Graphic designer. Founder and creative director at Kummer & Herrman.
Jeroen Kummer (Amsterdam, 1969)
- Education: Graphic Design, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, 1995
- Founder and creative director at Kummer & Herrman, 1998 - today
- Teacher Graphic Design and Visual Storytelling, Royal Academy of Art (KABK), The Hague 2016 - today
- Teacher Graphic Design and Typography, Utrecht University of Arts, Utrecht, 1995
- Member Supervisory Board Association of Dutch Designers (BNO), 2010-2016
Kummer & Herrman (K&H) is a design agency that was founded in 1998. While its roots stem from the renowned Dutch tradition of graphic design for print, K&H has since grown into a multidisciplinary creative office that develops publications, exhibitions, visual identities and campaigns over a wide range of media.
K&H’s approach is determined by a strong, substantial and editorial involvement, as they are convinced by the notion that design is not only about the surface but should reveal and enhance the story being told.
K&H believes that design can play a crucial role in creating attention and achieving a deeper understanding of complex contemporary issues. This belief is reflected in their longstanding collaborations with individuals and organizations operating within the domains of the arts, photography, documentary, journalism and education.
Selected clients:
AKZONobel Art foundation; Aperture Foundation; FotoMuseum Antwerpen; Hatje Cantz Verlag; Kehrer Verlag; Magnum Photo’s; M+ Hong Kong; Nederlands Fotomuseum; Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam; Thames & Hudson; Unseen Amsterdam; World Press Photo.
Selected Awards:
ADCN Creativity Awards; Best Dutch Book Designs; Prix du Livre, Rencontre d’Arles; Deutscher Photobuchpreis (Gold); European Design Awards (Bronze, Silver, Gold); Dutch Design Award 2014; Luma Dummy Award, Rencontre d’Arles.
Exhibitions:
Nominations Dutch Theatre Poster Award; Best Dutch Book Designs; Nominations Prix du Livre; Nominations Dutch Doc Award; ‘On the Move’, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam; Aperture First Book Award, Paris Photo; Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven
Workshops and Lectures:
Aperture Foundation, New York; Tbilisi Photofestival; Typografische Gesellschaft Austria; Photobookfestival, Kassel; BNO Zefir, The Hague; Buchlabor, Dortmund; De Monsterkamer, Amsterdam; Reality Design KABK, The Hague; Srishti, School of Art Design and Technology, Bangalore.