Born an American, Dan Reynolds (1979) works in Linotype’s font development group, and an instructor at the Hochschule Darmstadt. After his first visit to Mainz, Dan decided to moved to Europe, and has been working with letters ever since. With four other students from the HfG Offenbach, he co-founded the Offenbach Typostammtisch in 2004. Dan holds an MA in Typeface Design from the University of Reading, where he was part of the MATD class of 2008. His most recent typeface, Malabar, received a Certificate of Excellence in Type Design from the New York Type Directors Club, a silver medal at the ED-Awards 2009, and a gold medal in the 2010 Design Prize of the Federal Republic of Germany.