Dutch design books from BIS Publishers

BIS Publishers is the founder and publisher of Graphic magazine and is also founder of Frame Magazine which has developed into a publishing company of its own. BIS Publishers is an independent company founded in 1986 by the present director and publisher Rudolf van Wezel.

Familiar subjects of BIS Publishers include graphic design, fashion, architecture, product design and advertising. BIS has earned a national and international reputation for prizewinning books for creative professionals and their clients. Well known is the prestigious series of Dutch Design books, which BIS has published every two years since 1990 in collaboration with the Association of Dutch Designers BNO.

Let’s have a look at some of the books:

My Dutch Design 0809

This book contains a superb cross-section of the current state of design in the Netherlands, in all its diversity – from functional minimalism to experimental indulgence – and covering all disciplines from graphics and product design to interactive media.

My Dutch Design 0809 by BIS Publishers.

Identity 2.0

Identity 2.0 is the follow-up title of the Total Identity book that BIS published in three languages. Whereas the previous book showcased the projects of the design studio Total Identity, this new book takes a much broader perspective.

Identity 2.0 by BIS Publishers.

Besides the input from Total Identity’s practice, this book also contains contributions from Pentascope, Boston Consulting Group, Concrete, Twijnstra Gudde, TD Architects, EGM architects and others.

Creative Characters

Creative Characters is a collection of in-depth interviews with the most influential type designers in the business as well as up-and-coming young guns about the motives and methods behind the typefaces. The list of designers include Jim Parkinson, Underware, David Berlow, Alejandro Paul, Veronika Burian, Rian Hughes, Cristian Schwartz and many more.

Creative Characters by BIS Publishers.