Frank Rocholl
Frank Rocholl is a German Graphic Designer, Art Director and Typeface Designer. He is also Creative Director and co-editor of the international fashion publication Mirage Magazine.
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| Occupation | Art Director, Editor-in-chief, Typographer |
| Agent | http://www.schierke.com |
| Website | http://www.rocholl.cc |
Biography
Rocholl started his career as a designer in the early 1990s, when he established the design agency Landscape in Düsseldorf. From 1996 to 1997 he worked as a creative director for the design agency Meiré und Meiré.[1]
Rocholls work has been featured in international publications about Typography, Logo Design and Graphic Design.[2]
In 2003 he presented his first font family, called Nuri,[3] which is distributed by FontShop International.[4]
In 2008 Rocholl and Henrik Purienne, a fashion photographer and film director from Cape Town, South Africa, established Mirage – a fashion magazine inspired by the photographic aesthetic and hedonistic culture of the 1960s and 1970s. The design language of Mirage Magazine developed by Rocholl has been presented in various print[5] and online publications.[6][7]
In 2010 Rocholl was commissioned executive Art Director for the German car culture magazine Ramp[8] and Gapz,[9] a travel culture magazine from the same publishing group.
In June 2013 Rocholl was responsible for the 1960s influenced Graphic Design of the Glam Rock exhibition at the Schirn Kunsthalle.[10]
Since November 2013 Rocholl has been represented by Schierke Artists.[11]
In February 2014 Rocholl will speak at the Quo Vadis Editorial Design Conference Munich, along with Harry Peccinotti, Mario Lombardo, Mirko Borsche, Wilhelm Vosskuhl and Rolf Müller.[12]
Awards
- 2011 - Mercury Editorial Design Award. Category: Gold Award for Gapz Magazine[13]
- 2006 - If Award. Category: Communication Design for the German State of Hessen[14]
- 2002 - IdN (International Design Network Magazine) Decade Design Award. Best Graphic Design for client I-TV-T AG[15]
Publications
Book contributions
- Turning Pages, Editorial Design for printed Media (Robert Klanten, Sven Ehmann, Kitty Bolhöfer, Floyd Schulze) Die Gestalten, Berlin, 2010, ISBN 978-3-89955-314-7 Editorial Design for Mirage Magazine
- Los Logos 4 (Robert Klanten, Hendrik Heilige, Adeline Mollard, Hans Baltzer), Die Gestalten, Berlin, 2008, ISBN 978-3-89955-222-5 Logos contributed by Rocholl
- Tres Logos (Robert Klanten, Nicolas Bourquin, Thorsten Geiger), Die Gestalten, Berlin, 2006, ISBN 978-3-89955-158-7 Logos contributed by Rocholl
- Layout Workbook (Kristin Cullen), Rockport Publishers, Gloucester, 2005, ISBN 978-1-59253-158-5 Case Studies about Möller Design Folder, Area Fashion Magazine, KearneyRocholl Folder and Nuri Promotional Poster.
- 1000 Type Treatments (WilsonHarvey/Loewy), Rockport Publishers, Gloucester, 2005, ISBN 978-1-59253-159-2 Logos contributed by Rocholl
- The complete Typographer (Will Hill), New Media Typography, Quarto Publishing London 2005, ISBN 0-13-134445-5 Case study about Rocholl Website as an example for new media typography.
- Type One (Robert Klanten, Micha Mischler, Silja Bilz, Nik Thoenen), Type Essay, Die Gestalten, Berlin, 2004, ISBN 978-3-89955-056-6. 2-page essay about Font Design by Rocholl, Case Study about the Nuri Font.
- Typograph Workbook (Timothy Samara), Rockport Publishers, Gloucester, 2004 ISBN 1-59253-081-8 Case Studies about Rocholl website and Packard brand relaunch
- Idn Decade Design Awards.01.02: Kaleidoscopic Age(Systems Design Ltd), 2002 ISBN 9789628617760 Award presentation I-Tv-T Folder
Magazine contributions
- KearneyRocholl, Novum, the world of graphic design, New Media Magazine Publishing, Munich, 06/2005, 5-page case study about Rocholl Type and Logo Design by Herbert Lechner
- Remixed compilations, PAGE, Magazine for digital design and mediaproduction, Macup Publishing, Hamburg, 04/2005, 3-page essay by Rocholl about the artist Tom Sachs
- Leihgaben, PAGE, Magazine for digital design and mediaproduction, Macup Publishing, Hamburg, 12/2004, 1-page case study about KearneyRocholl Broschure Design
- Nu kid in town, PAGE, Magazine for digital design and mediaproduction, Macup Publishing, Hamburg, 09/2003, 4-page Case Study about the Nuri Typeface by Antje Dohmann
- Helvetica returns, PAGE, Magazine for digital design and mediaproduction, Macup Publishing, Hamburg, 11/2001, 1-page essay by Rocholl for the Type Directors Club
- Identity work, Novum, the world of graphic design, New Media Magazine Publishing, Munich, 01/2001, 6-page case study about Rocholl Logo and Broschure Design by Herbert Lechner.
Sources
- Mirage Facebook
- 5 questions to Frank Rocholl
- Itsnicethat, Review
- Highsnobiety Review
- GoSee Mirage Info
- Nowearland
References
- ↑ Identity work, Novum, the world of graphic design, New Media Magazine Publishing, Munich, 01/2001, 6-page biographic article about Rocholl Logo and Broschure Design by Herbert Lechner.
- ↑ Article in Page Magazine 04.2005, Essay in Type One Book 2004, Feature in Layout Workbook 2005, Feature in Typography Workbook, Nuri Article in Page Magazine 09.2003
- ↑ Nuri
- ↑ Fontshop.com
- ↑ Turning Pages Book
- ↑ Its nice that
- ↑ 5 questions to Frank Rocholl
- ↑ Ramp Relaunch, Interview in PAGE Online, 25.03.2011
- ↑ Gapz Magazine
- ↑ Glam! The Performance of Style
- ↑ Schierke Artists
- ↑ "These speakers have already confirmed ...". Typographische Gesellschaft München e.V. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
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- ↑ 2 Mercury Gold Awards and Astrid Award for Gapz
- ↑ If Awards communication 2006 Book
- ↑ IDN Decade Design Awards Book