Photo by Suzy Gorman

Photo by Suzy Gorman

Daniel Frumhoff 👨🏻‍💻 is an Art Director, Motion Designer, and Design Educator based in NYC. Currently creating at Snapchat Arcadia, he collabs with the Stanford d.school, teaches at Parsons, and has taught at MICA. He’s worked with/for  Apple, the Google Creative Lab, Pentagram, Jones Knowles Ritchie, Landor, Interbrand, Naturalizer, Pinterest, Snapchat, Shake Shack, American Express, PepsiCo, Fanta, Practice, Perky Bros, the Lincoln Center, the Brand New School, and The New School. Daniel holds an MFA in Graphic Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art, earned four Certificates from the Basel School of Design, and received his BFA from Webster University in Graphic Design. 👋🏻 ✉️

 

Let’s work together!

 
 
 

Selected Honors + Awards

 

Type Directors Club (TDC)
2024 TDC: 70th Communication Design Exhibition, The One Club
2024 TDC: 70th Communication Design Competition, Winner
Stanford d.school Yearbook ’22

2023 TDC: The 44th Typography Annual, Winning Project Featured
2023 TDC: 69th Communication Design Competition, Winner
Typescapes: MFA Thesis Exhibition
➤ TDC Annual Sold by Slanted Publishers + Draw Down + TDC

2022 TDC: The 43rd Typography Annual, 3 Winning Projects Featured
2022 TDC: 68th Communication Design Exhibition, Cooper Union
2022 TDC: 68th Communication Design Competition, Triple Winner x3
Stanford d.school: Teaching + Learning Yearbook
➤ Architectural Type Studies: Light + Shadow
Social Distancing: Animated Type

Art Directors Club (ADC)
2024 ADC: 103rd Annual Awards, Finalist + Merit Winner
Stanford d.school Yearbook ’22

2023 ADC: 102nd Annual Awards, Finalist + Merit Winner
Landor: New Years Card “New Year, New Beginnings”, Finalist

2023 ADC: 102nd Annual Awards, Shortlist
Landor: New Years Card “New Year, New Beginnings”, Shortlist
Typescapes: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Shortlist
Architectural Type Studies: Light + Shadow, Shortlist
Stanford d.school: Teaching + Learning Yearbook ’20, Shortlist x2
Chinese Zodiacs, Shortlist x3
Platform: Hotel, Shortlist
Stanford d.school: Rep Magazine, Shortlist

Communication Arts
(CA)
CA Featured Work:
2023 CommArts: Featured Interview in Fresh
2023 CommArts: Featured Work, Typescapes
2023 CommArts: Featured Work, Stanford d.school: Yearbook ’21
2023 CommArts: Featured Work, Stanford d.school: Yearbook ’20
2023 CommArts: Featured Work, Platform: Hotel
2023 CommArts: Featured Work, Lincoln Center: Mostly Mozart
2023 CommArts: Featured Work, Landor: Holiday Card
2023 CommArts: Featured Work, Stanford d.school: Rep Magazine
2023 CommArts: Featured Work, Ink Series

CA Competitions:
2025 CommArts: 15th Typography Competition, Shortlisted x4
2024 CommArts: 65th Illustration Competition, Shortlist
2024 CommArts: 14th Typography Competition, Shortlisted x2
2023 CommArts: 64th Design Competition, Winner
2023 CommArts: 64th Design Competition, Shortlisted x5
2023 CommArts: 13th Typography Competition, Winner
2023 CommArts: 13th Typography Competition, Winner
2023 CommArts: 13th Typography Competition, Shortlisted x4
2023 CommArts: 64th Illustration Competition, Winner
2023 CommArts: 64th Illustration Competition, Shortlist
2022 CommArts: 63rd Design Competition, Winner
2022 CommArts: 63rd Design Competition, Shortlisted x2
2021 CommArts: 62nd Design Competition, Winner
2021 CommArts: 62nd Design Competition, Shortlisted x2

Design and Art Direction (D&AD)
2023 D&AD Awards, Shortlisted in Graphic Design
Stanford d.school: Teaching + Learning Yearbook ’21

Society of Illustrators (SOI)
2023 Society of Illustrators, 66th Illustration Competition, Gold Medal
Winning work: ‘Chinese Zodiacs’, Surface/Product Design Category
➤ Jury Selection, Exhibited at the Museum of Illustration

Graphic Design USA (GDUSA)
2022 GDUSA People To Watch
2021 GDUSA American Graphic Design Awards, Winner
2021 GDUSA American In-House Design Awards, Winner
2019 GDUSA American Web Design Awards, Winner
2018 GDUSA American Graphic Design Awards, Winner
2017 GDUSA Students to Watch
2017 Pantone + GDUSA, Grand Prize Winner, Creative Use of Color
2016 GDUSA American Graphic Design Awards, Winner
2016 GDUSA American In-House Design Awards, Winner

Indigo Design Awards
2022 Indigo Design Awards, Gold in Typography
2022 Indigo Design Awards, Silver in Magazine Design
2022 Indigo Design Awards, Silver in Magazine Design for Social Change

Core77
2019 Core77 Design Awards: Notable Design Education Initiative Award
2016 Core77 Design Awards: Student Runner Up Packaging Award
2016 Core77 Design Awards: Student Notable Packaging Award

American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
2021 AIGA Blue Ridge Flux Design Competition, Winner
2020 AIGA Blue Ridge Flux Design Competition, Double Winner
2016 AIGA Blue Ridge Flux Design Competition, Double Winner

Adobe
2020 Adobe Career Bootcamp Mentor at Adobe MAX
2019 Adobe Design Achievement Awards, Panelist
2016 Adobe Design Achievement Awards, Winner
2016 Adobe Design Achievement Awards, Finalist
2016 Adobe Design Achievement Awards, Honorable Mention
2016 Adobe Design Achievement Awards, Semifinalist

MFA + BFA Thesis Prize
2017 MFA Graphic Design Thesis Prize at MICA, Winner
2014 BFA Graphic Design Showcase Prize at Webster University

Various
2023 Graphis Design Awards, Silver Winner
2023 Work Published in Slanted: Yearbook of Lettering #1
2022 Paris Design Awards, Winner
2022 Graphis Design Annual, Honorable Mention
2021 The 52nd Dallas Show Awards: Stanford d.school Yearbook ’20
2021 Red Dot, Driftwell Beverage Packaging Winner
2020 Driftwell Featured in The Dieline: Best Packaging
2020 Driftwell Featured in Fast Company
2019 Work Published in Blank Poster Book: Volume 1
2016 Morisawa Type Design Competition, Finalist
2016 HOW International Design Awards, Merit Award
2015 Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Gold Circle Awards

Press
2024 Stanford d.school Yearbook ’23 Featured by the Klim Type Foundry
2023 Stanford d.school Yearbook ’22 Featured by the Klim Type Foundry
2023 Communication Arts: Featured Interview in Fresh
2022 Architectural Type Studies: Light + Shadow Featured on Typeroom
2021 Stanford d.school Yearbook ’20 Featured by the Klim Type Foundry
2020 Print Magazine: 5 Package Designs of the Week
2017 BmoreArt: Highlights from MICA’s Thesis: MFA in Graphic Design
2017 Print Magazine: The Future is Bright, Regional Winner
2016 Exterior Featured on Packaging of the World
2016 Ink Series Featured on Packaging of the World