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Liza Enebeis: How Studio Dumbar creates brands that are Pure, Simple, + Powerful

Episode Summary

In Episode #53, Ross is joined by Liza Enebeis, Partner and Creative Director at Studio Dumbar. Liza holds an MA Design from the Royal College of Art. She is a co-initiator of Demo – the Design in Motion Festival – and co-founder and host of Typeradio.org, the podcast station on type and design. In 2018, she was elected as a member of AGI, and, in 2021, she became a member of the Board of D&AD Ross and Liza discuss Studio Dumbar’s philosophy of Pure, Simple, and Powerful, and motion as the next frontier in brand building, defining a brand's personality.

Episode Notes

Highlights from the conversation

One thing with simplicity is to not confuse it with minimalism. Simplicity is about focus and really defining your purpose
If you don't come together as a collective, sometimes you'll never be seen
Purity is really important. It's where we try to get to the essence of a brand
Great design doesn't mean good results. It's really the power of everyone together
Motion really brings the work to life
Even then the smallest move can really define the personality of a brand

More about Liza

Liza is Partner and Creative Director at Studio Dumbar.

Studio Dumbar (part of Dept) is an award-winning international agency with a Dutch heritage, specialising in visual branding and motion. Liza is directly involved with all main projects such as the visual identity for Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Mauritshuis, the Royal Picture Gallery, the brand refresh of the van Gogh Museum, and she is a co-initiator of Demo - Design in Motion Festival.

She is an MA Design graduate from the Royal College of Art, London. Before joining Studio Dumbar she worked for Pentagram London for several years.

Liza is a co-founder and the host of Typeradio.org, the podcast station on type and design. In 2018, she was elected as a member of the prestigious design association, AGI – Alliance Graphique Internationale. And in 2021 she became a member of the Board of D&AD – the Design and Advertising Association in the UK.

Find Liza here: LinkedIn | Instagram | Website

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