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Frank Rocholl
German graphic designer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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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]
From 2013 to 2015 Rocholl has been represented by Schierke Artists.[11]
In February 2014 Rocholl spoke at the Quo Vadis Editorial Design Conference Munich, along with Harry Peccinotti, Mario Lombardo, Mirko Borsche, Wilhelm Vosskuhl and Rolf Müller.[12]
In 2017 Rocholl teamed up with the Greinert Family Office, major stakeholders of Duravit, to found the Maison Mirage GmbH. Business case is the licensing of retro-inspired products as an embodiment of Mirage Magazines subject matter. First product was a collection of make-up products in collaboration with Cosnova, German marketleader in decorative cosmetics, in 2019.[13]
In 2021 Rocholl curated and published La Isla, a book in collaboration with British Photographer Kate Bellm, presenting Bellms underwater photography and atmospheric interpretation of her home, the balearic island Mallorca. [14]
In 2024 Rocholl redesigned and repositioned Design Miami together with his Mirage Magazine co-founder Henrik Purienne.
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Awards
- 2024 – Berliner Type Special Mention for Mirage No.6 Univers Parallèle [15]
- 2023 – German Photobook Award in Silver for Mirage No.6 Univers Parallèle [16]
- 2011 – Mercury Editorial Design Award. Category: Gold Award for Gapz Magazine[17]
- 2006 – If Award. Category: Communication Design for the German State of Hessen[18]
- 2002 – IdN (International Design Network Magazine) Decade Design Award. Best Graphic Design for client I-TV-T AG[19]
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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.
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