Director of CHK Design studio + Art Director of AD Architectural Design magazine.
Art directed and launched various magazines such as: make, Miser & Now, UPSTREET, Palladium, Sluice. Founder of Acme Fonts, an established digital type foundry. Lecturer on the MA Communication Design course at Central Saint Martins College (UAL). Author of 'Restart: New Systems in Graphic Design' (Thames & Hudson). Conceived, curated and designed 'Design Now – Graphics' at the Design Museum, London.
Projects
- UNLEARNING edition of SLUICE designed by CHK DesignThe Autumn/Winter 2024 UNLEARNING edition of SLUICE magazine looks at artist-led education from various angles to map what learning looks like when freed from the institution. In this edition Sluice magazine offers a glimpse into self-organising models that explore concepts of deschooling and unlearning. The issue breaks away from traditional page numbering, opting instead for an alphabetical organisation. This unique structure encourages readers to navigate the content in a non-linear fashion,
- CHK Design for InevideskTim of Inevidesk was open for any kind of visual experimentation, which made it great to collaborate with him on their new brand design. Inevidesk is a high-performance, GPU accelerated virtual desktop provider to creative organisations, developed to make VDI more accessible to a wider variety of partners. For more information about inevidesk and their services, please check: https://www.inevidesk.com https://www.instagram.com/inevidesk
- The poster announcing AAIS's new MFA designed by CHK Design.The poster announcing AAIS's new MFA (using the AAIS’s iconic logotype) designed by CHK Design. The work for AAIS is an ongoing collaboration between the Architectural Association’s Interprofessional Studio and CHK Design. Here’s a poster announcing their new MFA (using the AAIS’s iconic logotype). The online course description sums up the collaboration between the two studios: “In the creative professions today, many individuals define themselves as being at home in more than one discipl
- We are more than happy to announce that CHK Design has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence by the International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD) for our design of Sluice magazine.CHK Design would like to thank the amazing Colophon Foundry for their continuous support. It’s been a real joy working with your fonts! Many thanks also to Sluice’s outstanding editor Karl England and the very talented Mihaela Mincheva. @istd.awards @istdworldwide @colophonfoundry @sluice_ @mihaelamincheva_
- Visual Identity and Website design by CHK Design.CHK has designed a new visual identity and website for the amazing interior textile studio Govindia Hemphill. Collaborating with a wide and loyal client base, Sharmil and Sally’s reputation has been built on their extensive experience as well as their visionary design concepts. The new identity was a great collaboration between our two studios, signalling the next chapter of Govindia Hemphill.
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DirectorCHK design
London, United KingdomFull Time
CHK Design is a London-based creative visual communications studio.
We work across all media – from digital to analogue; from corporate, web and app design, to magazine, book and exhibition design.
Our approach to design is analytical and research-based with an intuitive element to all our designs.
We work collaboratively with our clients; context + concept + collaboration = communication.
Our clients include: SONY Playstation, Design Museum London, Alexander McQueen, Vespa, Design Museum London, Thames & Hudson, Whitechapel Gallery, Tiffany & Co, Architectural Association, University of the Arts London, University Of Westminster, Arup Associates, Greentomatocars, Aspex Gallery, Sluice magazine and gallery, UFA TV & Film Production, Filmarmalade, Refugee Week and Architectural Design magazine.
Skills
- Graphic Design
- Graphics
- Branding
- Web Design
- Typography Design
- Editorial Design
- Logo Design
- Advertising
- Visual Identity
Education
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MFAYale University
- New Haven, United States
Graphic Design
Awards
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Art Direction & DesignCreativepool Awards
For our work on Sluice magazine. Please check: https://creativepool.com/chk-design/projects/sluice-magazine-aw-18-inter-nationalism-issue-design-and-art-direction-