Frank Grießhammer

Frank Grießhammer (b. 1983, Nuremberg) is a Lecturer at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK), where he teaches in the Graphic Design department and the TypeMedia program. He is also a Type Designer and Font Developer at Adobe's Type team. His career bridges academic instruction and industry innovation, focusing on typographic systems for diverse media platforms.

• Education:
  • Master Type and Media, KABK (2010)
  • Hochschule für Gestaltung Saarbrücken (HBKsaar)
  • ISIA Florence

Grießhammer specializes in typeface design and font development workflows, particularly for digital environments. He conducts annual workshops on the Adobe Font Development Kit for OpenType (AFDKO), training students in technical aspects of font creation.

His notable typeface designs include:

• Source Serif
• Stempel Elan (collaboration with Hans Möhring)
• HWT Tuscan