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Kurt E. Woerpel IV
Agency Kurt E. Woerpel IV
Client YG20
Category
YG20
Annual ID
YG20_Woerpel_0
Kurt E. Woerpel IV
Art Director & Designer
Hometown: Charlottesville, United StatesCurrent City: Brooklyn, United States
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Kurt Woerpel is a designer, illustrator, and a few other things living and working in Brooklyn, NY. Since 2018 he has served as Freelance Art Director at Interview Magazine after assisting in its redesign and relaunch. He has worked with clients including Bloomberg Businessweek, Apple, Wieden+Kennedy and MTV News. As part of his practice he helps maintain TXTbooks, an independent Riso press focused on DIY printing and distro that seeks to publish non-traditional works in accessible formats.
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Interview Magazine
Title
Interview Magazine
Agency
Kurt E. Woerpel IV
Client
YG20 | Kurt E. Woerpel IV
Annual ID
YG20_Woerpel_10
Category
2022 YG Work: YG20
CLIENT
Crystalball Media / Interview Magazine
PROJECT CREDITS
Civilization Newspaper
Title
Civilization Newspaper
Agency
Kurt E. Woerpel IV
Client
YG20 | Kurt E. Woerpel IV
Annual ID
YG20_Woerpel_20
Category
2022 YG Work: YG20
CLIENT
Civilization Newspaper
PROJECT CREDITS
Bloomberg Businessweek Editorial Design
Title
Bloomberg Businessweek Editorial Design
Agency
Kurt E. Woerpel IV
Client
YG20 | Kurt E. Woerpel IV
Annual ID
YG20_Woerpel_30
Category
2022 YG Work: YG20
CLIENT
Bloomberg Businessweek
PROJECT CREDITS
Yeah, I Workout Branding, Lookbooks, and Ephemera
Creative Direction: Jason Thome
Copywriting: Jason Thome and Ted Billings
Shot By: Lookbook 1 (Launch): Danielle Levitt; Lookbook 2 (Drasin): Bruno Staub; Lookbook 3 (Bulking): Ricky Alvarez; Lookbook 4 (Golds): Danielle Levitt; Lookbook 5 (Ace): Ricky Alvarez; Lookbook 6 (Power Houses): Bryan Tamayo
Ace Hotel Brooklyn Gym Interior Photography Courtesy of Ace Hotel.
Title
Yeah, I Workout Branding, Lookbooks, and Ephemera
Agency
Kurt E. Woerpel IV
Client
YG20 | Kurt E. Woerpel IV
Annual ID
YG20_Woerpel_40
Category
2022 YG Work: YG20
CLIENT
Yeah, I Work Out / Silent Partner Agency / CALA
PROJECT CREDITS
Creative Direction: Jason Thome
Copywriting: Jason Thome and Ted Billings
Shot By: Lookbook 1 (Launch): Danielle Levitt; Lookbook 2 (Drasin): Bruno Staub; Lookbook 3 (Bulking): Ricky Alvarez; Lookbook 4 (Golds): Danielle Levitt; Lookbook 5 (Ace): Ricky Alvarez; Lookbook 6 (Power Houses): Bryan Tamayo
Ace Hotel Brooklyn Gym Interior Photography Courtesy of Ace Hotel.
Editorial Illustration: Misc
Art Directors Include:
Businessweek: Shawn Hasto, Chris Nosenzo, Lee Wilson, Caroline David, and Alexander Shoukas.
Bloomberg: Steph Davidson.
Baffler: No Ideas Studio.
NYT: Tracy Ma, Michael House.
Spike Art Magazine: Thom Bettridge (In collaboration)
HighSnobiety: Manus Browne.
Title
Editorial Illustration: Misc
Agency
Kurt E. Woerpel IV
Client
YG20 | Kurt E. Woerpel IV
Annual ID
YG20_Woerpel_50
Category
2022 YG Work: YG20
CLIENT
Bloomberg Businessweek, NYT, The Baffler, +More.
PROJECT CREDITS
Art Directors Include:
Businessweek: Shawn Hasto, Chris Nosenzo, Lee Wilson, Caroline David, and Alexander Shoukas.
Bloomberg: Steph Davidson.
Baffler: No Ideas Studio.
NYT: Tracy Ma, Michael House.
Spike Art Magazine: Thom Bettridge (In collaboration)
HighSnobiety: Manus Browne.
TXTbooks Identity & GFX
All designs contained were completed by me in consultation with (and approval of) the group at large.
Hero Frog and Riso Illustrations by Thomas Colligan.
The rest of illustrations were completed by me.
TXTbooks is cooperatively run with Robert Blair, Thomas Colligan, Nichole Shinn, Rose Wong, and Kurt Woerpel.
Title
TXTbooks Identity & GFX
Agency
Kurt E. Woerpel IV
Client
YG20 | Kurt E. Woerpel IV
Annual ID
YG20_Woerpel_60
Category
2022 YG Work: YG20
CLIENT
TXTbooks
PROJECT CREDITS
All designs contained were completed by me in consultation with (and approval of) the group at large.
Hero Frog and Riso Illustrations by Thomas Colligan.
The rest of illustrations were completed by me.
TXTbooks is cooperatively run with Robert Blair, Thomas Colligan, Nichole Shinn, Rose Wong, and Kurt Woerpel.
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