Design for
responsible brands.
Appearance.
Behavior.
Communication.
Your brand is more than what meets the eye. It’s also about what you do and tell. It’s a network of associations shaped by everything people experience, know and feel. It lives in your products, designs, stories, actions, team and spaces where your audience connects with you. It all has to resonate. Appeal. Captivate.
Your brand is your most powerful business driver. People choose you because they experience an emotion. Because you match their values. Because your cause differs from your competitor.
At The Design Affair, we craft distinctive brands, shape compelling identities and create meaningful communication.
We are a strategic creative studio using design to build responsible brands and communication with social engagement.
Love your brand. Have a design affair.

Branding the art museum of Haarlem
Frans Hals Museum

Tergooi MC

Feminine empowerment
Marlies Dekkers ‘01

Social housing where living feels like home
de Alliantie

A brand new brand for the experts in brands
VIM Group

Rebranding France's largest webshop
3Suisses.fr

The innovative kitchen utilities brand dating back to 1789
Royal VKB

Share the power of knowledge
NRC Live

Rebellious premium lingerie
Undressed

CortoClinics

Banking made intuitive
ABN AMRO Digital Banking

Marlies Dekkers ‘11




Mental and physical healthcare for challenged people
Partinzo Groep

Care & Joy for nature in your garden
CJ Wildlife

Getting us all home safe
Van Weel
The Design Affair
by Yvo de Ruiter
by Yvo de Ruiter
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De Krachtcentrale
Havenstraat 76
1271 AG Huizen
The Netherlands
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Havenstraat 76
1271 AG Huizen
The Netherlands
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Association of Dutch Designers
Yvo de Ruiter © 2025. All rights reserved.
Association of Dutch Designers

Yvo de Ruiter © 2025. All rights reserved.