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Biography

NSM is the practice of Nicholas S. Martin, a graphic designer and art director working between New York and Krakow. The work sits squarely in the Swiss lineage — a line that runs from Brockmann and Hofmann into something colder, louder, and more present.

The studio treats every brief as a question about structure. The answer is almost always a grid, a typeface, and a refusal to decorate.

Selected Clients

  • Plinth Gallery2023 — Present
  • Kreuz Records2022 — Present
  • Halle Neun2024
  • Monolith Press2024
  • Ostbahn Transit2023
  • Grauzone Film2022

Recognition

  • TDC Certificate of Excellence2025
  • Brand New, Noted2024
  • ADC Young Guns, Finalist2023
  • Type Directors Club, Best in Show2022

Teaching

Visiting critic at Rhode Island School of Design and Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe. Occasional workshops on typographic systems and editorial rhythm.

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