Dana Dijkgraaf

Dana Dijkgraaf (1990) is an international award winning graphic designer and art director, based in Arnhem (NL). With her passion for form, color and concepts, she comes up with designs that visualize the story in a distinct way.

She started her design studio Dana Dijkgraaf Design in Arnhem in 2014, and has an unstoppable enthusiasm for her craft. With a focus on the arts, culture and nature sectors, she works with and for various clients spread throughout the country. With a close and broad network of professionals, she works on both small and large projects. In addition to commissions, Dijkgraaf also works on autonomous projects.

Dana is chairman of the board of Ontwerp Platform Arnhem.

See organisation Ontwerp Platform Arnhem

AetA: The ‘Genootschap Architectura et Amicitia’ (AetA) is an association of architects and individuals from related fields. Since 1855, AetA has organized domestic and international tours, lectures, exhibitions and publishes its own publications. In 2021, Dana Dijkgraaf created a very special book on the occasion of their 165th anniversary. The book won a European Design Award (Silver) in 2022, two International Design Awards in 2023 (Gold and Silver) and was nominated for an ADCN Award 2022.
How Dare You: The exhibition ‘How Dare You Make Me Feel This Way’ focuses on trans and queer joy. It is not a reproach, but an expression of gratitude. How dare you make me feel this way? So fine and full of wonder, but also so searching and confused? Dana Dijkgraaf created the graphic design for this exhibition. The exhibition design was created by Studio Met Met. Together they developed the three-dimensional title of the exhibition, which formed the statement piece of the exhibition design. The design won a European Design Award (Gold) in 2023 and an ADCN award (2023). 
In4nite: Low & Bonar is the producer of the non woven textile type Colback. In4nite is Low & Bonar’s platform through which they invited applied designers to develop products and concepts with the material. These were presented in two editions during Dutch Design Week. For the second edition, Dana Dijkgraaf developed the graphic design, including a life-size 3D signing of textile tubes.  

Portrait photo: Eva Broekema

Dana Dijkgraaf stories

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Dana Dijkgraaf at Museum Arnhem

Dana Dijkgraaf

21.11.2022
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Another Month, Another Paper

Dana Dijkgraaf

06.07.2022
Exhibition

Gifst Unwrapped!

Dana Dijkgraaf

02.11.2022
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