Dan Friedman

Dan Friedman studied at Carnegie Mellon University, Ulm School of Design and Basel School of Design. Training under Armin Hofmann and Kurt Hauert is recorded. Wolfgang Weingart, Max Bill and Emil Ruder are recorded as an influence. Employment is recorded with Yale University. Work by Dan Friedman is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Design Museum Gent, Museum of Modern Art and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Distinctions recorded are AIGA Medal.

• Name — Dan Friedman • Born — 5 August 1945 • Birthplace — Cleveland, Ohio • Education — Carnegie Institute of Technology, Ulm School of Design, Schule für Gestaltung Basel • Died — 6 July 1995 • Occupation — educator, graphic designer, furniture designer

Dan Friedman was born in 1945 in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology. After that, he studied at the Ulm School of Design. There, he studied graphic design. He also studied at Schule für Gestaltung Basel. There, he studied under Wolfgang Weingart and Armin Hofmann. In 1969 he moved back to the United States.

Upon returning to America, Friedman was senior designer at Anspach Grossman Portugal, from 1975 to 1977. For three years, from 1969 to 1973, he taught at Yale University. From 1972 to 1975, he was the chairman of the board for the design department at State University of New York at Purchase. Friedman designed posters, letterheads, logos, and more, while working for Pentagram, from 1979 until 1984. Clients included Citibank and Williwear. He used found objects to create Day-Glo furniture. In 1982 he designed a book for his friend, Keith Haring. He did work for the Neotu Gallery. Starting in 1994 he was the Frank Stanton Professor of Graphic Design at the Cooper Union.