Joss Wakamo is a graphic designer in Chicago, Illinois. He is currently an art director at Tinuiti, and has previously worked with Microsoft, Ericsson, Oculus, The Weather Channel, the City of Atlanta.¶ He is interested in strategic & ethical design, with a focus on identity, product and web design. In his free time, he helps operate Counterpart, a risograph & design studio.
Featured Work︎
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Tinuiti Live
360° conference branding for Tinuiti’s yearly tentpole marketing event, Tinuiti Live. Designed to reinforce each year’s top-level awareness campaign, creative direction is refined into a full identity, and utilized in brand systems across all promotional and experiental touchpoints.
Client: Tinuiti
Creative + Design: Joss Wakamo
Date: 2020-2024
⤷ 360° Campign
⤷ Branding + Identity
⤷ Motion Graphics
⤷ Print Collateral
⤷ Experiential
⤷ Web Design
Creative + Design: Joss Wakamo
Date: 2020-2024
⤷ 360° Campign
⤷ Branding + Identity
⤷ Motion Graphics
⤷ Print Collateral
⤷ Experiential
⤷ Web Design
Better Bureau
Better Bureau was a pro-social creative agency that worked exclusively with non-profit and social enterprise brands. Our goal was to help progressive organizations find their voice and spread their message by offering a wide range of design services at discounted rates subsidized by local philanthropic entities.
Client: Self-Initiated
Design: Joss Wakamo
Date: 2017-2018
⤷ Branding + Identity
⤷ Print Collateral
Design: Joss Wakamo
Date: 2017-2018
⤷ Branding + Identity
⤷ Print Collateral
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Rebranded identity and website for the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The new identity represents a sleek evolution of the existing brand elements, and allowed the college to stand tall among it’s peers. The website received a complete audit and visual overhaul, resulting in a more attractive and accessible site with a fraction of the existing pages.
Client: 3 Owl
Creative Director: Jonathan Splitlog, Art Director: Vichhika Tep, Design: Joss Wakamo
Date: 2019-2020
⤷ Branding + Identity
⤷ Information Architecture
⤷ Web Design
Creative Director: Jonathan Splitlog, Art Director: Vichhika Tep, Design: Joss Wakamo
Date: 2019-2020
⤷ Branding + Identity
⤷ Information Architecture
⤷ Web Design
ATL Collective
Work for ATL Collective, a non-profit, live music series celebrating the diverse sounds of Atlanta through covering classic albums. They needed a cohesive, recognizable brand that could seamlessly incorporate visuals to match each month’s live show. We developed a new brand identity, and built a flexible and responsive series of assets to help promote each show.
Client: 3 Owl
Creative Director: Jonathan Splitlog, Art Director: Vichhika Tep, Design: Joss Wakamo
Date: 2019-2020
⤷ Branding + Identity
⤷ Print Design
⤷ Design System
Creative Director: Jonathan Splitlog, Art Director: Vichhika Tep, Design: Joss Wakamo
Date: 2019-2020
⤷ Branding + Identity
⤷ Print Design
⤷ Design System
Counterpart
Miscellaneous work printed at Counterpart, a design and risograph studio in Atlanta. Founded as a refuge from digital oversaturation, it also serves to donate time & support to local artists, non-profits, and activism campaigns.
Client: Self-Initiated
Collaberator: Joss Wakamo
Date: 2017-Present
⤷ Art Direction
⤷ Printmaking
Collaberator: Joss Wakamo
Date: 2017-Present
⤷ Art Direction
⤷ Printmaking
