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Graphic Designer

A 10 week workshop course under Troy Leinster. 

Principles of Type Design - Workshop

A magazine exploring hype culture and its intersection with art. 

Guide to HYPE

A magazine created that captures my research into cultural appropriation and exchange. Who has the right to art and cultural ideas? When is it considered offensive? When is appropriation really just homage? 

Appropriation

Wayfinding and signage project for a Chelsea based Tech client. The project features two loading docks that integrate bold coloring and dynamic stencil cut arrows as part of the design system. 

Loading Dock Signage

A 12 minute presentation of my graduate school research on cultural appropriation and exchange. 

Designing for Culture: Appropriation or Appreication

The success of my talk at the AIGA conference lead me to be invited by a fellow speaker to present to her students at BSU. 

An 18 minute keynote about my life experience as a designer and my journey into art and design. Presented to the student body with an audience over 100 people. 

SCADtalk

Outside of design I'm an avid rock climber. Through friends I became involved with Asian Climbing Tribe a non-profit in NYC that seeks to support the local climbing community. I assist with some animations and branded assets for them. 

Brand Designer

Design intern for artist and designer Timothy Goodman. Assisted in the production of his graphic memoir, Nike shoe collab for Kevin Durant. Photographed and documented murals for social media. Editing and creation of motion graphic content for talks and social media.

Design Intern

Via Collective is Wayfinding and design firm that specializes in signage for public infrastructure in industries for such transportation, aviation, healthcare and education. Developed branding and signage packages for sites. Researched and built new editorial and social media content strategy. 

Junior Designer

GHD is an environmental graphics firm that specialized in workplace branding and environmental design for corporate office space. I helped drive concepts for a mix of 5 and 6 figure projects for both corporate and commercial spaces spanning thousands of square feet. Crafting and conceptualizing signage and graphics for Google and Amazon. Projects spanned across the USA.

James Tupling

2024