Kurt Woerpel

Kurt Woerpel is a graphic designer, art director, illustrator, and a few more things working in NYC. He is a recipient of both the TDC Ascenders and Young Guns awards. Most recently he worked as art director at Interview Magazine, but is now available for Freelance. Past work includes Apple[Aquent], Grailed, Bloomberg Businessweek, Brooklyn Art Book Fair, and Yeah, I Work Out as well as visiting instruction at Pratt Institute. In addition to commercial work, he is a publishing partner at TXTbooks, an indie publisher of Risographic artist books.

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This and That (Design Direction/Misc.)
Various projects for freelance clients and friends. Includes work for Good Room, Brooklyn Art Book Fair, Hair and a few others. More of the same by clicking here←

Interview Magazine (Editorial/'Art Direction')
Logo, art direction and design, and rolling refreshes for Interview Magazine, 2018-2024. Completed under Richard Turley with Jack Vhay.More Interview by clicking here←.

Yeah, I Work Out (Branding/Design Direction)
Identity, design and direction for Y,IWO, a back-to-basics sports apparel company in the Muscle Beach tradition, founded by Jason Thome. Includes shirts, zines, and brand scaffolding. More Y,IWO by clicking here←.

Civilization (Illustration/Animation)
A bi-annual-ish broadsheet created to speak in/to/on the chaos of NYC. Created by Richard Turley and Lucas Mascatello and illustrated by me. More Civ by clicking right here←.

Editorial Illustration (Self explanatory)
A selection of works for The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Intercept, and more (in vaguely chronological order.) More Illustrations HERE HERE HERE←

TXTbooks (Design Direction/Branding/DIY)
Ongoing design for a collaborative independent publishing project, TXTbooks, which exhibits annually at the New York Art Book Fair and has works featured at Printer Matter, Held by the Whitney Museum Library, the New York Public Library, and a few more. Mmmmmmore TXTbooks HERE

Selected Zines (Publishing/DIY)
Short-run publications of varying scope; some are self-initiated and some are designed for (or in collaboration with) other artists. More zines HERE.

MTV News Animations (Motion Design/Animation)
Selected animations produced with the "Always On" team lead by Richard Turley at MTV News 2014-16. MTV News no longer exists as a company. More MTV News HERE

Bloomberg Businessweek (Editorial)
Selected contributions to Bloomberg Businessweek in 2016. Includes features, covers, and front-of-book content.More Bu$ine$$week in Here←

Matter: Total Power Move. (Editorial)
Selected spreads from Total Power Move, a one-off magazine on power, who has it, and how it works in the wider world. Designed under Tracy Ma with photo direction by Emily Keegin. More Matters in Here↵

Lettering & Type
Bespoke lettering and display type for various projects. More types by clickin here←

Personal Art Practice (It's Personal)
Things made generally for myself and for more selfish reasons. Created between 2014-Present. More drawings if you dare >:0←

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Info

Selected Works:

Selected Zines (Publishing/DIY)
Short-run publications of varying scope; some are self-initiated and some are designed for (or in collaboration with) other artists. More zines HERE.

Personal Art Practice (It's Personal)
Things made generally for myself and for more selfish reasons. Created between 2014-Present. More drawings if you dare >:0←

Nothing to see here
Keep it moving...