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A four-page infographic in Seed magazine illustrating the current state of the HIV/AIDS pandemic 25 years after the disease's discovery. Adam Billyeald, art director; Lee Billings, writer; Chris Ritchie, designer; Seed magazine, client.
Working with Moby on the imagery for Last Night, we aimed to capture the energy and eclecticism of a long night out in NYC. Dale May, photographer; Moby, art director; Chris Ritchie, designer; Mute Records UK, client.
We created a series of homemade punk-meets-rave smileys for the cover of Moby's Everyday It's 1989, a vinyl-only single released in support of Last Night. Chris Ritchie, photographer/ designer; Moby, art director.
A prototype cover for a magazine on urban cycling. Chris Ritchie, photographer/designer.
The "I Recycle NY" logo and product packaging for DonkeyNY's bags and purses made from real New York City billboards. Chris Ritchie, art director/designer; DonkeyNY, client.
The reverse side of the DonkeyNY product packaging. Chris Ritchie, art director/ designer; DonkeyNY, client.
The Recast Circulite is a lamp made from the inner circuitry of discarded computer keyboards. Each lampshade is unique based on the differing keyboards used. Chris Ritchie, photographer/designer.
Letcetera notecards are printed on tree-free paper with one of over 30 individual patterns made from each letter of the alphabet and some numbers. Nerissa McLarty-Ritchie, designer.
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Duration: Opened April 2007.Staff: Collaborators Chris Ritchie and Nerissa McLarty-Ritchie.Education: We have bachelor's degrees in graphic design from Philadelphia University, and Chris earned an MFA in design at the School of Visual Arts.Cultural Influences: A few of many: Buenos Aires buses, hobo nickels, Jan Lenica, Droog Design, antique maps, Antoni Gaudí, flags, Cabinet, Jamaica, the Boardwalk, Smith-Ninth, minus, Walton Ford, tosh, ballpoint pens, Alejandro Sirio, diners, pedal steel, toothy papers, Radio Lab, damask, NYC pizza, MoMA and computer trash. Environment: We work in Long Island City, Queens, in an old belt factory (now a gallery), and listen to the rumble of train number 7 just outside our windows. Philosophy: Seek as much variety in work as possible, try to give old problems new solutions and strive to work with clients who challenge intellectual and creative edges.
Properly practiced creativity can make one ad do the work of ten. — William Bernbach
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