Mainly generate the experimental visuals and design a brand from detailed research. KNIGHTMARE DESIGN is a design studio and headquarters of Sour Graphik. Based in Macao, founded by a multidisciplinary designer and educator – Jinn. After ten years of experience in visual communication, Jinn has been working with clients to communicate their messages, define their identities of character and empower their brands. Although the impression of KNIGHTMARE is a clean and neat aura, we still believe that all design solutions must connect to the suitable and strategic visual language to provide a decent experience without personal expression.
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Illustration & apparel brand :
sourgraphik.com
Projects
- Sour Graphik“Sour Graphik” is an independent brand, founded by Jinn Lockhart (Knightmare Design), an Illustrator. It offers various products based on the founder’s illustration works, including T-shirts, metallic pins, stickers and prints. In addition to present a chill-out and decadent style, its illustrations mainly concern the darkness things we meet in our urban daily life. Since the career Inspired by Francis Bacon, Ivan Bilibin and Japanese-American Sci-Fi creations, therefore Sour Graphik is depict
- Sun Yick RestaurantAn endeavour for 30 years, Sun Yick is a star in Macau’s catering industry, and has been loved by the grassroot and the community. In this first attempt to create the brand for Sun Yick, the greatest challenge is to foster recognition and resonance for the unpolished image of Dai Pai Dong among the older generation of the community, while attracting the attention from the younger generation so that they can try it out as well, striking a balance between the traditional and new generation cliente
- MUSKWorking on designing the key visual of “MUSK”, looked into reference materials related to seduction, eroticism and sexual teasing, including nude portraits and lip makeup photos. But none of those could really convey the main ideas of the song visually. Then noticed that quite a lot of men like women in black stockings and pointy high heels. They find themselves sexually stimulated seeing that in whatever places and situations, from schools to workplaces, or even waiting at the bus stop. So deci
- The Massive MarketOnce again, we are delighted to be able to create an album packaging design for “Migimimi Sleep Tight” under the banner of Space Shower Music. From their musical development, we can perceive the experimental nature of “The Massive Market”. Beyond using the mixture of English and Japanese lyrics, the music’s style produces a wave of Japanese American Funk and Future Bass, with trilingual lyrics adding further flavour, highlighting the feelings of metropolitan love story. In order to be able to di
- The LoversA limited release single exclusive sold during their one off performance in Tokyo. To emphasize on the fans love of the band, we created three different typographic design for the three different tracks, with the live musical visual combining graphic and music creating a lasting memory for the audience.
- UNIQLO / Opening CollectionThe most significant branch in Macao decided to establish in the surrounding area of the Church of St. Paul. Glad to accept a commission from Uniqlo to design a print of the new collection to promote the opening in Macao. According to the theme of the authentic local cultural promotion, the conception of print has come from the historic street where Macao people always go around there by transportation, utilizing the element of manga and the motorbike with a time capsule, walking through the str
Work history
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Design DirectorKnightmare Design
MacauFull Time
Skills
- Art Direction
- Illustration
- Typography Design
- Music Composition
- Music Recording
- Motion Graphics
- Web Design
Education
Master of Arts in Graphic Branding and IdentityLondon College of Communication, UAL
- London, United Kingdom
Awards
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Silver AwardGraphis
Poster Annual 2023G
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Golden Pin Design AwardGolden Pin Design Award
Taiwan’s Golden Pin Design Award, 2019+ Show more