About us

As the world continues to change, we change with it and help companies do the same. Since 2016, we have evolved from a full-service agency to a specialist in branding design and creative services.

Key figures

Years of experience

Specialist:inside

100+

Brand projects

Locations in NRW

10.834

Followers:inside on Instagram and LinkedIn

Team

Alina Losch

Senior Art Director

André Schirmer

Founder & Managing Director

Angelika Gerzen

Intern

Anna-Lena Kunz

Account Manager

Brian Ossowski

Web Designer

Christina Buschhausen

Art Director

Cora Howe

Art director

Dennis Losch

Web Designer

Jannick Hauß

Motion Designer

Jannis Falk

Art Director

Jennifer Jarzyna

Designer

Katharina Nolte

Web Designer

Laura Waldschmidt

Copywriter

Lena Rathke

Management Assistant

Leonie Wiertz

Art Director Brand

Line Weinholz

Social Media Manager

Lisa Steinhoff

Brand Communication Strategist

Lucas Vogt

Account Manager

Malina Keil

Intern Design (m/f/d)

Maximilian Kersten

Managing Director

Niklas Beab

Brand Strategist

Niklas Engeling

Creative Director

Nina Bergemann

UX/UI Designer

Sarah Bellini

Marketing Manager

Thi Lange

Art Director

Thilo Pantring

Art director

(Awards)

Award-winning brand agency

We are proud of what we have achieved from Dortmund. Dortmund is not an agency city. We make them one.

(Advisory Board)

Experienced consultants at our side

What unites us? Our thirst for knowledge and our fascination for experienced personalities and stories. Dr. Stephan Deutsch and Prof. Dr. Christoph Moss provide us with advice and assistance, promote our corporate development and support us with their external view of Schwarz+Matt®.

Dr. Stephan Deutsch

Member of the Advisory Board

Prof. Dr. Christoph Moss

Member of the Advisory Board

(Plus principle)

Brands as a holistic system

A brand that has the potential to stand the test of time is one thing above all: hard strategy work. We burn for strong brands. They are of value, inspire, differentiate and can sometimes even make the world a little better. We believe that brands are more than design on fleek. Brands are multi-layered. We think of brands as a system holistically, interactively and modularly with the plus of uniqueness – that is our understanding of valuable brands for tomorrow.

(Why us)

All advantages at a glance

Schwarz+Matt® Finish means high-end: Our talents are the best in their field. We are united by a passion for branding and digital design. We create superlative brands. Just convince yourself. You will be thrilled.

How we work with you

(01)

Research and analysis

We do not guess into the blue. We want to get to know and understand the company, its plans and goals – over a cup of coffee (it doesn’t have to be black). Together we evaluate the positioning, competition and architecture of the corporate brand. We first have to immerse ourselves in your corporate culture so that we can swim our laps safely. Next step: Your customized corporate design.

(02)

Conception and design

We give your brand personality an expressive face. So that you see your business as we see it, we create a concept that outlines colors, shapes, logo and typo. Your Go is our starting signal and we go into designing. No idea is lost: We record everything essential in our guidelines. So that you have a solid foundation on which to build excellent visualized brands.

(03)

Realization and communication

Thought locks are all well and good – we also want to bring outstanding concepts to the road. As digital natives, we support you in the rollout of your brand. Whether social media marketing, ad campaigns, website and more – individual goals require individual services. We give our all every day. Our unyielding sense of aesthetics and innovation allows nothing else.

(Because we stand for quality)

GWA

As a digital branding and design agency, we are proud to be a member of the Association of Leading Communications Agencies in Germany. Its member agencies stand for a special range of services and high quality standards.

Target groups

Start-ups

Growth through design – We were also at the beginning. That’s why we are especially happy when we can share our experiences with startups. We support the first steps in marketing, design and branding, create structures and establish them in the market.

Middle class

Change through design – We translate the essential brand elements into visual, verbal, spatial and acoustic components and thus shape the identity – with a unique fingerprint.

Corporations

Scaling by design – Our strategic and creative consulting and our outstanding expertise in branding and design surpasses that of pure advertising agencies. We develop solutions instead of just implementing them.

(Between home and vision)

Dortmund

Dortmund is not a dream city. But dreams are made in Dortmund. Ours were created here.