Janis Gildein
Typography & Graphic Design F

hello@janisgildein.de
collaborating for print, typefaces, posters, identities, exhibitions, and other works.

June 2018: Bachelor in Visual Communication / Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee
June—September 2019: Node Berlin-Oslo / Internship
September 2020: Master in Type Design / ECAL / Lausanne
2021: Fellow of the Elsa-Neumann-Scholarship / Berlin
Mai—Juli 2022: New York City
November 2025: Boxing for Unsuk Chin (Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings) has been nominated for the Grammy 2025 (worked for Marek Polewski)
currently working* from Berlin

*recently worked with: Ilit Azoulay, Naturkundemuseum Berlin, Cora Wöllenstein, galerie weisser elefant, Lisa Rosendahl, Alina Rentsch, Marek Polewski (Berliner Philharmoniker, Julian Rosefeldt, Jorinde Voigt), Matthias Hübner (Lonnie van Brummelen & Siebren de Haan, Aedes Architecture Forum Berlin, Brad Downey), Büro Otto Sauhaus (gmp, Venice Architecture Biennale 2023), Node Berlin-Oslo, Tabea Marschall, Kathi Käppel, Katharina Reinsbach, Rahel Goetsch, Luisa Kleemann,






“Unsuk Chin, Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings", Boxing, with and for Marek Polewski











“Also a hair seems to have crept in,” catalogue for Alina Rentsch, Petrine, Paris







LP Booklet for “Joy Denalane – Willpower,” Four Music Productions, Sony Music Entertainment, design with and for Marek Polewski








Lettering for “Achmed Beach”



Costume letterings for the band members of “fuffifufzich,” costume design by Camilla Wittig

“Takt Typeface, Regular & Italic,” used for example here or here,
send me an email if interested in a trial-version

“Henrike Naumann, Merle Vorwald, Tom Bogaert” accompanying booklet for their mutual exhibtion at IKOB, Belgium

“Dryden,” Typeface after Ernst Deutsch-Dryden, together with Björn Giesecke






“Jorinde Voigt: On Reality,” Publication for Jorinde Voigt, published by Moody Center for the Arts Houston and Hatje Cantz, with and for Marek Polewski

“After Monoculture,” Invitationcard, galerie weisser elefant, curated by Lisa Rosendahl




“(a)BCD,” Invitationcard and Typeface (Granjon)




“All Published Images of Der Kreis” Research on Gay Publications





“Drifting Studio Practice,” Publication for Lonnie van Brummelen & Siebren de Haan, published by Hatje Cantz, together with Matthias Hübner




“And yes I said yes I will Yes,” media for the exhibition curated by Luisa Kleemann and Tabea Marschall



Research on Queer Imagery, “Der Kreis,” Switzerland 1943–1967



“Beethoven: Klavierkonzerte 1–5, Sir Simon Rattle, Mitsuko Uchida,” Vinylbox, published by Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings, with and for Marek Polewski



“Frank Peter Zimmermann: Beethoven, Berg, Bartók” Bookled CD Box, published by Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings, with and for Marek Polewski



“What Day is it Today? – Drawings,” Publication for Katharina Reinsbach and Rahel Goetsch



“Markus Lüpertz, Palazzo Loredan” Publication for Galerie Michael Werner, published by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König, with and for Marek Polewski
“Granjon” interpretation




“Södertälje Hospital,” Newspaper report for Brad Downey, accompanying his work for Södertälje Hospital, Sweden



Research on digital ornamental typefaces






“Bruselles and Tel Aviv,” Leaflet for the exhibition of Irmel Kamp at IKOB, Belgium



Various printed matter for “Bar Sûreté”



“Liebestod,” deufert&plischke, Tanz im August, publication and cover-lettering done at and for Node-Berlin



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