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 for brand development and design.

Key figures

Years of experience

Employees

125+

Realized brand projects

2.7 million

Fee Revenue

12,700

Followers:inside on LinkedIn and Instagram

Locations in NRW

Your Brand Experts

Alexandra Preißler

Content Manager

Alina Losch

Senior Art Director

Anaïs Thiessen

Junior Brand Strategist

André Schirmer

Founder and Managing Partner

Anna-Lena Kunz

Account Manager

Brian Ossowski

Web Designer

Carla Johann

Junior Art Director, Brand

Carol Christ

Communication Strategist

Christina Buschhausen

Senior Art Director

Cora Howe

Art director

Dennis Losch

Senior Frontend Developer

Dr. Stephan Deutsch

Member of the Advisory Board

Jannick Hauß

Motion Designer

Jannis Falk

Head of Brand Design

Janno Buning

Motion Designer

Jennifer Jarzyna

Designer

Jessica Platte

Junior Brand Designer

Joshua Marker

Team Lead, Communications

Karolina Leppke

Financial Assistant

Katharina Nolte

Web Designer

Lena Rathke

People & Culture Manager

Leonie Wiertz

Art Director Brand

Line Wiegand

Social Media Manager

Lisa Lamm

Content Manager

Lucas Vogt

Team Lead Web

Maximilian Kersten

Managing Partner

Niklas Schmitz

Brand Strategist

Nina Bergemann

UX/UI Designer

Prof. Dr. Christoph Moss

Member of the Advisory Board

Sarah Bellini

Marketing Manager

Stefanie Mölder

Media Designer

Thi Lange

Art director

(Anniversary)

10 Years of Schwarz+Matt

Our journey from the ironing room to Westfalendamm was intense, chaotic, instructive and, above all, characterized by many people who went along with us. We learned that we don’t want to advertise, we want to build brands. We have summarized the last ten years on our anniversary page.

(Frontify)

Experienced Frontify agency

As an official Frontify partner, we support brands in setting up and developing their brand portal in Frontify for consistent brand management.

(Awards)

Award-winning brand agency

We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished here in Dortmund. Dortmund isn’t an agency hub. We’re turning it into one.

(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 are passionate about 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 just design on fleek. Brands are multi-layered. We think of brands as a holistic, interactive and modular system with the added bonus 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)

Concept and design

We give your brand personality an expressive face. So that you see your company as we see it, we create a concept that outlines colors, shapes, logo and typography. Your “Go” is our starting signal, and we’re off to create. No idea goes to waste: We document everything essential in our guidelines. This gives you a solid foundation on which to build excellently visualized brands.

(03)

Realization and communication

Thought locks are all well and good – we want to bring outstanding concepts to the streets. As digital natives, we support you in rolling out 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 leaves nothing else to be desired.

(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 created in Dortmund. Ours were born here.

(Between the bistro and the view of the Rhine)

Cologne

As an agency in Cologne, we find the perfect environment here to bring brands to the fore.