About
Born in Rijswijk, The Netherlands (1959)
Since 2002 member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI)

For thirty years Wout de Vringer has been designing work for corporate and cultural clients in The Netherlands and occasionally abroad. Together with Ben Faydherbe he was co-founder/owner of Studio Faydherbe/De Vringer in The Hague, The Netherlands (1986-2012). Early 2012 De Vringer decided to leave the studio and work on his own, specializing in the design of art and photography books. Apart from designing books he also works for several cultural clients creating posters, invitations, brochures and an occasional exhibition.

In the past thirty years, Wout has taught graphic design at academies in Den Bosch and Rotterdam (The Netherlands), giving workshops and lectures around the world (Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Japan, Russia, United Kingdom and the USA) and had his work represented in many solo- and group exhibitions internationally. One of the highlights was a solo-exhibition of the work of Faydherbe/De Vringer in the DDD-Gallery in Osaka, Japan, another was his poster being presented in the Dutch Café at the MoMA New York.

His work can be found in the permanent collections of Museum für Gestaltung Zürich (Switzerland), Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (Germany), in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France Paris (France) and last but not least in the MoMA New York (USA). Wout's work is published in over eighty international graphic design books and magazines, especially in Japan, China and the UK. Since 2002 Wout de Vringer is a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI), a prestigeous organization that unites the world's leading graphics designers and artists in a professional club of common interest and achievement.


Publications in design books

• The Layout Book - Second Edition, Bloomsbury Publishing, UK (2015)
• Design Genius - The ways and workings of creative thinkers, Bloomsbury Publishing, USA (2015)
• Basics Design - Print & Finish, Bloomsbury Publishing, USA (2014)
• Basic Graphic Design 01 - Approach and Language, AVA Publishing, Switserland (2011)
• AGideas 2011, LST Publishing, China (2011)
• Type Navigator, Gestalten, Germany (2011)
• Bookworm, Hesign Publishing, China (2010)
• Process is the Project, AGI Porto, Portugal (2010)
• The Poster, Abrams, USA (2010)
• The Visual Dictionary of Pre-Press & Production, AVA Publishing, Switserland (2010)
• The Visual Dictionary of Typography, AVA Publishing, Switserland (2010)
• Five Star Designers Banquet, Japan (2009)
• Challenging Graphics - Updowndance, NDT, The Netherlands (2009)
• Brand Identity Now!, Taschen, Germany (2009)
• Logo Design Volume 2, Taschen, Germany (2009)
• Basic Design Series - 7: Design Thinking, AVA Publishing, Switserland (2009)
• The Fundaments of Graphic Design, AVA Publishing, Switserland (2008)
• We Love Books!, Centre du Graphisme d’Échirolles, France (2008)
• Experimental Formats 2, Rotavision, UK (2008)
• Print and Production Finishes for Brochures and Catalogs, Rotavision, UK (2008)
• New Poster Art, Thames and Hudson, UK (2008)
• School and Facility, P.I.E. Books, Japan (2008)
• The Production Manual, AVA Publishing, Switserlandd (2008)
• Visual Engine - The Selected Work of 18 Top Designers, LST-publishing, China (2008)
• Designers League - The Selected Work of Global Top Designers, LST-publishing, China (2008)
• Basic Design Series - 7: Grids, AVA Publishing, Switserland (2008)
• AGI: Graphic Design Since 1950, Thames and Hudson, UK (2007)
• The Layout Book, AVA Publishing, Switserland (2007)
• The Collected Works of 20 Top Designers, LST-Publishers, China (2007)
• Graphic Messages from ggg/ddd 1986-2006, Japan (2007)
• Influences, Die Gestalten Verlag, Germany (2006)
• Basic Design Series - 6: Print & Finish, AVA Publishing, Switserland (2006)
• The Visual Dictionary of Graphic Design, AVA Publishing, Switserland (2006)
• The Fundamentals of Typography, AVA Publishing, Switserland (2006)
• Basic Design Series - 5: Colour, AVA Publishing, Switserland (2005)
• Éditions Expérimentales, Pyramyd, France (2005)
• World Business Cards Today, P.I.E. Books, Japan (2005)
• Basic Design Series - 3: Typography, AVA Publishing, Switserland (2005)
• Basic Design Series - 2: Layout, AVA Publishing, Switserland (2005)
• The Best Informational Diagrams 2, P.I.E. Books, Japan (2005)
• Publication Design Workbook, Rockport, USA (2005)
• Modern Posters - Fifty Postcards, MoMA, USA (2004)
• Basic Design Series - 1: Format, AVA Publishing, Switserland (2004)
• World Corporate Profile Graphics, P.I.E. Books, Japan (2004)
• Typography Workbook, Rockport, USA (2004)
• The Fundamentals of Creative Design, AVA Publishing, Switserland (2003)
• New Members AGI 01/02, AGI, China (2003)
• Who is who in Design-Volume 2, Red Dot Edition, Germany (2003)
• Ideas Unbound, P.I.E. Books, Japan (2003)
• De Best Verzorgde Boeken 2001, The Netherlands (2002)
• Ha, daar gaat er een van mij, Uitgeverij 010, The Netherlands (2002)
• Modern Contemporary: Art at MoMA Since 1980, MoMA, USA (2001)
• Digital Lab: Print & Electronic Design, RotoVision, Switserland (2001)
• Corporate Profiles and Web Graphics, P.I.E. Books, Japan (2001)
• The 6th International Poster Triennial in Toyama, 2000, Japan (2000)
• Limited Resources, Limitless Creativity, P.I.E. Books, Japan (2000)
• 1+2 Color Graphics, P.I.E. Books, Japan (1999)
• Corporate Profile Graphics 3, P.I.E. Books, Japan (1998)
• Private Greeting Cards, P.I.E. Books, Japan (1998)
• The Electronic Workshop-Graphics, RotoVision, Switserland (1997)
• New Typo Graphics-Volume 2, P.I.E. Books, Japan (1997)
• Dutch Posters 1960-1996, by Anthon Beeke, Bis Publishers, The Netherlands (1996)
• International Corporate Identity 1, Laurence King, UK (1995)
• The Best in Cutting Edge Typography, RotoVision, Switserland (1994)
• The Best in Catalogue Design, RotoVision, Switserland (1994)
• The Graphic Edge, by Rick Poyner, Booth-Clibborn Editions, UK (1993)
• Graphic Design of the World, Volume 2, Japan (1992)

Publications in design magazines

• Plus Eighty One - The Grand Designers Issue - VOL 54 - Winter 2011, Japan (2011)
• Items 1 - maart/april 2002, The Netherlands (2002)
• Étapes: 82, mars 2002, France (2002)
• Items 6 - dec 2001/jan 2002, The Netherlands (2001)
• IDEA 282 2000/09, Japan (2000)
• Designnet 1999/11 Vol. 26, South Korea (1999)
• Graphics International, Issue 53, UK (1998)
• Graphics International, Issue 28, UK (1995)
• Da! No 4, Russia (1995)
• Affiche No 10, Juli 1994, The Netherlands (1994)
• Page, Germany (1994)
• Studio Voice 3, Japan (1994)
• Industrieel Ontwerpen No 5, The Netherlands (1991)
• Print - The Dutch Issue, USA (1991)
• ID-Magazine, USA (1988)