Victor Malsy, born 1957 in Froschhausen (Germany). After training as a technical draftsman and nurse, he studied graphic design at the University of the Arts in Bremen. Since 1991, directs his studio, the Büro für Kommunikation und Gestaltung. Professor of communication design from 2000 to 2024 in the design department of the University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf, with a focus on typography and book design and the history of graphic design.