Practical design.
Thoughtful restraint.



“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry





I make visual ideas clear, useful, and true to what they represent. The work should hold up wherever people meet it—from a small printed piece to a sign across the street.



“Design is thinking made visual.” – Saul Bass



Work with reason.



Open any project to see the brief, the design problem,

the response, and more of the work.



2018 AKA NATIONAL CONVENTION



Event Identity - An event identity with enough energy to travel across print and embroidery.



SCRUFFY MUTT



Identity & illustration · A personal character developed into a practical identity system.



2024 AKA NATIONAL CONVENTION



Event identity · A sixtieth anniversary mark rooted in the event and its location.



MEMORIAL KITE



Kite graphics · A personal tribute expressed through motion, contrast, and structure.



SECOND SHIFT WORKSHOP



Identity study · A maker’s mark tested across workshop materials.



WELL, DAMN.



Hospitality concept · An honest identity concept for an overlooked neighborhood space.



Every element earns it's place.



Good design identifies, informs, and solves a problem without pretending to be something it isn’t.



Kite flying gives me room to think about color, movement, balance, and the natural world. That time away from the screen helps ideas settle and unnecessary details fall away.


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Jim Desrosiers



jim@jimdes.com