Bureau Blinkers

What Bureau Blinkers does

Bureau Blinkers is a privately held Dutch design and communication agency founded in 1999 and headquartered in Assen, Netherlands, with a secondary office in Emmen. The firm operates with a small team (1–10 employees) and delivers an integrated suite of creative services spanning seven expertise areas: brand strategy and workshops, graphic design (logos, house styles, environmental graphics), campaign development (online and offline), custom illustration, professional photography, 2D/3D video and animation, and web design. Underlying production tooling centers on Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), Figma for web design, and dedicated 2D/3D animation software, with specialized work routed through a 'flexible external network.' Differentiated capabilities include in-house custom illustration and animation that avoids stock imagery.

The agency serves a diversified Dutch client base across national healthcare institutions (Maxima MC, Trajectum, Isala), educational publishers and schools (LBS, Noordhoff), municipalities and semi-governmental bodies (Gemeente Almelo, Gemeente Hoogeveen, Provincie Drenthe, Kindpunt Gaveland), insurance companies (SVn, TVM, Allianz Partners), housing and real estate enterprises (Mooiland, Vechtdal Wonen, DTZ), and small-to-medium regional businesses across hospitality, technology, and other verticals. GTM motion is consultative and relationship-based: sparring sessions and strategic workshops are used to engage prospects early, supported by organic social presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Vimeo and a portfolio of case studies on the corporate website.

Bureau Blinkers generates revenue through project-based professional services with no disclosed subscription or recurring pricing model. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the only monetary benchmark available is a designer/DTP'er salary band of €2,500–€3,500 gross per month, reflecting labor cost rather than client pricing. The firm is founder/management-owned, with Ton Munneke (Directie) and a teamlead named Ida referenced as leadership. No external funding, parent company, subsidiaries, patents, awards, M&A activity, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

Name

Bureau Blinkers

Legal name

Bureau Blinkers

Website

https://bureaublinkers.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bureau Blinkers is a privately held Dutch design and communication agency (founded 1999, Assen) with 1–10 employees delivering brand strategy, graphic design, illustration, 2D/3D animation, film, photography, and web design to Dutch healthcare, education, government, insurance, and SMB clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative & Design Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (54143), Graphic Design Services (541430)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Full-Service Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD)

Keywords

• Design agency services
• Brand strategy consulting
• Creative campaign development
• Illustration and animation
• Video production services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hoogeveen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Creative Services and Design Projects: Project-based creative and communication services including brand strategy, design, campaigns, illustration, video/animation, and photography. Revenue generated through client projects with no explicit subscription or recurring model disclosed.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bureau Blinkers is a multidisciplinary design and communication agency that delivers brand strategy, graphic design, marketing campaigns, custom illustration, 3D animation, film production, photography, and web design as integrated creative projects for organisations. Services are sold on a project basis through direct consultative engagement, with work produced by a small in-house team supported by a flexible external network for specialised needs.

Product overview

Bureau Blinkers is a design and communication agency offering a comprehensive suite of creative services organized around seven core offerings: Strategy (brand strategy, marketing, workshops), Design (graphic design, logo design, house styles), Campaign (creative campaign development), Illustration (custom illustrations, 3D animation), Photography, Video & Animation (2D/3D animation, voice-over), and Web Design. These services are delivered as integrated creative and communication solutions rather than as separate software products or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategie (Strategy) Brand strategy and marketing services covering brand identity development, positioning, communication strategy formulation, and workshops for organisations needing to clarify or refresh their market presence.
• Vormgeving (Design)
• Campagne (Campaign)
• Illustratie (Illustration)
• Fotografie (Photography)
• Video & Animatie (Video & Animation)
• Webdesign (Web Design)

Named customers25 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• WebbaminorOthersWebba built Bureau Blinkers' own website (noted in footer: 'Een Webba website'). This is a vendor relationship for website development/maintenance rather than a strategic partnership.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DDB Amsterdam: Amsterdam creative agency within the DDB Worldwide network, providing advertising, brand strategy, and creative campaign services. Comparable to Bureau Blinkers as a Dutch full-service creative competitor for the same brand and institutional briefs, with the scale advantage of an international network.
• Dept Agency: Large Dutch-headquartered digital creative and technology agency offering creative, design, and engineering services across multiple verticals. Comparable to Bureau Blinkers as a Dutch creative services provider, but at materially larger scale and with broader digital/engineering capabilities Bureau Blinkers does not offer.
• TBWA\Netherlands: Dutch office of the TBWA global creative network, offering full-service advertising, brand strategy, and creative campaign work. Comparable as a Netherlands-based full-service creative agency competing for the same enterprise and brand clients, though at significantly greater scale and network backing.
• Publicis Amsterdam: Dutch operations of the Publicis global advertising and communications network, offering creative, media, and digital services. Comparable to Bureau Blinkers as a Netherlands-based competitor for advertising and brand mandates, with significantly broader media, data, and production capabilities.
• Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam: Amsterdam-based creative agency within the Wieden+Kennedy network, known for brand storytelling and integrated campaigns. Comparable to Bureau Blinkers as a high-profile Dutch creative competitor for major brand and institutional clients, though at materially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Springbok Creative: Dutch independent creative agency offering brand strategy, design, and campaign services to a similar mix of institutional and commercial clients. Comparable to Bureau Blinkers as a small-to-mid-sized independent Dutch creative shop competing for similar briefs in the Dutch market.
• Dawn Creative: Amsterdam-based independent creative agency focused on brand identity, design, and campaign work. Comparable to Bureau Blinkers as a Netherlands-based independent creative competitor operating in the same design and brand activation space, though typically serving a more Amsterdam-centric client mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/bureaublinkers
• Facebookfacebook.com/bureaublinkers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bureaublinkers
• Instagraminstagram.com/bureaublinkers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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