Outside of type design, she collects vintage neon letter signs, Swatch wristwatches (currently at 42 pieces), creates Pokémon-inspired ceramics or watches South Park.
Samara Keller is a Swiss-Brazilian type designer currently based between Berlin and Zurich. She holds a BA in Visual Communication from Zurich and an MA from TypeMedia. Samara is a lecturer in Type Design, Typography, and Motion Design, and her work spans custom typefaces, logotypes, and type engineering.
Outside of type design, she collects vintage neon letter signs, Swatch wristwatches (currently at 42 pieces), creates Pokémon-inspired ceramics or watches South Park.
Since 2024
Courselecturer Motion Design mit After Effects,
Schule für Gestaltung Zürich, Switzerland
10/2025
Skill Workshop: Ligatures
Weltformat Graphic Design Festival, Luzern, Switzerland
01/2025
Module Assistance Motion Design
Visual Communication Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland
05/2024
Talk
AGI, Switzerland
10/2024
Daycourse: Indesign Advanced
HKB Switzerland
Since 2022
Mentor Alphabettes
The Alphabettes Mentorship Program
05/2022
Talk Variable Fonts
Tag der Schrift 2022, Switzerland
05/2020
Lecture and mentoring
KISDTypeCourse, Germany
05/2020 – Talk
KDLounge, Germany