Justin Kropp is a graphic designer focusing on work for a wide range of clientele.
I work with people who are as passionate about their work as I am about my own. At the core of every project is a process rich with design, writing and research; integral and invaluable components that I fold into every opportunity.
The services I provide are constantly growing as I expand a core set of collaborators. I specialize in the areas listed below. If you would like to discuss a project area that you do not see listed, just ask.
- Books
- Editorial
- Identities
- Interactive
- Installation
- Marks
- Packaging
- Print
- Research
- Wayfinding
I am constantly striving to do more with less; to subvert style with truth; to create timelessness through meaningfulness.
Graphic design is an answer to problems large and small, private and public, corporate and humanitarian. Each project I undertake is an opportunity to prove this; to solve a problem through the conduits of creativity and design thinking.
Conveying a message is the responsibility of the design and the designer. While I am aware of the responsibility of design to communicate this message, it is not my only reason for engaging in the practice. I work reductively to balance the critical, the creative, and the pragmatic.
If you'd like a closer look at my ideology, have a look at the manifesto.
As part of my core philosophy I strive for constant growth within myself and within the disciplines I practice. I hold myself accountable for exploring and evolving the discourse and I am always looking for avenues to do just that.
One such avenue is the act of research and writing. Below you’ll find a list of published articles, essays, and research.