Rory King

Even The Strong Records
2020–Present
Creative Direction, Design

Album cover designs for various Even The Strong releases.

[3 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]

March2004
2020
Design, Illustration

Poster for my mix at march2004.com.

[1 slide]

Sarah Wondrack
2019
Creative Direction, Design

Book design for fiber artist Sarah Wondrack.

[5 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]

Pivot MIA
2022
Design, Art Direction

Identity for Vox Media's Pivot MIA conference.

[1 slide]

Logotypes
2011–Infinity
Creative Direction, Design

Logotypes for various clients.

[3 slides]

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]

Bantu Wax
2019
Design, Animation

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

[1 slide]

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]

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
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SELECTED CLIENTS
Vox Media
Sony Music Entertainment
Instrument
Look Studios
OnePlus
Noë & Associates
Listen
Pratt Institute
321 Gallery
Even The Strong Records
Cranbrook Art Museum

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

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