Daniel Warner

I greatly enjoy teaching across the design curriculum, from foundational investigations to capstone projects.
As creative tools become increasingly intelligent, it is more important than ever for students to develop strong visual skills and a refined eye. My students learn to work with form and complex visual relationships alongside the strategic thinking that guides design decisions, aligns with client goals, and shapes how meaning is experienced and interpreted by an audience.

I also value opportunities to work with students on projects beyond the classroom, including a recent brand refresh for the Kansas City Design Center, and visual identity and research posters for a conference research fair. My students' work has been recognized by Graphis New Talent and Typography Annuals, The Dieline, Novum, Creative Quarterly, and others.

My practice includes client-based projects and self-directed design research, often connected to the cultural sphere. Writers, artists, architects, museums, and institutions are frequent collaborators. Much of this work moves across digital and physical media, from identity systems and image-novels, to digital posters and experimental typography.

Some of my work has been fortunate to be exhibited internationally in museums, galleries, design biennials, and film and animation festivals, and is held in permanent collections in the U.S. and abroad. Selected venues include the Phillips Collection, Les Arts Décoratifs Paris, Beijing Design Week, Vienna Museum of Natural History, Mexican Museum of Design, Conway Hall London, Central House of Artists Moscow, German National Library in Leipzig, and Central de Diseño Madrid.