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Carter Teranes is a Chicago–based creative focusing on graphic design and art direction. His creative approach involves a thoughtful sensitivity to problem–solving through holistic and poetic visual communication. He believes in balancing essential forms with unique visual expressions.















Gallery 4009: Ella & Cedric Steed2024Identity, publication Identity, and publication design for the exhibition Q4:→ One Billion Poppy Seeds by Ella and Cedric Steed at Gallery 4009, an experimental apartment gallery in Chicago. The catalogue features an interview with the artists and an inserted short story.
       As part of the foundational ethos of Gallery 4009, co–directors Emily Swenson and Carter Teranes play a role in each show as designers, adding to the context in which work is presented through conversation and print material. Ella and Cedric were asked to create new works over a two-month period, during which they provided work-in-progress images. These images were used to highlight specific responses in the interview, visually connecting their evolving work to their ideas.
        Photo–treatment by Emily Swenson.    







Alexis Plaen2024Typography Typography and merchandise design for Alexis Plaen’s debut single, Needle in a Groove. The artist and single titles were designed with single—and double—line versions, each featuring custom flourishes and letterforms.
        Artist symbol by Giusy Amoroso.







Jersey Review Vol. 12024PublicationDesign and art direction for Jersey's first review. Covering topics ranging from DJing to the writings of Jean Baudrillard, this collaborative effort consists of interviews, short articles, and visual research gathered from the past year of the collective's activities. The layouts transition from expressive and artistic to restrained and calculated, reflecting the publication's content as it alternates between low and high culture.
         Made with the help of Jackson O’Leary and Ben Werkman. Select Photography by Amman Khan.







Gallery 4009: Clothing Sale2024Identity, photography, publication Identity and catalogue for Gallery 4009's clothing sale event. Co-art directed and photographed with Emily Swenson.







Mark-making Postcards2024Postcards A collection of instructional postcards experimenting with capturing various ways of leaving a mark. Created at Typography Summer School Twenty Four.







Emily Swenson2024WebsiteWebsite for designer Emily Swenson. A simple CV layout was used to create a web presence that emphasizes her design sensibilities and personality over past work. Each time the site is visited or refreshed, one of four color schemes loads at random.







Lithia Waters2023Publication A companion publication to the ambient, slice-of-life-style short film of the same title. It sets out to take viewers on a meandering series of events with a cast of characters and places loosely strung together, creating space for the audience to drift and gleam meaning in their own way. The project makes the clinical uses of lithium its muse, reimagining the element as a lens to view the mundane through.







Open Decks 2023PosterPoster for Jersey's monthly open decks event using a mix of scanned found materials and designed typography.







Latte Crudo2023Identity Website and branding for the culinary and photography project by Amman Khan and Dove Beerhorst.
         View the Latte Crudo Instagram here.







Wearhaus2023Poster Poster for Jersey's Wearhaus rave.







Jersey Collective2023Website, identity Website and logo design for the multidisciplinary art collective, Jersey. Originally conceptualized with co–creator Jackson O’Leary, the site works as a collaborative platform for a loose roster of members to share works of art, writing, and audio projects free from algorithms.







Typefaces for All2022Website A mini link repository for finding free to use and open source typefaces.







Sausage Sans2022Typeface A limited character count display typeface inspired by sausage links.








Iris2021PublicationA publication setting out to be the residue of our digital era. It strings together a loose narrative consisting of found information, history, individuals, and systems synthesized into a publication to try and remedy our collective confusion—a confusion not from our lack of knowing, but one from knowing too much.
        Photography by Amman Khan.








UICA2021Branding The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) was a contemporary art gallery in Grand Rapids, MI. During the spring of 2021 the gallery moved into the historic Woodbridge N. Ferris Building, creating a unique opportunity to refresh its identity and wayfinding. One of the organization's changes during the transition was the rebranding of the gallery’s gift shop. This separate yet unified sub-brand is welcoming and lighthearted, it served as a place for the community and students to shop locally made art, home goods, stationery, and art supplies.
       Photography by Amman Khan.







Where is the Internet?2020Publication Despite its widespread and constant presence in our lives, we are generally unaware to the physical infrastructure required to keep the Internet operational. Culturally we tend to think of the Internet above us; in the clouds where information flows freely from person to person, but where is the Internet really?
       This publication seeks to answer this question by going into the technology, structures, and corporations that enable and control our digital experiences, showing users the real world operations behind the Internet.







BlogOngoingWebsiteAn ongoing personal blog used to document Carter's life, show pieces from his artistic practice, and document visual inspiration. Sometimes he write reviews and art criticism.
        See more of Carter's work and follow his life here.
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