Indra Kupferschmid

Indra Kupferschmid is a Professor of Typography at the University of Fine Arts Saar (HBKsaar), where she has taught since the winter semester of 2006/07. She served as Vice Rector for Teaching and Research from 2017 to 2021. Her academic journey began with studying visual communication at the Bauhaus University in Weimar from 1993 to 1999, where she also worked as a research assistant from 1999 to 2001.

Professor Kupferschmid's research focuses on:

• Typography and its comprehensive history
• Digital and analog publications
• Editorial design
• Type in all material forms (lead type, wood type, web fonts, bitmap fonts)
• Type history, production, classification, samples, and marketing

She has worked as a designer for various publishers and developed custom fonts for technical devices and interfaces. Professor Kupferschmid is a long-standing member of the standards committee NA 152 Technische Grundlagen (NATG) / NA 152-06-02 AA Working Committee on Typefaces, which addresses critical standards related to typefaces including legibility requirements and classification systems.

Her notable achievements include:

• 'Buchstaben kommen selten allein' honored as one of the most beautiful German books
• Co-author of 'Helvetica Forever' (Lars Müller Publishers)
• Co-founder of Alphabettes, an international network supporting diversity in type design

Professor Kupferschmid teaches a wide range of courses on typography and communication design, supervising numerous student projects through initiatives like the Design Bazaar series. She maintains an active research practice through her Good Writings Project, which serves as a platform for exploring both traditional and contemporary approaches to typography.