Draft:Nina Stössinger

Nina Stössinger born 1978 near Basel (Switzerland) is a regarded and highly awarded Swiss graphic designer.

Stössinger is a self proclaimed type designer at Frere-Jones Type in Brooklyn. “Letters, too, were always close by. It just took me the better part of a lifetime to realize gradually that making them — and caring deeply not just about what they say but also how they look and work — could be the content and center point of a professional life”.

Education
In 2008, she completed her studies in multimedia design at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art Halle in Germany, which sparked her deep interest in typography. “Initially, I didn’t intend to become a designer at all. I thought I would be some kind of researcher or general smart person. Exactly what kind was not clear”. She then pursued a CAS in Type Design from Zurich University of the Arts in 2010 and later obtained an MA in Type and Media from the prestigious Royal Academy of Art in The Hague in 2014.

Career
Stossinger teaches type at Yale School of Art, alternating semesters with Tobias Frere-Jones. She has also taught classes and workshops in screen typography and Python scripting as well as many published articles on type and design. She previously worked as an independent typographer, graphic designer, type designer and tool developer in the Netherlands and before in Switzerland. She also shares her extensive knowledge and expertise through teaching and speaking engagements around the world and has co-founded Basel’s local Typostammtisch. She has made significant contributions to the world of typography, such as FF Ernestine, Sélavy, and Nordvest. Furthermore, her expertise and talent were recognized when she was appointed as a critic in graphic design at Yale in 2016, further solidifying her reputation as a respected figure in the field. Her work has been widely awarded, including the Certificate of Typographic Excellence from the Type Directors Club, the Certificate of Excellence from the International Society of Typographic Designers, the iF communication design award, and the Award of Excellence from Communication Arts.

Works
She has made numerous significant contributions to the world of typography, such as FF Ernestine, Sélavy, and Nordvest. The typeface FF Ernestine was one of her first works and is featured in adobe fonts. She has exhibited her own work in Cal Poly's University Art Gallery called Type Design: A Journey.