Rory King
Graphic Designer
Selected Work
[email protected]
www.rorykingdesign.com
Typography Summer School New York
From August 4–8, 2014 I attended the
Typography Summer School in New York
City. Founded by Fraser Muggeridge,
and initiated by Other Means in the
USA, the Typography Summer School
investigates real projects with actual
briefs, clients and budgets. Lecturers
throughout the week included Julian
Bittiner, Neil Donnelly, Bob Gill,
Francesca Grassi, Hilary Greenbaum,
Geoff Han, Other Means, Fraser
Muggeridge, and David Senior
The brief I was given asked to design a
visual identity for the launch of the new
HEALTH record that can extend into
multiple applications.
Shown here is the identity’s typographic
system applied to a poster, and a
reinterpretation of the typography
applied to the website and its mobile
version.
An in-depth analysis of my case study
can be read at www.rorykingdesign.com/
typography-summer-school.html
All work shown here is designed by Rory King,
a participant at Typography Summer School
New York, 2014.
Sway — Website
Eight months after the last magazine
issue of Sway, my friend Jarrett and
I decided to relaunch Sway as a new
format and concept. With weekly themes
as its foundation, Sway researches,
curates, discourses, envisions, and art
directs the upcoming and current trends
of visual communication.
Projects have included week-long
dialogues, podcasts, one-off websites,
posters, illustrated interpretations
and more.
www.this-is-sway.tumblr.com
Sway: The Five Obstructions
In the second episode of the Sway
podcast, we discussed the documentary
The Five Obstructions. In the film, Lars
von Trier asks Jørgen Leth to remake his
short film The Perfect Human five times
with different constraints imposed by von
Trier. We adapted the concept for Sway
by selecting a favorite project of each
others and for five weeks ask the other
to redesign that project within different
constraints and guidelines. The concept
of this case study challenges us to
reconsider the “best” solution five
different times in addition to thinking
pedagogically when instructing the
other person.
I was instructed to redesign my Nuit
Noire Winery identity (last page of this
PDF). Shown here are a few of my
solutions to week 2 (top: logo and fullpage advertisement) which revolved
around the idea of star constellations,
and week 4 (bottom: silkscreen bottles
and label detail) which evolved from
giving art nouveau a modern aesthetic.
All five weeks can be seen at
www.this-is-sway.tumblr.com/tagged/
the-five-obstructions
USC Architecture Bulletin
Three booklets, each detailing a certain
aspect of the USC Architecture program,
unified as one bulletin. Completed while
interning at 2×4.
Design Credits:
Studio: 2×4
Creative Director: Susan Sellers
Art Director: David Yun
Design Team: Florian Mewes
Posters
These posters were created for a few of
my favorite bands. They were designed
based on each band’s personality and
sound. For example, Godspeed You
Black Emperor’s songs are composed
of many smaller movements, similar to
classical music played by an orchestra.
That poster was designed to make
the viewer read the information in
movements similar to Godspeed’s
compositions.
Benya Barshai Website
Design and programming for composer
and guitarist Benya Barshai’s website.
The mosaic layout represents Barshai’s
wide range of styles and compositions.
The site is also responsive for a variety
of devices.
Sway Magazine
The original concept for Sway was to
provide a creative outlet for my friend
and I to explore topics of interest and
grow as designers. Each issue of Sway
has a predetermined theme and we are
then given six spreads each and two
weeks to respond in any way we wish
to that theme. Other constraints are
decided upon before design of the issue
begins. We separately spend our time
researching and exploring the themes,
finding essays, imagery, articles and
facts from various sources.
New Miseris 7" EP
Artwork and layout for the sleeve
of the hardcore band New Miseries’
“I, Imperfect” EP. The sleeve for the 7”
record unfolds into a poster. Cassette
and CD versions were also designed.
Dior Boutique Tripartite
Catalogs and posters for the hypothetical
Dior Tripartite fashion event. The
concept was to give an identity to the
overall event as well as each featured
designer. The solution was to use an
overall aesthetic composed of one
typeface for all default typography,
monotone images and a strict grid.
To distinguish each designer, three
different colors and typefaces were
utilized for each designers’ name and
specific collateral.
Nuit Noire Winery
The identity and branding for the
hypothetical Nuit Noire Winery was
based around the idea that a simple
typographic message, with certain words
emphasized, could persuade a customer
to buy it.