Daniel Rautenbach is an interdisciplinary graphic designer with proven experience in art direction, spatial experiences, environmental graphics and exhibition curation. He grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, where he did his Undergraduate in curatorial and exhibitions studies, and is currently based in Brooklyn, New York, where he received his Masters in Interactive Art & Technology at ITP, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU.
Currently working as an Art Director for SOUNDS⁕FUN, Daniel has a combined 10 years experience in designing, branding, exhibitions and publications: +3 years in-house/agency and 7+ years creative and independent exhibit and graphic work. With a focus on spatial visual experiences, Daniel has competence managing large and small scale projects. He has worked for global brands and art institutions alike, participated in residencies and workshops both nationally and internationally. An interest in the semiotics and genetics of culture has led Daniel to marrying design, curating, and technology into an ongoing study of the spatial user experience; using sight, symbol, and the senses to tell a story and deliver a captivating experience.
He also likes dogs and is known on the internet as darnyill because it is how you pronounce his name.
This website is a portfolio of things he does and can do.
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Previous clients and institutions:
MoMA, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Lenovo, AMD, NYFW, Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, Mercer Labs, Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, Norval Foundation, Iziko National Gallery, Goethe-Institut, A4 Arts Collective, Kampnagel, University of Glasgow, University of Cape Town