A portion of the work seen here was created while a member of Studio Blue in Chicago.
© 2010 Garrett Niksch
“I felt jealous looking through this....” – Barbara Glauber
Winter 2010 Work begins on an identity program for the 2010 INsight Design Conference.
Autumn 2009 Invited by The National Autism Association of Northwest Indiana to create an identity for the region’s first ever conference to promote autism awareness and education.
Summer 2009 Blown Away included in I.D. magazine’s Annual Design Review. Juror Barbara Glauber comments, “I felt jealous looking through this.... There are real moments of genius here.”
As an independent graphic designer, I serve cultural and educational organizations with an emphasis on designing for the physical world: creating award-winning publications, printed matter, and environments. Often this involves the development of brands and visual identities for organizations, events, and exhibitions; as well as close collaboration with authors, editors, and curators in the creation of content. When needed, I work closely with area web developers to extend design solutions into the digital realm.
My work has been recognized by the AIGA, Type Director’s Club, Society of Publication Designers, American Association of Museums, Vienna Art Book Award, Print magazine, STEP magazine, I.D. magazine, and is part of the permanent collection at the Art Institute of Chicago.
After studying art and design at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, I spent nine years as part of the collaborative design team at Studio Blue in Chicago developing projects for clients including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Krannert Art Museum, Harris Theater in Millennium Park, Metropolis magazine, the Otis College of Art and Design, the Museum of Science and Industry, and the Peabody Essex Museum.
In addition to my professional activities, I develop self-initiated projects that celebrate graphic design as a unique visual/verbal art form.
Design that solves and celebrates.
