About RYB
RYB Global Development (Red Yellow Blue) is an Amsterdam-based platform that connects citizens, NGOs and changemakers across 193 countries through research, storytelling and cultural initiatives. Our work is built around the Sustainable Development Goals, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and UNESCO’s Culture of Peace.
RYB
Who we are
RYB is run by an Amsterdam-based team of researchers, artists and designers. Our editorial direction is led by Frank Verspoor, editor-in-chief of RYB Global Development.
Editor-in-chief: Frank Verspoor
Frank Verspoor is the editor-in-chief of RYB Global Development, the founder and editor-in-chief of Europa Regina, a B2B publisher for the creative industries since 2000, and the artist and curator of the Red Yellow Blue Silk Road, RYB’s research project and touring exhibition.
Frank curates the exhibition and documents the research behind it. That research follows how red, yellow and blue recorded meaning, order and connection across ancient textiles, porcelain, manuscripts and carpets, and how colour, light, symbol and water link this history to today’s questions. You can follow the work as it develops on his website: Researching the Red Yellow Blue Silk Road Exhibition.
For questions about our content, corrections or collaboration, contact the editor-in-chief at f.a.verspoor@redyellowblue.org.
What we do
We help people understand the global development system, including the role of the United Nations and NGOs, and then turn that understanding into cultural action. Our main projects are:
- Cosmology of Peace, our flagship framework
- Red Yellow Blue Silk Road, a research project and touring exhibition
- Culture Women’s Days
- Creative Cities for Culture of Peace
- Country pages for 193 countries
How we work
RYB is research-first. We use published data, such as the Sustainable Development Report, link to artworks held in museums and collections worldwide, and show our sources and update dates on our pages. We write as a learning community, inviting readers to explore global development with us rather than judging from the outside. Our research methodology explains our approach in detail.
Where the name comes from
Red, yellow and blue appear across history, from the cosmology of ancient China to the De Stijl movement founded in the Netherlands in 1917, which used these colours as symbols of universal peace and harmony. RYB builds on this shared human inheritance and uses it as a starting point for new research and new art.
Our network
RYB works together with Europa Regina, a creative industries publisher since 2000, and Bali International.
Contact
To collaborate, exhibit or ask a question, please contact us.