Kinematic Pavilion
ARCH:ID JAKARTA
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ARCH:ID Best Booth Awards Winner 2024
ARCH:ID is Indonesia’s most awaited annual architecture forum and trade event organized by Indonesian Institute of Architect (IAl) in collaboration with CIS Exhibition. This industry-focused event present a host of activities and programs that serves as effective platform for place-makers and stakeholders in architecture and built industry to congregate, collaborate, and connect.
Kinematic Pavilion is a kinetic installation that fosters a dynamic relationship between architecture and movement. Is it possible to create a transformable space that adapts to a range of community activities? Inspired by the camera aperture, our installation seamlessly shifts from an open to enclosed circular space, offering a 360-degree backdrop for immersive experiences.
People and performers are seen as living art, interacting with architecture and becoming part of the installation. A kinetic system enhances the backdrop by revealing warm light in the shape of elegant wipes and sparkles.
The collaboration also involves experimenting with a range of sustainable materials like patinated copper cladding, engineered wood veneer, and woven blinds fabric waste.
Kinematic Pavilion showcases a synergy of architectural creativity, sustainable practices, and technological integration, inviting communities to actively shape their environment.
On view 22-25 February 2024 in ICE BSD, Jakarta, Indonesia.
PROJECT TEAMS
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Helen Agustine Studio
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RootsLab & BYO Living
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KUDOS
Kinetic Panel System -
Estica
Rotating Dome System -
ErreLuce
Architectural Lighting -
The Ballet Academy & Grey Audio Lab
Performance
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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John Kudos
Creative Director -
Calvin Hadiardja
Chief Producer -
Andy Kurniawan
Art Director -
Reza Risnaldi
3D Simulator -
Abraham Junior
Motion Technician -
Setiawan Gemawidjaja
Technical Lead -
Chauwen
Software Engineer -
Benny
Software Engineer -
Alvin Yonathan
Photographer
Young Ones Call for Entry
The One Club for Creativity
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Focus Area
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Young Ones is The One Club for Creativity’s competition for students and recent graduates across creative disciplines. Young Ones is home to four unique competitions—Young Ones ADC, One Show, Portfolio, and TDC. This global creative competition challenges students in creative studies to put their best foot forward in hopes of winning one of the first honors of their burgeoning careers.
For this year’s Young Ones Award, we’ve branded it with the concept that the Young Ones Award meticulously examines the creative process and shines a spotlight on the most talented young designers. Our branding juxtaposes 2D linear sketches with 3D rendered typography and employs a 2D circle as a mask to unveil the finished work beneath, mirroring the transformative and evolving nature of the actual creative process. Additionally, we’ve crafted custom icons for each of the four distinct competitions.
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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John Kudos
Creative Director -
Amanda Knott
Project Manager -
Fay Qiu
Lead Designer -
Owen Febiandi
Designer -
Imam Fadilah
Animator -
Reza Risnaldi
Animator
Cornell AAP Magazine
Cornell AAP
Cornell AAP is, a world-renowned college offering a triple focus of studies in architecture, fine arts, and regional planning. We’ve been producing printed communications for the college since 2011.
For this project, we produced bespoke magazines for the college. Each issue featured a spot color on the cover and table of contents, which was echoed in various highlight spots inside. The short cover reveals the table of contents on one side, inviting readers to open the magazine and explore the articles inside.
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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John Kudos
Creative Director -
Karen Vanderbilt
Designer
AIA Las Vegas Website
AIA Las Vegas
Las Vegas has a 100-year history of attracting unconventional, strongly independent individuals—including the maverick architects who joined together in 1956 to establish the Las Vegas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Today, more than 60 years later, the Chapter is still a vital entity in the community, with over 500 architects and design professionals proudly proclaiming AIA Las Vegas membership.
Tasked with designing AIA Las Vegas’s website, KUDOS endeavored to capture the essence of Las Vegas while preserving the organization’s design ethos, an effort that culminated in a visually captivating website featuring vibrant pops of color, glamorous graphics on the landing page, and consistent visual brilliance across all elements. The website incorporates a “Find a Firm” function that enables users to browse the Chapter’s registered members and submit inquiries to them directly.
View aialasvegas.org
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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Owen Febiandi
Designer -
Putu Yogiswara
Designer -
Amanda Knott
Project Manager
Journal of Architectural Education
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA)
This branding and website project for the Journal of Architectural Education (JAE) embodies the journal’s longstanding commitment to scholarly discourse and progressive architectural education. As a peer-reviewed international journal published under the auspices of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), JAE serves as a vital platform for fostering inclusive, just, and sustainable architectural practices.
Through meticulous design choices and a commitment to visual storytelling, the JAE branding and website project exemplifies the journal’s mission to shape the future of architectural discourse and education. Our vibrant branding reflects the journal’s unique ethos, featuring a scholarly serif typeface for the main logo and an abbreviated logomark symbolizing social connectivity with a red stroke linking the letters a and e. Incorporating a diverse palette that represents the breadth of essays included in the journal, the website offers a dynamic interface for architectural educators, scholars, and designers to engage in thoughtful discussions about the evolution of architectural education and practice, contributing to the journal’s relevance and impact for future generations.
View jaeonline.org
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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John Kudos
Creative Director -
Fay Qiu
Designer -
Amanda Knott
Project Manager -
Chris Manlapid
Web Developer
TDC62 Traveling Exhibition, Jakarta
Type Directors Club
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HOW 2017 International Design Awards
The Type Directors Club in New York produced a traveling exhibition showcasing over 400 winners of its 2016 annual competition, which highlighted the best of the best in typographic work in both communication and typeface design from studios and individuals internationally. After visiting many cities in the U.S., France, Germany, Spain, China, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam, the exhibition traveled to Jakarta, Indonesia, where it was on view from August 12 to September 7, 2017, at the Indonesian Design Development Center (IDDC). Design and typography lectures were held at this venue during the exhibit. In partnership with the IDDC and Asosiasi Design Grafis Indonesia (ADGI), Kudos was tasked with developing design graphics for the traveling exhibition.
We designed 3D graphics for the exhibition by revolving T-D-C letterforms in sequential angles and floating them in space. These graphics were then applied to all aspects of marketing communications. For the exhibit space, we collaborated with APTA to design spiraling poster panels to be suspended in space.
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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John Kudos
Creative Director -
Andy kurniawan
Art Director -
Ilham Muhamad Firdaus
Designer -
Fahmi Maulana Fajar
Designer
Type Directors Club
NY 22 Benefit
Design Trust for Public Space
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This was our invitation design for an annual benefit hosted by the Design Trust for Public Space, a New York–based nonprofit whose members believe in the transformative power of design within urban landscapes.
We crafted a unique invitation in which each panel of the envelope reveals a message as it unfolds. We combined typography, vibrant colors, and the angular shape of the envelope to emulate architectural forms, creating a visual metaphor for the symbiotic relationship between design and public space.
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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John Kudos
Creative Director -
Fay Qiu
Designer -
Amanda Knott
Project Manager
Raymond Jungles Website
Raymond Jungles
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Since 1985, design firm Raymond Jungles has developed a dynamic practice inspired by the ethics of stewardship of the land. The firm’s work is innovative yet timeless, proposing design solutions that respond to surrounding natural systems while restoring nature’s balance and harmony on a micro scale. Raymond Jungles’s completed gardens personify timelessness and beauty, with verdant spaces that entice participation and soothe the psyche.
The firm’s design priorities are generated by the scale and functionality of a space. Simple, clean, and well-detailed hardscape elements are the quintessential bones of a garden. Planting volumes vary and bold colors and textures are used with intent. The firm is guided by Raymond’s personal and design principles: integrity, relevance, and nature’s honor. RJI’s informed designs tread lightly on the land, provide habitat, and incorporate elements of surprise.
For this website-design project, KUDOS designed and developed an immersive website that brings the viewer into the space through videos and full-bleed imagery, emphasizing the firm’s characteristic bold colors and textures and simple, clean, and well-detailed hardscape elements.
View raymondjungles.com
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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John Kudos
Creative Director -
Sumit Paul
Web Design & Development
TenBerke Architects Website
TenBerke
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TenBerke Architects is a New York–based architecture studio driven by a sense of purpose and promise to design projects to be the instruments of meaningful and sustainable change.
KUDOS was tasked with reimagining TenBerke’s website to speak more directly to the three types of audience groups the firm works with: Institutional, Residential, and Commercial. We designed our website with an open aesthetic, which was structured while allowing for organic, dynamic moments that reflect insights from the studio’s various partners.
Visit tenberke.com
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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John Kudos
Creative Director -
Fay Qiu
Designer -
Chris Manlapid, Arif Widipratomo, Faris Han
Web Developers -
Robi Dafit
Project Manager
TenBerke Architects D.P.C.
Consumer Technology Association Wall Graphics
Consumer Technology Association
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The mission of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) is to help innovators of all sizes grow their business. The organization is best known for its annual trade show in Las Vegas, CES—the world’s premiere proving ground for breakthrough technologies and global innovators. CTA also educates U.S. policymakers to ensure the innovation economy is protected from laws and regulations that delay, restrict, or ban the development of certain technologies.
We created the identification signage and wall graphics for the company’s new building at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. We designed a wallpaper of super-typography along their floating stairbridge to create visual continuity between the floors of the narrow building.
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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John Kudos
Creative Director -
Owen Febiandi
Designer
AAP Event Posters
Cornell AAP
Cornell AAP is a world-renowned college offering a triple focus of studies in architecture, fine arts, and regional planning. We’ve been producing printed communications for the college since 2011.
For this event’s poster, we were tasked by the Department of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University to experiment with new ways of presenting its array of distinguished speakers. We concluded with a concept that blends an origami folding pattern with color planes that challenge viewers’ sense of depth. Smaller posters were also distributed on campus to promote individual departmental events.
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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John Kudos
Creative Director -
Karen Vanderbilt
Designer
Bandung City Wayfinding
Bandung City
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PRINT Regional Design Awards 2017
Led by Mayor Ridwan Kamil’s vigorous efforts, the city of Bandung, Indonesia, is in the process of redefining and redesigning itself as a more humane and creative city. Working in partnership with the city in this project, we have been tasked to produce wayfinding signage, crosswalk graphics, and an e-transport card for Bandung.
The first installment of the city’s new wayfinding signage was officially announced in December 2015, followed by others across town. We designed a signage system that consists of a vibrant blue totem pole sandwiched by neutral-colored maps on both sides, providing tourist-friendly signage to help orient pedestrians and drivers alike.
For our fun crosswalk graphics, designed to increase awareness of designated crossing zones, we built upon traditional games like ular tangga (Snakes and Ladders) and engklek (hopscotch), as well as patterns from local bamboo musical instruments like angklung and suling. Finally, our unique e-transport cards—used for public-bus fare, bicycle rental, or paying parking fees—represent the rich visual history of Bandung City as well as its progression into the future, with distinctive graphics for each card to identify its specific function.
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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Andy kurniawan
Creative Director -
Ryan Adenata
Art Director -
Ilham Muhamad Firdaus
Designer
Aerial Photography
- Dudi Sugandi
ARITA: Eternally Modern at NY NOW
Made in Japan Project
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GDUSA 2018 American Web Design
This was a collaboration with Made in Japan Project, funded by the Saga Prefectural Government. For the project, we completed the overall brand strategy, naming, exhibition design, art direction, website, and product design consultation for a government-led initiative promoting porcelain creators from Arita and their efforts to bring innovative Japanese design to the American market through NY NOW.
RESEARCH & CONSULTATION
Over the course of nine months, we visited Arita—the birthplace of porcelain in Japan—to consult with participating kilns and distributors over ideas for their product design, brand positioning, and marketing strategy for the U.S. market.
BRANDING
For the visual identity, we designed a lemniscate ∞ paired with the town’s name and the tagline “Eternally Modern,” pointing to how Arita creators continue to evolve four centuries of tradition, craftsmanship, and innovation into distinctively modern everyday products.
WEBSITE
Our responsive bilingual website was written for both Western and Japanese readers, with distinct messaging catered to each audience. We art-directed all of the website’s videos and photography, including a portrayal of key products falling in slow motion, close-ups in 360-degree rotation, documentary photos of Arita, and a video showing the porcelain-creation process.
EXHIBITION BOOTH
For the NY NOW market exhibition in February 2018, we designed a corner booth divided by a diagonal wall archway similar to those typically found in traditional porcelain kilns. Each creator had a museum-like stage and hidden storage underneath.
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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John Kudos
Creative Director -
Kiki Katahira
Art Director -
Ashley Wu
Designer -
Sumit Paul
Web Designer & Developer -
Mika Yoshida & David Imber (Maniform)
Copywriter
MANIFORM
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David Imber
Copywriter -
Mika Yoshida
Copywriter
Photography
- Sam Morgan Photography
Assembly: Civic Design Guidelines
Center for Active Design
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GDUSA 2018 American Graphic Design Awards
Produced in close collaboration with the Center for Active Design, “Assembly: Civic Design Guidelines” is a groundbreaking playbook for creating well-designed and well-maintained public spaces. The guidelines encapsulate four years of research—involving over 200 studies, 50 cities, and dozens of experts—highlighting the role of public spaces as a force for building trust and healing divisions in local communities.
We designed the published guidelines to incorporate vibrant colors and simple hand-drawn illustrations to help explain the significance of these research findings in simple terms, along with practical methods that policymakers can adopt to bring about great public spaces for all.
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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John Kudos
Creative Director -
Saori Tahara
Designer
Quasquicentennial Campaign
AIA Brooklyn
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GDUSA 2019 American Graphic Design Awards
The Brooklyn Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), established in 1894, is the second-largest of the Institute’s five chapters in the New York City region.
To help the Brooklyn Chapter celebrate its 125th anniversary, we designed a campaign that visually centers the Roman numeral representation of 125—CXXV, or the quasquicentennial—as supergraphics on all of the Chapter’s platform materials, from website to gala booklets, umbrellas, and T-shirts.
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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John Kudos
Creative Director -
Ashley Wu
Designer
AIA Brooklyn
Bronx & Brooklyn Energy Hub
Center for NYC Neighborhoods
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New York State and NYSERDA, the force behind the Bronx & Brooklyn Energy Hub, are funding an array of renewable energy technologies—offshore and onshore wind power, solar power, hydro power, battery storage, and clean hydrogen—to meet their goal of 100% emissions-free electricity by 2040.
The Bronx & Brooklyn Energy Hub isn’t just about making renewable energy accessible; it’s about forging meaningful connections—bridging gaps and fostering a sense of camaraderie among neighbors, providing benefits, and empowering people regardless of their income and status. The logo we designed for the Hub reflects this purposeful connectivity, as embodied in three intertwining and extending vibrant lines. These lines represent the accessibility of renewable-energy technologies, as well as unity among community members.
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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John Kudos
Creative Director -
Fay Qiu
Lead Designer -
Owen Febiandi
Designer -
Putu Yogiswara
Designer -
Iman Fadillah
Motion Designer -
Amanda Knott
Project Manager
Conduit Branding & Website
Conduit
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Conduit is an interdisciplinary design consultancy led by Robert de Saint Phalle, based in Boston with partners in New York City. They work closely with a network of inspired designers, engineers, artists, and architects.
In crafting the studio’s portfolio website, we prioritized excellent functionality and a clean design profile to effectively showcase Conduit’s diverse array of projects.
View conduitprojects.com
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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John Kudos
Creative Director -
Sidiq Nurmawan
Designer -
Owen Febiandi
Designer -
Chris Manlapid
Developer
Yukata Suites Signage System
Yukata Suites Luxury Apartment
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Yukata Suites is a premium apartment building in Jakarta, Indonesia. Developed by Triniti Land, it has become the benchmark for Japanese-themed luxury apartments due to its strategic location at the heart of an upscale residential district in the city.
Our bilingual signage system took design cues from the modesty of traditional Japanese yukata in a concept building combining traditional and modern elements.
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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Calvin Hao
Creative Director -
Fikri Hidayat
Art Director
Style Sourcebook Website
Style Sourcebook
Style Sourcebook is a web-based digital mood board application tailored for interior styling, which serves as an essential tool for Australia’s real estate, design, architecture, and startup sectors.
To address the need for a user-friendly mood board tool, we crafted a visually stunning and highly functional web app that integrates products from local furniture vendors and collaborations with renowned interior designers, creating a central resource for custom interior design projects. The result is a responsive and award-winning web app that delivers real-time updates from a comprehensive vendor database. This innovation not only won the Australian Web Awards 2017 in the Best Startup category, but has also seen continuous growth, with over a thousand mood boards created to date.
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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Jennifer Clark
Creative Director -
Lisa Cousens
Advisor -
Zaki Fitria
Designer -
Andini Pratiwi
Project Manager & Designer -
Arif Widipratomo
Web Developer -
Rachmat Kurnia
Web Developer
AIA Brooklyn Website
AIA Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), established in 1894, is the second-largest of the Institute’s five chapters in the New York City region. KUDOS was tasked with creating AIA Brooklyn’s website.
The website boasts a highly functional design, incorporating key elements such as effective typographic hierarchy, color blocks for information grouping, and clear calls to action that guide users seamlessly through the site. Its standout feature is the “Find an Architect” function, which empowers users to effortlessly locate architects in the Brooklyn area from a curated list and access their contact information, fostering community engagement and enhancing opportunities for architectural services.
View aiabrooklyn.org
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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Fay Qiu
Designer -
Owen Febiandi
Designer -
Amanda Knott
Project Manager -
Chris Manlapid
Web Developer
Bathhouse Studios Website
Bathhouse Studios
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Bathhouse Studios is a beautifully renovated bathhouse building in the heart of Manhattan that has been converted into a private street-level luxury event venue. The space hosts various events such as product launches, press events, seated dinners, runway shows, film screenings, brand activations, galas, and retail pop-ups. Notable clients include Nike, Lacoste, Vogue, Lamborghini, and Ford.
The website KUDOS designed for Bathhouse Studios includes detailed information on its event spaces, functionality for making reservations, past events hosted by the studio, the building’s history, and much more. The website’s design adds to the studio’s luxury appeal by seamlessly blending captivating visual elements like animated graphics of the front facade, a subtle parallax animation of images and text, prominent large typography, and a sleek full-screen menu.
View bathhousestudios.com
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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Fay Qiu
Designer -
Owen Febiandi
Designer -
Putu Yogiswara
Designer -
Amanda Knott
Project Manager -
Christian Juniady Setiawan
Web Developer
Circular Branding & Website
Circular
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Circular is an award-winning multidisciplinary practice combining sustainable architecture, interiors, digital media, branding, and experience design. KUDOS was tasked with developing a complete and cohesive branding system across all platforms for the company, encompassing logo, color palette, stationery set, publication materials, and website.
At the heart of our visual branding system are three shades of blue. Primarily featured in the logo, these colors were used to create a distinctive aesthetic and dynamic vibe that carries through the brand’s digital and print applications. The website’s overall design relies on large, compelling images optimized for fast-loading and optimal viewing across all platforms, ensuring a seamless and immersive user experience.
View circular.cx
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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John Kudos
Creative Director -
Amanda Knott
Project Manager -
Owen Febiandi
Designer -
Putu Yogiswara
Designer -
Muhammad Syamil Haqqoni
Designer -
Imam Fadilah
Animator
Made in Tokyo
Japan Society
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The Japan Society’s “Made in Tokyo” exhibition explored the development of socio-architectural facilities and compared landscapes with art and performance generated in Tokyo between the city’s two seminal Olympic Games events in 1964 and 2020. Atelier Bow-Wow, a Japanese architectural firm, curated and designed the exhibition.
We designed an exhibit brochure that unfolds as a map of Tokyo. The brochure features buildings covered in the exhibition, organized into six functional themes.
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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John Kudos
Creative Director -
Saori Tahara
Designer
Japan Society
Celebrate Milstein Hall
Cornell University AAP
To celebrate the opening of Milstein Hall at Cornell University, we developed a look-and-feel for the event collateral.
We developed our stencil-bar logotype based on the building’s floor-to-ceiling windows. We also produced a series of printed materials for the opening event, from postcards and brochures to invitations and wayfinding posters.
KUDOS Design Collaboratory
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John Kudos
Creative Director -
Karen Vanderbilt
Designer
