Dani Klauser Grafik Design
Schlundmatt 23
6010 Kriens – Luzern
– Switzerland –

T: +41 (0)41 360 18 90
E: hello at dkgd dot ch
  • 2013-04-08 |

    Just found on YouTube. The complete speak at the t g m in munich one year ago. Watch it here

  • 2012-04-12 |

    Here are a few pictures from the TypoTalk event in Mainz. more info

  • 2012-02-27 |

    As part of their ON-TYPE exhibition, the Gutenberg-Museum in Mainz will hold a two-day lecture series entitled TYPO TALK on March 21 and 28, 2012. I will have a lecture about my type developments and the PLANETA font. Let's Talk about Type — Baby!! more info

  • 2012-01-09 |

    A intresting interview with Jon and Kjell from Non-Format. Thanx for the honor on page 22. Let's read the Interview here.

  • 2011-11-08 |

    For the first ever, Font Market will take place in Zürich on December 10, 2011. Designers from Switzerland and abroad are invited to sell their own fonts, catalogues, and posters. Some two dozen font designers will be participating, enabling them to benefit from the excitement of mutual exchange and to present a unique, colorful array of products to a large and interested public. DKGD will show to you all Fonts and Posters. You can buy PLANETA and other goodies, meet and greet in Zürich! more info

  • 2011-10-31 | Good news of the day! PLANETA has won the Premier Award @ 2011 International Society Of Typographic Designers Awards in London last week! What a day... thnx to the ISTD Board!

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  • 2011-10-11 |

    I found a new Planeta! The Opening. A book by Merlin Carpenter a London-based artist. The book is designed bey the Norwegian/US duo non-format. Kjell Ekhorn and Jon Forss are obviously big fans of Planeta then, the whole book is set in Planeta.  look at the book | order the book

  • 2011-08-24 |

    FISK a californian graphic design collective by Bijan Berahimi has gentled PLANETA as their favorite typeface at the moment. I hope this wille be for a long time.  visit FISK

  • 2011-06-29 |

    Visuelt, the annual Norwegian design awards is running with PLANETA for their entire communication. Call for entries, events program, catalogue and ticket badges. more info

  • 2010-10-31 | Be there or be square! My font-posters and some new work will be showed at the Weltformat Poster Festival Lucerne. See you at the exhibition. more info
  • 2010-08-06 | I just recived the Typodarium 2011. My favorite day next year is definitley the 3rd of March. Of course in beautiful Planeta-Bold!! Thanx to Raban & Lars more info
  • 2010-08-03 | New website, new project, new everything!! Today we are going life with our new website!! It was time to change the face of DKGD in the internet. Now we can show all our projects on the frontsite and integrate all the type development in to the main site. Enjoy!
  • 2010-06-23 | Planeta is officially nominated for the «Designpreis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 2011». I'm curious about how far PLANETA goes! I am ready for bratwurst and weissbier ;-) more info
  • 2010-06-15 | Another day another record. Planeta in use, this time in fine smooth gray at the new lo recordings compilation, milky.disco.three. You got milk? :-) more info
  • 2010-05-24 | News form the Island. The british band The Chap comes out with the new album «Well Done Europe» on may the 24th. Planeta gives the record cover a nice graphic appeal! big up to non-format!! more info
  • 2010-05-21 | The upcoming book «Made Of...» from the gestalten publishers in Berlin featuring Planeta. The Book is a New Materials Sourcebook for Architecture and Design. A detailed guide to innovative materials and their applications in today’s architecture and design. Planeta is uesd as Text-Font! Big up!!! more info
  • 2010-05-18 | The current issue of the KOMPLEX magazine is out now! What a beauty — the colorfull cover fit well in the row of the previous issues and give a strong identity to the KOMPLEX magazines. more info
  • 2010-03-11 | Delphic meets typography. On ther firts album «Acolyte» the UK band Delphic use PLANETA as the corporate text-font. the design by non-format looks great! What a beat! more info
Profile

Dani Klauser *1977, Graphic Designer FH

  • Self employed graphic designer since 2006
  • Guest Professor at University of Art and Design, Luzern, since 2010
  • Assistant at University of Art and Design, Luzern «MAS Digital Design Management» 2007
  • Graphic Designer at Hochparterre, Verlag für Architektur und Design, Zurich, 2005-2006
  • Graphic Designer at Christen Visuelle Gestaltung, Zug, 2004-2005
  • Project Katalysator, Lucerne 2003
  • Project Pancho Graphics, Lucerne 2001-2003
  • Project Collaboration in E-Learning at EMN, European Medical Network, Zurich, 2001
  • Assistant at «KKL Trägerstiftung» Luzern, Dr. Thomas Held Analysen und Strategien, Zurich 1998

Education

  • Graduation: Graphic Design at University of Art and Design, Luzern 2004
  • Study: Graphic Design at University of Art and Design, Luzern 2001-2004
  • Study: Precourse at University of Art and Design, Lucerne and Zurich, 1998-2001

Awards

  • International Society of Typographic Designers Typographic Awards 2011, Category Typeface Design, Premier Award for PLANETA, 2011
  • Nomination for the «Designpreis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland» for PLANETA, 2010
  • European Design Award, Category Original Typeface, Bronce Award for PLANETA, 2009
  • Nomination für den DNS Award 2005 «Design Network Switzerland», 2005

Exhibitions

  • Weltformat Poster Festival, Lucerne, 2010
  • DNS Award 2005, Villa Bernasconi, Geneva, 2005

Lecture

  • Typo Talk at Gutenbergmuseum, Mainz, Germany, Speech about the Font Planeta and panel discussion with Dan Raynolds and Jakob Runge, 2012
  • t g m | Typografische Gesellschaft München, Germany, Speech about the Font Planeta, 2012
  • University of Art and Design Karlsruhe, Germany, about the diploma thesis «Systematische Schriftgestaltung», 2005

Publications

  • ISTD Award Publication, London, 2011
  • Typodarium 2011, Hermann Schmidt Publishers, Mainz
  • Graphic Design Inspirations, Daab Media, Cologne, 2010
  • Typolyrics - The Sound of Fonts, Birkhäuser 2010
  • Made Of… New Materials Sourcebook for Architecture and Design, Gestalten Publishers, Berlin, 2010
  • Typeviews, Publisher Slanted, Oktober 2009
  • Page, September Issue 2009
  • Hochparterre Magazine for Architecture and Design, 2009 August Issue
  • E.D. Awards 09, Juried Selection Of The Best Graphic Design In Europe, 2009
  • Slanted - The Feeling of Typography, March Issue 2009
  • Playful Type - Ephemeral Lettering and Illustrative Fonts, Gestalten Publishers, Berlin, 2008
  • Omagiu #8 nano, Remix Culture Magazine, Bucarest, Romania, 2007
  • Annual Report, UD Medien, Lucerne, 2005
  • DNS Award Publication, 2005
  • Diploma Publication University of Art and Design Lucerne, 2005
  • 1000m3 Visuelle Messungen, 2004