He studies journalism and sociology at Northwestern University with a research focus on the impact of visual design on social realities.
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© JK 2024, info@jacksonkruse.com
He studies journalism and sociology at Northwestern University with a research focus on the impact of visual design on social realities.
Info, Index, Blog, Resumé
© JK 2024, info@jacksonkruse.com
When I’m not designing, find me setting a few too many off-ball screens at pick-up basketball runs, drawing maps for places both real and fake, and insisting that Helvetica is just one evil maneuver away from taking over the world.
TaxStatus / Brand Design Resident / 2024
Aon / Design Specialist Intern / 2024
MSCHF / Contract Designer / 2023
LA28 / Brand Design Intern / 2023
Marquee Sports / Graphic Design Intern / 2022
Northwestern University / 2021 - 2025
B.S. Journalism & Sociology
Enrichment
Parsons School / Graphic Design History / 2022
Otis College / Graphic Design / 2020
The Survival of the City
Edward Glaeser and David Cutler
The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guild to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt
Our Aesthetic Categories: Zany, Cute, Interesting
Sianne Ngai
Caps Lock: How Capitalism Took Hold of Graphic Design, and How to Escape from It
Ruben Pater
A *New* Program for Graphic Design
David Reinfurt
FireSigns: A Semiotic Theory for Graphic Design
Steven Skaggs
On Photography
Susan Sontag
In the Basque region of Spain, a misinterpreted Roman gravestone led to an entire genre of odd serif typefaces that are used to amplify nationalist political messaging.
Specifically in Southern California, racial minority groups have developed a cultural aesthetic based in part around blackletter/gothic letterforms. What were the processes that led to their adoption from traditional Western institutions, and how does the same form enable distinct interpretations?
The scorigami section of my dynasty fantasy football league’s spreadsheet is going to be so well populated in 25 years.