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Stephanie Specht, a Belgian graphic designer, has worked independently since 2006 after graduating from the Royal Academy for Fine Arts in Antwerp. Her career, marked by experiences in various cities (Cape Town, Brussels, Princeton and New York), emphasizes freedom and reinvention.
Known for her purposeful raw candid simplicity, she specializes in identity design, posters, and book design. Stephanie's work integrates intuition and has garnered collaborations with high-profile clients like Google Design, Nike and Princeton University.
She enjoys the experimental phase of design, which allows her the freedom to explore and create without limitations. Personal projects are an important aspect of her practice, serving as a playground for creativity. Additionally, she has been involved in numerous talks, workshops, and exhibitions globally.
List with printed publications and online exposure here.
1616 Arita Japan, Cash App, Our Sister, FOMU, Google Design, Nike, Princeton University, VRT, Dazed, Ace & Tate, Royal Academy for Fine Arts Antwerp, Baloji, Brussels Museums Nocturnes, Canvas, Clement Blanchet Architecture, Eastpak, Jefferson Hack, Leon Vranken, Mads Teglers, Park Studio LA, Salt & Stone, Target, …
2024 – Talk at Bauhaus University, November, Germany
2024 – Talk at Forward Festival, May, The Netherlands
2024 – Workshop at Forward Festival, May, The Netherlands
2024 – Talk at ABK Stüttgart, May, Germany
2023 – Talk at Paradigms Lisbon, September, Portugal
2023 – Talk and workshop at ECAL Lausanne, May, Switzerland
2022 – Talk at Het Gesprek by Patio25 & Rosemary, August, Antwerp, Belgium
2022 – Workshop at INTL Assembly, April, (online) Scotland
2021 – Talk and workshop at Google Design Summit, November, (online) USA
2021 – Talk at INTL Assembly, November, (online) Scotland
2021 – Talk at Plantin Moretus Museum, Antwerp, Belgium
2020 – Talk at Squarespace Instagram ‘Office Hours’, Online
2020 – Talk at Design Interview 1Q, May, Online
2019 – Talk at Antwerp Poster Festival, March, Antwerp, Belgium
2019 – Talk and workshop at Otis College of Art and Design, July, Los Angeles, USA
2018 – Talk at Dutch Design Week for Neon Moiré at MU Artspace, October, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2018 – Talk and workshop at Design Week at Otis College of Art and Design, July, Los Angeles, USA
2018 – Talk at Typo Berlin, May, Berlin, Germany
2018 – Talk at Let's Talk Design, January, Brussels, Belgium
2017 – Talk at LUCA School of Arts, December, Ghent, Belgium
2017 – Talk at Design Week at Otis College of Art and Design, July, Los Angeles, USA
2016 – Talk at Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool, January, Antwerp, Belgium
2016 – Talk at Us by Night, September, Antwerp, Belgium
2018 – Designer in Residence at Otis College of Art and Design, July, Los Angeles, USA
2017 – Designer in Residence at Otis College of Art and Design, July, Los Angeles, USA
2018 – 25 October: Neon Moiré at MU Artspace, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2017 – 15 September: Our Ear at Picture Room for Know Wave, New York, USA
2016 – 20 October: Half Hart at Picture Room for Know Wave, New York, USA
2018 – Part of the top 10 of selected record sleeves of the year by @creativereview with the album artwork for Baloji
2018 – 3rd place for Best Artwork category for the identity developed for All Eyes On Hip Hop, Red Bull Electropedia Awards
2017 – 3rd place for Best Artwork category for the identity developed for All Eyes On Hip Hop, Red Bull Electropedia Awards
2016 – Named in the Top 3 List of Promising Designers, Flanders Style in Monocle’s The Forecast
2007-2013 – Honored with 13 awards from Design and Design, Paris
In 2011 she published her first book called These 5 Years. This is a booklet for a 5 year plan/diary. In these times of the digital, the throw-away, the instant, it feels like we are missing out on permanence. Five years on paper has weight, a slowness and simplicity. This first edition is available at McNally Jackson (New York, US). The second edition was published in 2012 by BAi and is available in most bookshops in Belgium.
Ayasha Khan, Graphic and Type Designer
Piera Wolf, Graphic Designer
Yanis Berrewaerts, Motion Designer
Lucas Hesse, Motion Designer
Charles Ardilouze, Intern (2022)
Astrid Etienne, Intern (2021)
Marcel Backscheider, Intern (2020)
Nanna Sofie Reseke, Intern (2019)
Lisa Stubbe, Intern (2017)
Samira El-Kaddouri, Intern (2016)
Tom Van Keer, Intern (2015)
Bram Van Breda, Intern (2014)
Levi Lanser, Visual Researcher
Olmo Peeters, Photographer
Mads Teglers, Photographer
Studio RGB, Web Developing
Simon Lagneaux, Web Developing
Ferdinando Verderi, Art Director
2024 – 2025 Typography guest teacher at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Weimar, Germany
2019 – 2020 Typography teacher at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, BA1 & 3 Graphic Design, Antwerp, Belgium
2019 – Guest teacher at LUCA School of Arts, 2nd year Bachelor Graphic Design Studio, Ghent, Belgium
2018 – Guest teacher at LUCA School of Arts, 3rd year Bachelor Graphic Design Studio, Ghent, Belgium
2023 – Fast Life, Poster Exhibition, Antwerp, Belgium
2021 – Young Blood Award, China
2020 – Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, 1BA Graphic Design, Antwerp, Belgium
2020 – Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, 3BA Graphic Design, Antwerp, Belgium
2019 – LUCA School of Arts, 3BA Graphic Design Studio, Ghent, Belgium
2018 – LUCA School of Arts, 3BA Graphic Design Studio, Ghent, Belgium
2018 – Marc Meulemans Artwork Award Red Bull Electropedia Awards, Brussels, Belgium
2017 – GIP De!Kunsthumaniora, Antwerp, Belgium
2016 – Marc Meulemans Artwork Award Red Bull Electropedia Awards, Brussels, Belgium
2023: Experimental Poster Design, Rauch Space gallery, Krefeld, Germany
2022 – Ongoing – Motion Design Exhibition (with the Nike Move To Zero motion collaboration by Lucas Hesse), China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
2022 – Festival Combo Combo, Lille, France
2021 – Arbeiten (group expo), Spoiler, Berlin, Germany
2019 – Ink Village (group expo), Bananafish Gallery, Shanghai, China
2019 – Ink Village (group expo), Galerie My Monkey, Nancy, France
2019 – Ink Village (group expo), Archive Bomm, Seoul, South Korea
2017 – Omdat wij vrienden zijn, Darmstadt, Germany
2017 – Nrmal Festival (group expo), Mexico City, Mexico
2015 – Paradise is out there, Picture Room, New York, USA
2013 – The Story of the Creative (group expo), Angel Orensanz Foundation for the Arts, New York, USA
2012 – Talent Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2012 – Barnini, Antwerpen, Belgium
2012 – The Bries Space (group expo), Antwerpen, Belgium
2011 – Talent Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2010 – Designcenter Winkelhaak (group expo), Antwerpen, Belgium
2004 – Gallery Buza, Antwerpen, Belgium
2003 – Gallery 3K, Antwerpen, Belgium
Room Fifty (prints)
Vermikko Books (prints)
Paper Collective (prints)
Artsy (screenprints)
This is Outside (screenprints)
Supercollect (screenprints)
Draw Down (publications)
Print Club Ltd (screenprints)
Picture Room (prints)
McNally Jackson (first edition of These 5 Years)
Un Bon Collector (prints)
Spoiler (prints)
Picture Room, 117 Atlantic Avenue, New York, USA
Matters of Space, 5005 York Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA
Printed Matter, 231 11th Ave, New York, New York, USA
Copyright, Nationalestraat 28/A, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
Magma, 29 Short's Gardens, London, United Kingdom