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
- Sluice Magazine - Territory: contested, augmented and virtualIn this edition of Sluice we look at the point of formation, the location where territory is forged, wrestled into existence, contested and resisted. Territory refers to possession, conflict and control, it speaks of history and consequences. Territory is managed space; marked for development or protected or exploited for raw materials, used to displace or contain, it is socially constructed. The production of territory is the institutionalisation of space to achieve control. Territory manifest
- AD Machine Hallucinations issueAI is already part of our lives even though we might not realise it. It is in our phones, filtering spam, identifying Facebook friends, and classifying our images on Instagram. It is in our homes in the form of Siri, Alexa and other AI assists. It is in our cars and our planes. AI is literally everywhere. Artworks generated by AI have won international prizes, and have been sold at auction. But what does AI mean for the world of design? This issue of AD explores the nature of AI, and considers i
- SONY Playstation campaignThe SONY Playstation campaign is a 'classic' CHK Design project. CHK worked on the concept as well as the art direction. One component of the PlayStation logo (triangle, circle, cross and square) is subtly integrated into each one of these four posters. The real architecture (beautifully photographed in the Barbican Estate in London) reflects the myriads of the game designs. Photography and post-production by Dominik Gigler.
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Work history
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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-