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
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
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
DNS Award 2005, Villa Bernasconi, Geneva, 2005
Lecture
University of Art and Design Karlsruhe, Germany, about the diploma thesis «Systematische Schriftgestaltung», 2005
Publications
Typodarium 2011, Hermann Schmidt Publishers, Mainz, Germany
Typolyrics - The Sound of Fonts, Birkhäuser
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, August Issue 2009
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