Rory King

CODE 2023
2023
Creative Direction, Design

New Code Conference identity system based on the growth and impact of tech industry companies and products.

[3 slides]

Even The Strong Records
2020–Present
Creative Direction, Design

Album cover designs for various Even The Strong releases.

[4 slides]

OnePlus 7T Launch Campaign
2019
Design Lead

Branding system for OnePlus that relied heavily on a thoughtful color scheme and rigid typographic hierarchy. System was applied to digital assets, packaging, press kits, and other collateral.

[4 slides]

Vox Media Podcast Network artowrk proposals

Vox Media Podcast Network Tile Art (Proposals)
2021–2022
Creative Direction, Design, Illustration

Proposals for tile art of various Vox Media podcasts.

[1 slide]

Someday
2021
Creative Direction, Design

Identity and web design for the NYC gallery Someday.

[5 slides]

Logotypes
2011–Infinity
Creative Direction, Design

Logotypes for various clients.

[3 slides]

New York Magazine
2023
Creative Direction

Creative Direction for New York Magazine's summer sale campaign.

[1 slide]

Bantu Wax
2019
Design, Animation

Motion graphics for the Bantu Wax website. (Creative Direction: Look Studios)

[1 slide]

Sarah Wondrack
2019
Creative Direction, Design

Book design for fiber artist Sarah Wondrack.

[5 slides]

Pivot MIA
2022
Design, Art Direction

Identity for Vox Media's Pivot MIA conference.

[1 slide]

Alyssa Klauer — Dare Me
2021
Creative Direction, Design

Catalog design for Alyssa Klauer's Dare Me show at Olympia gallery.

[5 slides]

Alyssa Klauer
2019
Creative Direction, Design

Book design for painter Alyssa Klauer. (Collaboration with Brenden Lovejoy)

[2 slides]

Bespoke Typography
2011–Infinity
Creative Direction, Design

Custom typography for various clients.

[5 slides]

SpaceSpaceSpace
2018
Co-organizer, Design, Fabrication

A three-day gathering/symposium centered around alternative pedagogy, self-organizing, and exploring ways of disrupting the productions of knowledge within academic structures.

[2 slides]

The Fund For Pratt
2017
Strategy, Creative Direction, Design

Marketing campaign that transforms the fundraising department of Pratt Institute into a producer and publisher. Full proposal deck → PDF.

[2 slides]

Pratt Institute Athletics
2016
Creative Direction, Illustration

Proposal for supergraphics inside Pratt Institute's ARC gymnasium.

[1 slide]

Pratt Institute Gift Guide
2015
Art Director

Art Direction for Pratt Institute’s 2015 Holiday gift guide. Photography by Daniel Terna.

[2 slides]

Alfred Uniforms (proposals)
2020
Design

Rebranded employee uniforms for Hello Alfred.

[2 slides]

321 Gallery
2016–Present
Creative Director, Design, Web Development

Visual identity for 321 Gallery, based on the gallery’s DIY approach to a white-collar profession.

[5 slides]

Alexa West
2022
Design, Web Development

Website for artist Alexa West.

[1 slide]

Pratt Institute Design Systems
2016–2017
Design, Art Direction

Design systems made to help expedite the workflow of the Pratt Creative Services department.

[2 slides]

New York Magazine
2023
Creative Direction, Illustration

Illustrations for New York Magazine's Awards Season coverage.

[1 slide]

Differentiate by Design 5 (Diversity)
2015
Creative Direction, Design, Illustration

A conceptual publication, printed entirely in black and white with illustrated portraits as embossments on every page.

[3 slides]

March2004
2020
Design, Illustration

Poster for my mix at march2004.com.

[1 slide]

Oozethetics
2017–2019
Design, Animation

Various artworks made for my MFA thesis statement, Oozethetics: dark entanglements producing disorientation that invigorates solidarity.

[4 slides]

Cranbrook Posters
2017–2019
Creative Direction, Design

Posters for various events and lectures at Cranbrook Academy of Art and the Cranbrook Art Museum.

[3 slides]

ETC.
⇆ Writing
⇆ Open Source Fonts
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SELECTED CLIENTS
Vox Media
Sony Music Entertainment
Instrument
Look Studios
OnePlus
Noë & Associates
Listen
Sylvain
Bloomberg Businessweek
Anomaly
321 Gallery
Mold Magazine
Cranbrook Art Museum

TEACHING
Pratt Institute 2021–present
Wayne State University 2018–2019

SPEAKING
Elon University, BFA Art/Design 2024
North Carolina State University, MFA Design 2023
Upper Iowa University, BFA Design 2022
40 Trillion DPI Podcast 2022
California College of the Arts, MFA Design 2022
A Portrait Of The Post-Human?, Cranbrook Art Museum 2018
Scratching The Surface, Episode 100 2018
Sway Podcast Co-host, 21 episodes, 2012–2014