Jaap Drupsteen (born 1942 in Hasselt (Overijssel)) is a Dutch

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. Drupsteen worked as a graphic designer for NOS and

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; he specialized in making station identifications, music videos, and other video and television productions. His best known work are his designs for a series of

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for

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. In 1999, Drupsteen was assigned by the

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to design a new

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. He also designed several stamps for PTT. In the late 2000s, he designed the exterior of the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision in

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List of banknotes

Prizes

* Nipkow Schijf (1976) * Werkman Design Award (1980) * Sikkens Award (1981) *

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(1987) * L.J. Jordaan Award for banknotes documentary (1988) * Alblas Award en Holland Video Award (1990)

References and citations

External links

Studio Drupsteen
(Mostly Dutch, some English) * 1942 births Living people People from Zwartewaterland Dutch graphic designers Dutch currency designers Television presentation {{Netherlands-artist-stub