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.