in 2016.

Philosophy and influence

Studio Dumbar describes itself as “an international branding agency specialised in visual identity and communication design” meaning that it creates every visible expression of a brand or organisation — offline and online. Its international scope is reflected in its team, with an average of seven nationalities in Rotterdam.

Fragmented, sometimes complex to the edge of chaos, and layered with complex typography, many Dumbar projects in the early 1980s caused consternation among advocates of a more ordered aesthetic. But by the late 1980s many European designers were mimicking Studio Dumbar's approach, causing Gert Dumbar to place a moratorium on these techniques within his firm.[3]

Awards
  • Communication Arts Typography Competition - Award of Excellence 2019
  • The Webby Awards - Honoree 2018 [4]
  • Communication Arts Design Competition - Award of Excellence 2016
  • European Design Awards - Best of Show 2013[5]
  • Red Dot - Best of best 2011
  • Red Dot - Grand Prix 2006
  • Nederlandse Designprijzen - Grand Prix 2006
  • D&AD - Gold 1982, 1987

References
  1. Influence
  2. Studio Dumbar (Designer & Design 049),éditions Pyramyd, ISBN 978-2350170398, p. 9
  3. Philip B. Meggs/Alston W. Purvis, Meggs' History of Graphic Design, ISBN 978-0470168738, p. 16
  4. The Webby Awards
  5. ED-Awards
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