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What exactly is hidden inside the Rabobank stamp?

Written in: Dutch • Bate Hijlkema • June 29, 2026

In the structure and layout of the rather unappealing Rabo Bank stamp, graphic designer Gerard Unger has nevertheless 'hidden' various activities and peculiarities of Rabobank in a particularly original way. As soon as you have substantive knowledge of the veiled depictions of various banking activities,...

Visual language: Rabobank (1898)

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • May 18, 2026

Visual language is particularly relevant to the images on stamps. It must be immediately clear what it represents without extensive explanation (read: text). Visual language plays an important role in the graphic industry, and therefore also in the design of stamps...

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