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Biography

〔EN〕 Daniel Stuhlpfarrer is an Austrian type and graphic designer, and educator, based in Berlin. He completed his master's at Berlin University of the Arts in 2020, with a thesis on “Speculative type design” under Fons Hickmann. Since then, his primary focus has been within the arts and culture sector, collaborating with a diverse range of clients, including theaters, visual artists, photographers, fashion designers, and architecture firms. Daniel's design approach is characterized by a symbiosis of type and graphic design, resulting in a dedicated emphasis on typographic solutions and visuals. He crafts independent retail typefaces and designs bespoke typefaces tailored to meet the specific needs of his clients. Since 2022 the teaches typography and editorial design at SRH Berlin School of Design and Communication.

〔DE〕 Daniel Stuhlpfarrer ist ein österreichischer Schriftgestalter, Grafikdesigner und Dozent, mit Sitz in Berlin. Er schloss sein Masterstudium an der Universität der Künste Berlin im Jahr 2020 mit einer Arbeit über „Spekulative Schriftgestaltung“ bei Fons Hickmann ab. Seitdem liegt sein Hauptaugenmerk auf dem Kunst- und Kultursektor, wo er mit einer Vielzahl von Kund*innen zusammenarbeitet, darunter Theater, bildende Künstler*innen, Fotograf*innen, Modedesigner*innen und Architekturbüros. Daniels Designansatz zeichnet sich durch eine Symbiose von Schriftgestaltung und Grafikdesign aus, was zu einem besonderen Schwerpunkt auf typografischen Lösungen und visuellen Erscheinungsbildern führt. Er gestaltet Retail Schriften und entwirft maßgeschneiderte Bespoke Schriften, die auf die spezifischen Bedürfnisse seiner Kund*innen zugeschnitten sind. Seit 2022 unterrichtet er Typografie und Editorial Design an der SRH Berlin School of Design and Communication.

Services

Type design
Graphic design
Typographic services
Editorial design
Publishing design
Custom lettering
Books and magazines
Posters
Retail typefaces
Bespoke typefaces
Branding
Visual identities
Workshops
Web designs

Education

〔2018 – 2020〕 M.A. University of the Arts BerlinVisual Communication. Class: Fons Hickmann
Master thesis: Speculative type design

〔2014 – 2017〕 B.A. University of Applied Sciences Joanneum Graz. Information DesignMajor: Communication Design. Bachelor thesis: Contrast meets creativity

Teaching

〔since 2022〕    Berlin University of Applied Sciences (BSDC): Typography & Editorial design

Talks and Interviews

〔2023〕    Interview with Type 01: “Zirbal: A Mountain Pine-Inspired Typeface”

〔2021〕     Top 30 Independent Type Designers To Watch In 2021
〔2021〕     Interview with Type Thrusday Berlin
〔2021〕     Magazine Talk “Protocol” at University of the Arts Berlin, Prof. Ulrich Schwarz und Henrike Uthe.
〔2020〕    Interview with Type 01: “Speculative Type Design”
〔2020〕    Magazine Design Talk at Berlin University of the Arts, Prof. Ulrich Schwarz und Henrike Uthe.
〔2019〕     It’s Nice That Feature: Daniel Stuhlpfarrer
〔2019〕     Contrast meets creativity (lecture on book design), Designforum Steiermark, Graz

Recognitions

〔2021〕     TDK Award ’20 Winner
〔2020〕    It’s a book Award Leipzig: Alpha-Epsilon
〔2020〕    Design made in Germany: Protocol Magazin
〔2019〕     Design made in Germany: Zuckerl Typeface
〔2019〕     Fonts in use (Staffpick: Kritik & Protocol 11)
〔2016〕     Joseph Binder Award
〔2016〕     Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards, Silver

Publications

〔2023〕    Character character: Typography as form,
SRH Berlin School of Design and Communication
〔2019〕     Kontrast trifft Kreativität & Wort trifft Warten, Universitätsverlag der FH Joanneum Graz,

ISBN 978-3- 9503802-7-9

Featured in publications

〔2024〕    New Aestetic 1, A Collection Of Independent Type Design, SorryPress, ISBN 978-3-910265-158
〔2020〕    New Aestetic 2, A Collection Of Independent 
Type Design, SorryPress, ISBN 978-3-9820440-3-3
〔2019〕     New Aestetic, The Curation of Independent Type Design

Exhibitions

〔2024〕    Group exhibition: FRAUD with Charlotte Rhode, Florian Mecklenburg, Moritz Borchardt, Fabius Kossack & Maresa Mayr

Collaboration

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Studio

Schröderstraße 4
10115 Berlin
Germany

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