Art Director

British-born graphic designer based in San Francisco.

He is the co-founder of Paleworks Studio which focuses on the variety of producing—in the areas of art, architecture, and design. His multidisciplinary approach creates a base for art direction, identity design, branding, photography, art installations, product, and fashion design. His education started with two bachelor degrees -in textile engineering and graphic design- and was followed up with the Master’s Degree Course in Media Art at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar—where he also worked as a lecturer. His practice gives a range of creative services—from digital, spatial, editorial design to branding & typography. He creates projects in cultural and commercial fields both based on aesthetics and functionality.

Noemi Schipfer graduated from the graphic design highschool Estienne in Paris. As an illustrator she published her first children’s book last January and the second one will be released by the end of August. She also make illustrations for magazines and book covers, and has recently set up a new agency in collaboration with architect Takami Nakamoto to create architectural installations.

Jaap Smit (1989) is an Independent graphic designer/art director, specialised in book design, identity & logo design, webdesign and more. Next to client projects he works on self-initiated assignments. With his own projects the focus is on structuring facts/data. He utilises freely available information and creates graphic parameters to structure it, resulting in methodically-made and often humorous work. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague in 2017, Graphic Design, Bachelor of Arts.