The Design.nl newsletter returns after a brief summer break. We bring you communication design news with an astounding number of Dutch winners in this year's red dot design award, and cultural broadcaster VPRO gets a new visual facelift courtesy of Thonik. We bring you previews of the annual design festival Dutch Design Double (DDD) which will be held in Amsterdam and Utrecht starting next week: we hear from a recently graduated designer about his project that uses objects to improve emotional bonds between people, and our overview outlines what looks set to be an exciting Dutch Design Double. Now in its third year, we will be covering the events with in-depth analyses and interviews over the next two months.