curriculum vitæ
publications (selection)

2024
Gert Dumbar, Gentleman Maverick of Dutch Design
480 p., richly illustrated monograph on one of the most influential graphic designers and studios in the Netherlands.
Mining a treasure trove of archived sketches, analyzing seminal designs,
and telling the story of a man and his studio, from the 1960s to the early 2000s.
Valiz Publishers, Amsterdam

2015
The Utrecht Manifesto
Closing statement of Utrecht Manifest, the legacy of five biennials for social design between 2005 and 2015.
Design Issues, Vol. 32, 2016, #2, p. 37–42

2012
Reflections on Utopia and Now
Essay on the narrow line between utopy and dystopy and the need for acting in the here-and-now.
Chocó Base, Más Arte Más Acción, Colombia

See also:
Interview with Joep van Lieshout
On his design for a cabin retreat for artists and researchers at Chocó

2005
Catalysts! The cultural force of communication design
magazine accompanying the exhibition for ExperimentaDesign in Lisbon

2003
Deep Sites
intelligent innovation in contemporary webdesign
a critical look at contemporary design for the web
paperback 192 pages in Engliosh and French editions
129 sites reviewed with over 1000 illustrations in colour
Thames & Hudson, London, New York, Paris

2001
The Long March
essay in:
22nd Annual 100 Show of Excellence, 2001
American Centre for Design

alternative version in:
Adbusters #37, sept., oct 2001

Down With the Singing Waiters!
column in:
Metatag #01, 2001
Waag Society for Old and new Media, Amsterdam

2000
Reduce to the max
essay in:
Benzin, Young Swiss Graphic Design
Lars Mueller Verlag, Switserland, fall 2000

The erotics of type
essay in:
Sex Appeal
ed. Steve Heller, Allworth Press, New York

1999:
An ideal design is not yet
essay in:
The world must change - graphic design and idealism
Leonie ten Duis, Annelies Haase

1998:
Design interactive education
essay in:
The education of a graphic designer
ed. Steve Heller, Allworth Press, New york

1997:
Website Graphics[co-author]
Mediamatic / BIS / Thames & Hudson

1996:
Multimedia Graphics [co-author]
Mediamatic / BIS / Thames & Hudson

1995/96:
Voorbij het object
6 Publications in ITEMS based on a series of 6 public debates on current developments in design. In collaboration with ITEMS, Rotterdamse Kunst Stichting & zaal De Unie
[> english summary]

1994:
Beeld tegen beeld
catalogue Wild Plakken designers collective exhibition, Centraal Museum Utrecht.
[editor, co-author, co-curator]
De Balie, ISBN 90-6617-119-7

1992:
Bevlogen Verhalen
two publications on the relationship between art and graphic design.
Sandberg Institute & De Balie

1990:
Een Leest Heeft Drie Voeten, Dick Elffers en de Kunsten
Monograph on Dutch graphic design pioneer Dick Elffers
(1910 - 1990).
GJ ThiemeFonds / De Balie, ISBN 90-6617-062-x

1988:
The Other Side of Design [editor]
International students' project concerned with utopian designs for a projected new Dutch polder.
Gerrit Rietveld Academie / De Balie, ISBN 90-6617-048-4

1984:
Points of View on Design Education [editor]
Gerrit Rietveld Academie / AGI, Rietveld project #23


articles, since 1982 (regularly) in (a/o):

Design magazines:
Eye (UK)
Items (NL)
Mediamatic (NL)
Typ (NL)
Graphis (USA)
AIGA Journal (USA)
Adbusters (CAN)
Form (DE)
Blueprint (UK)
Archis (NL)
Idea (JP)
Bijvoorbeeld (NL)

art magazines:
Metropolis M (NL)
Kunstschrift (NL)
Appel Bulletin (NL)
Artefactum (BE)
Art-i (NL)
POSE (NL)
Lier & Boog (NL)
Andere Sinema (BE)
REM (NL)

other publications:
Volkskrant (NL)
Trouw (NL)
NRC-Handelsblad (NL)
HP-De Tijd (NL)
Boekenkrant (NL)
Perdu (NL)
Maandblad O (NL)
Esquire (NL)
VPRO-gids (NL)
The Low Countries (NL/BE)

catalogues / texts for:
Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam (NL)
Museum Het Kruithuis, Breda (NL)
Art Metropole, Toronto, (CAN)
Biennale Sao Paolo, (BRA)
Centraal Museum, Utrecht (NL)
Remko Scha, Amsterdam (NL)
Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam (NL)
Sandberg Instituut, Amsterdam (NL)
Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam (NL)
Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken, Den Haag (NL)
Stichting Welstandszorg Noord Holland, Amsterdam (NL)
Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht(NL)
Steve Heller, Allworth Press, New York (USA)