April Hoffmeister
I am a New York–based graphic designer and junior at Parsons School of Design. In my practice I draw from my family’s archival photos to explore themes of memory, belonging and nomadism.
takete - Typeface Design
Typespecimen designed for takete, a WIP sans/sans serif typeface made in Glyphs.
Digitising a photographic archive
Around three years ago I began digitising my family's photographic archive. Slowly with every holiday break more and more photos became a part of my folder. Aiming to materialise and give purpose to my process of digitisation I began to experiment with different ways of displaying these images.
Unsent & Unread
What began as an observation of the unsent & unread has turned into an act of preservation. By revisiting the mailbox not as a relic, but as an integral communicative system, I have come to understand that the physical needs to be reintroduced. This project does not honor the memory of the mailbox, but acts as an invitation to hold onto words.
Between Hand & Machine
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly present in creative industries, designers are being pushed to apply it to their practice. In graphic design, AI has begun to be a part of all stages within a project, especially the early stages of research, visual exploration and conceptual ideation. These phases within any creative process are foundation to the final output, where the biases of designers, their intuitions and personal taste emerge most often. When AI begins to aid in the early stages of design, subtle shifts can occur where the influence of intention and originality can be skewed. Aiming to negate these shifts, I designed and wrote a framework that helps designers critically engage with AI tools while maintaining their human touch.
Prototyped
Prototyped is an ongoing online anthology of design works shared and collected amongst its community.
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last updated: January 2026