Tomáš Hlava is a graphic designer working primarily with typefaces, their contexts, and histories across visual identities, book, and editorial design. He received his MFA in Graphic Design from the Yale School of Art, a BA from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, and a DiS. from VOŠ Scholastika in Prague.

He is currently based in New York City and works as a freelance designer on both project-based commissions and retainer-based collaborations.

hello@tomashlava.com
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Commercial portfolio on request.

Education

Yale School of Art
Graphic Design, MFA '25
New Haven, CT, USA

Gerrit Rietveld Academie
Graphic Design Department, BA
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

VOŠ Scholastika
Graphic Design Department, BA
Prague, Czech Republic

Workshops

2025
From A to Z
at Yale CCAM
New Haven, CT, USA

October 2022
Together with Nicole Martens
at VOŠ Scholastika Prague,
Prague, Czech Republic

Press & Publications

Dear Amelia...
Reportér Magazín
February 2025
Prague, Czech Republic

Public Talks & Lectures

June 2025
Herb Lubalin Lecture
at Cooper Union
New York City, NY, USA

April 2025
ATypI 2025 Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark

December 2024
Easy Lessoning
at Other Means
New York City, NY, USA

October 2024
Typography Theory Practice Conference
at Leeds Beckett University
Leeds, UK

Awards, Recognitions & Features

October 2025
INTL International Poster Competition
Selected Posters Dear Amelia
and Yale Norfolk School of Art
Glasgow, UK

May 2025
Dean's Prize
Yale School of Art
New Haven, CT, USA

April 2022
Silly Amateur Don't Cry
Amsterdam, The Netherlands