Cal Poly’s University Art Gallery will present “Type Design: A Journey” by artist Nina Stössinger in her first solo exhibition from Sept. 22 to Oct. 20.
The exhibit will open with a talk by Stössinger, a Swiss typeface designer, at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, in Room 123 of the Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering Building (No. 8) on campus. A reception will follow at 5:30 p.m. in the gallery, located on the ground floor of the Dexter Building (No. 34).
The exhibition traces Stössinger’s journey into typeface design, from her first published font family through her more recent work including typeface design, sketches and lettering. Her document processes, explorations and final results will be on display. They tell a story of discovering the formal language of letterforms and the myriad forms they can take.
“Good typography is essential in good graphic design, and we can all benefit from what Nina can teach us,” said Bruno Ribiero, professor graphic design. “The appreciation for the details in typeface design improves anyone’s skills not only in design, but in any craft one chooses.”
Nina Stössinger | Photo by: Marc Eckardt
About the artist:
Nina Stössinger is currently a senior typeface designer at Frere-Jones Type in Brooklyn. She previously worked an independent typeface designer, typographer, graphic designer, and tool developer in the Netherlands and in her native Switzerland.
She graduated with a degree in multi-media design from Burg Giebichenstein University of Art Halle / Germany, where she discovered her love for type. She also earned a Certificate of Advanced Studies in type design from Zurich University of the Arts and a Master of Arts in type and media from the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague.
Stössinger teaches type design at Yale School of Art, serves on the board of directors of the Type Directors Club, and has spoken at numerous international events and conferences. Her work has been awarded the Certificate of Typographic Excellence from the Type Directors Club, the Certificate of Excellence from the International Society of Typographic Designers, and iF communication design award, the Award of Excellence from Communication Arts and more. After being featured in group shows across three continents, this is Stössinger’s first solo exhibition.
Links:
- University Art Gallery: artgallery.calpoly.edu/
- Art & Design Department: https://artdesign.calpoly.edu/
- College of Liberal Arts: cla.calpoly.edu/
About the Cal Poly University Art Gallery:
The University Art Gallery is a venue for helping nurture creativity, empathy, innovation, design skills, storytelling, and big-picture thinking by bringing bold thinkers, emerging and established artists, and creative professionals to campus. Providing a venue for five exhibitions each academic year, the University Art Gallery serves Cal Poly and the surrounding area. The gallery showcases nationally and internationally known artists, as well as student, alumni and faculty artwork.