Gert Dumbar is a visionary designer whose talent and dedication to his profession have made him a true legend in the world of graphic design. His impressive list of awards and accolades is a tribute to his lasting impact on the field and his ability to unlock the power of visual communication.
Year
Project
Award
1982
Westeinde Hospital
Hospital Signage
Black Pencil
Corporate identity
Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
1983
European Illustration
Book design
Silver
Catalogue
Art Directors Club Nederland (ADCN)
Gert Dumbar
Graphic design
H.N. Werkmanprijs
Graphic design
For his entire oeuvre
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Signage system
Silver
Signage
Art Directors Club Nederland (ADCN)
1985
Artifort
Poster series
Silver
Posters
Art Directors Club Nederland (ADCN)
1986
Dutch Automobile Association (ANWB)
Corporate identity manual
Silver
Corporate identity
Art Directors Club Nederland (ADCN)
Dutch PTT
Publication ‘Nederlandse Postzegels’
Selected
Best Verzorgde Boeken
1987
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Signage system
Black Pencil
Signage Programmes
Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Poster series
Graphite Pencil
Graphics / Posters
Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Dutch Railways
Time tables
Graphite Pencil
Time tables
Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
1988
Holland Festival
Posters
TDC45
Poster series
Type Directors Club New York
Holland Festival
Design program
Graphite Pencil
Programs
Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Holland Festival
Posters
Graphite Pencil
Graphics / Posters
Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Studio Dumbar
Stationery
Graphite Pencil
Stationery
Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
1990
PTT
Manual
Silver
Corporate identity manual
Art Directors Club Nederland (ADCN)
Zeebelt Theatre
Poster ‘Overzeese Visies’
Silver
Poster
Art Directors Club Nederland (ADCN)
Zanders Feinpapiere
Poster series
Awarded
Poster series
Deutsche Designers Club
Wood Pencil
Photography / Posters, individual
Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Holland Festival – Programma
Programme
Wood Pencil
Editorial and Books / Promotional
Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Rijksmuseum – China
Poster
Wood Pencil
Photography / Posters, individual
Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Rijksmuseum
Graphics / Stationery Ranges
Wood Pencil
Graphics / Stationery Ranges
Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Holland Festival
Posters
Graphite Pencil
Graphics / Posters, Campaign
Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Wood Pencil
Graphics / Posters, individual
Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
OvezeerseVisies
Poster
Graphite Pencil
Graphics / Posters, individual
Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
1992
Oost Europa
Poster
Wood Pencil
Graphics / Posters, individual
Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Drukkerij Plantijn BV
Catalogue
Wood Pencil
Graphics / Catalogues individual
Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
1993
Silver
Poster ‘Seizoen 1991/92’
Art Directors Club Nederland (ADCN)
Selected
Publication ‘Holland Compendium’
Best Verzorgde Boeken
An Opera by Nike
Posters
Wood Pencil
Graphic Design / Poster Campaigns
Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Awarded
Poster ‘Overzeese Visies’
Art Directors Club New York
Selected
Publication ‘Nederlandse Postzegels’
Best Verzorgde Boeken
Selected
Publication ‘Politie Wetboek’
Best Verzorgde Boeken
High design quality
Corporate identity
Red Dot Competition for Communication Design (Germany)
Wood Pencil
Graphic Design / Poster Campaigns
Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
1997
Winner
Dutch House Style – Visual identity
Grafische Cultuurstichting
1998
Nominated
Visual identity
Stichting Designprijs Rotterdam
Awarded
International – Poster series
Society of Typographic Design (England)
1999
Awarded
International – Poster series
Society of Typographic Design (England)
Awarded
International – Stationery
Society of Typographic Design (England)
Awarded
TDC46 – Poster series ‘Kardinale Deugden’
Type Directors Club New York
2001
Best of the Best
Information display
Red Dot Competition for Communication Design (Germany)
2002
High design quality
Poster series
Red Dot Competition for Communication Design (Germany)
Awarded
Type Design Club – Product presentation binder
RBiennale BRNO
2003
Visual Identity Royal PTT Post
Corporate identity
Wood Pencil
Corporate & Brand Identity / Large Identity Schemes
Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
2004
Awarded
Merit – Exhibition poster series
International Logo Biennal (China)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Visual identity
Nomination
Visual identity
Nederlandse Designprijzen
Gert Dumbar
Graphic design
Awarded honorary membership
Because of his great contribution to the design profession.
BNO
Items design magazine
Magazine design
High design quality
Cover designs
Red Dot Competition for Communication Design (Germany)
2009
Gert Dumbar
Graphic design
Winner
His entire oeuvre
Piet Zwart Prijs
2010
Gert Dumbar
Graphic design
Officer
Contributions of both national and international significance.
Royal Order of Orange-Nassau
Awards
1982 – Westeinde Hospital
Gold – Corporate identity
Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
1983 -Art Directors Club Nederland (ADCN)
Silver – Catalogue
European Illustration
1983 – H.N. Werkmanprijs
For graphic design for his entire oeuvre
Gert Dumbar
1983-Art Directors Club Nederland (ADCN)
Silver – Signage system
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
1985 -Art Directors Club Nederland (ADCN)
Silver – Poster series
Artifort
1986 -Art Directors Club Nederland (ADCN)
Silver – Corporate identity manual
Dutch Automobile Association
1986 -Best Verzorgde Boeken
Selected – Publication ‘Nederlandse Postzegels’
Dutch PTT
1987-Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Gold – Signage Programmes
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
1987-Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Silver – Poster series
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
1987 -Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Silver – Time tables
Dutch Railways
1988-Type Directors Club New York
TDC45 – Poster series
Holland Festival
1988-Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Silver – Design program
Holland Festival
1988-Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Silver – Poster series
Holland Festival
1988-Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Silver – Stationery
Studio Dumbar
1989 -Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Bronze – Graphics / Calendars
Drukkerij Spruijt
1990 -Art Directors Club Nederland (ADCN)
Silver – Corporate identity manual
PTT
1990 -Art Directors Club Nederland (ADCN)
Silver – Poster ‘Overzeese Visies’
Zeebelt Theatre
1990 – Deutsche Designers Club
Award – Poster series
Zanders Feinpapiere
1990 -Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Bronze – Illustration / Design Programmes
PTT Nederland
1990 -Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Bronze – Photography / Posters, individual
Zeebelt Theater – December
1990 -Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Bronze – Editorial and Books / Promotional
Holland Festival – Programma
1990 -Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Bronze – Corporate Identity
NCRV
1990 -Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Silver – Corporate identity
PTT
1990 -Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Bronze – Graphics / Posters, individual
Visies
1990 -Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Bronze – Graphics / Posters, individual
Rijksmuseum – China
1990 -Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Bronze – Graphics / Stationery Ranges
Rijksmuseum
1990 -Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Bronze – Graphics / Brochures
Atlas Venture
1990 -Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Silver – Graphics / Posters, Campaign
Holland Festival
1991 -Art Directors Club Nederland (ADCN)
Silver – Event style
Apple Europe
1991 – Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Bronze– Graphics / Posters, individual
Zeebelt Theatre
1991 – Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Bronze– Graphics / Posters, individual
Ion Stiching Industrial Ontiserpen Nederland
1991 – Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Silver – Graphics / Posters, individual
OvezeerseVisies
1992 – Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Bronze – Graphics / Posters, individual
Oost Europa
1992 – Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Bronze – Graphics / Catalogues individual
Drukkerij Plantijn BV
1993 – Art Directors Club Nederland (ADCN)
Silver – Poster ‘Seizoen 1991/92’
Diligentia Theatre
1993 – Best Verzorgde Boeken
Selected – Publication ‘Holland Compendium’
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
1993 – Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Graphic Design / Poster Campaigns
An Opera by Nike
1994 – Art Directors Club New York
Merit – Poster ‘2×4 Visies’
Zeebelt Theatre
1994 – Art Directors Club New York
Merit – Poster ‘Overzeese Visies’
Zeebelt Theatre
1994 – Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Bronze – TV & Cinema Graphics / Promotion
Vox
1995 – Art Directors Club Nederland (ADCN)
Silver – Corporate identity
Danish Post
1995 – Best Verzorgde Boeken
Selected – Publication ‘Nederlandse Postzegels’
PTT
1995 – Best Verzorgde Boeken
Selected – Publication ‘Politie Wetboek’
Dutch Police
1995 – Red Dot Competition for Communication Design (Germany)
High design quality – Corporate identity
Dutch Police
1996 – Stichting Designprijs Rotterdam
Winner – Poster series
Holland Dance Festival
1996 – Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Bronze – Graphic Design / Poster Campaigns
Holland Dance Festival
1997 – Grafische Cultuurstichting
Dutch House Style – Visual identity
The National Theatre Company
1998 – Stichting Designprijs Rotterdam
Nomination – Visual identity
Capac Employment Agencies
1998 – Biennale BRNO
Icograda Exellence – Visual identity
Capac Employment Agencies
1998 – Society of Typographic Design (England)
International – Poster series
Holland Dance Festival
1999 – Society of Typographic Design (England)
International – Stationery
Dorresteijn Communication
1999 – Type Directors Club New York
TDC46 – Poster series ‘Kardinale Deugden’
Zeebelt Theatre
2001 – Red Dot Competition for Communication Design (Germany)
Best of the Best – Information display
KPN Telecom
2002 – Red Dot Competition for Communication Design (Germany)
High design quality – Poster series
Randstad Nederland
2002 – RBiennale BRNO
Type Design Club – Product presentation binder
Vescom bv
2003 – Archi-Tech
Archi-Tech AV – Information display
KPN Telecom
2003 – Art Directors Club Nederland (ADCN)
Gold – Poster series 2002
Pulchri Studio
2003 – Nederlandse Designprijzen
Winner – Visual identity
TPG Post
2003 – Design & Art Directors Club (D&AD)
Corporate & Brand Identity / Large Identity Schemes
Visual Identity Royal PTT Post
2005 – (BNO) awarded honorary membership because of his great contribution to the design profession.
Gert Dumbar
2009 – Piet Zwart Prijs
For graphic design for his entire oeuvre
Gert Dumbar
2010 – Officer Royal Order of Orange-Nassau
Contributions of both national and international significance.
Gert Dumbar