( US 丨 1945 - 1995 )

Dan Friedman was an American educator, graphic and furniture designer. He was a major contributor to the post-modern and new-wave typography movements.

In 1945, Dan Friedman was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology. After that, he studied graphic design at the Ulm School of 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 1970–73, he taught at Yale University. From 1972-1975, 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.

Friedman's work is held in the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and the Museum of Modern Art.