Joris Kritis

Joris Kritis (1983) studied graphic design at Sint-Lucas Ghent and was a participant of the Werkplaats Typografie between 2006 & 2008. Since 2009 he is working as an independent graphic designer. From 2009 till 2011 he was designing the arts review ‘Metropolis M’ in collaboration with Julie Peeters and in 2010 they restyled the graphic identity of the ‘Beursschouwburg’ in Brussels [BE], which won the audience award in the ‘Cobra Power of Print’ competition. In 2013 he started his own office in Brussels. In 2011, his work has been selected for the Brno Biennale [CZ] and with the book ‘Changing Cultures of Planning’, he won a bronze medal in the ‘Most Beautiful Book of the World’-competition in Leipzig [DE]. The ‘Flanders Architectural Review 2012’ was selected for the ‘Best Designed Books’ in the Netherlands. ‘During the Exhibition, the Studio Will Be Close’ and ‘Film As A Form Of Writing’ have been awarded the ‘Prix Fernand Baudin Prijs’ in 2015. He has been teaching in the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam between 2011 & 2013, and has given workshops in Belgium, The Netherlands, Aruba, South Korea and Estonia.

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