Experiential design / Placemaking / Public art / Creative strategy
Collaborating with cultural, civic, and design innovators to create memorable places, intriguing experiences, and uncommon stories.
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Bruce Willen creates concept-driven work to stir senses and minds. As a designer, strategist, and creative director, Bruce collaborates with cultural, civic, and design innovators on projects that jaywalk through the intersection of experiential design, placemaking, art, and civic design.
Bruce is founding partner of acclaimed design studio Post Typography where he has led high-profile branding, digital, public art, and experiential design projects that have shaped the visual language of Baltimore and the sustainable building industry. He is the co-author of the book Lettering & Type and has written for the Washington Post, Design Observer, and other publications. Bruce’s designs and illustrations have appeared on multiple covers of Time Magazine, The New York Times, and ESPN, among others. His work has received numerous fancy-pants design awards and has been published in dozens of design periodicals and books from Phaidon, Taschen, and Rizzoli, as well as a Post Typography monograph from European publisher Pyramyd Éditions.
Beyond the design disciplines, Bruce composes and performs music and creates the occasional sound and video installation. As half of instrumental duo Peals, Bruce has performed in clock towers, museums, and living rooms on multiple continents and has released recordings with legendary indie label Thrill Jockey Records. Prior to Peals, Bruce contributed to Baltimore’s music scene for nine years as a member of the influential post-punk band Double Dagger, subject of the 2013 documentary film If We Shout Loud Enough.
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