Kurt Woerpel

Kurt Woerpel is an art director, graphic designer, illustrator, and a few more things living and working in Brooklyn, NY.

Most recently he worked as art director at Interview Magazine where he assisted in its relaunch and redesign. Now Kurt is available for Freelance, working with clients like Apple, A24, Highsnobiety, i-D, Brooklyn Art Book Fair, Figma, and Y,IWO to list a few. His work has been recognized by TDC, D&AD, and Young Guns awards for design excellence. He sometimes teaches.

In addition to commercial work, Kurt is a publishing partner at TXTbooks, a Riso zine press.

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Highsnobiety
Print redesign & design direction. Written up in NYT. 2025-ongoing. More

Interview
Logotype, art direction, lettering, refreshes, 5000+ pages designed. Won awards. 2018-2024. More

i-D
Special projects & branded publications for Substack, Pinterest. 2025. More

A24
Books & zines. 2025-2026.

Civilization
Illustrations and animations. Used in CdG collection. 2016-ongoing.

Apple
In-house work for Screens/Services teams. Not legally shareable. Contracted stints since 2022.

Lettering
Bespoke typographic works. Ongoing. More

Editorial Illustration
For NYT, Bloomberg, and More.

Personal
Drawings for myself, galleries, residencies, etc. Ongoing.

And a more extended catalog...

This and That (Design Direction/Misc.)
Various projects for freelance clients and friends. Includes work for Good Room, Brooklyn Art Book Fair, Hair and a few others. More of the same by clicking here←

Interview Magazine (Editorial/'Art Direction')
Logo, art direction and design, and rolling refreshes for Interview Magazine, 2018-2024. Completed under Richard Turley with Jack Vhay.More Interview by clicking here←.

Yeah, I Work Out (Branding/Design Direction)
Identity, design and direction for Y,IWO, a back-to-basics sports apparel company in the Muscle Beach tradition, founded by Jason Thome. Includes shirts, zines, and brand scaffolding. More Y,IWO by clicking here←.

Civilization (Illustration/Animation)
A bi-annual-ish broadsheet created to speak in/to/on the chaos of NYC. Created by Richard Turley and Lucas Mascatello and illustrated by me. More Civ by clicking right here←.

Editorial Illustration (Self explanatory)
A selection of works for The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Intercept, and more (in vaguely chronological order.) More Illustrations HERE HERE HERE←

TXTbooks (Design Direction/Branding/DIY)
Ongoing design for a collaborative independent publishing project, TXTbooks, which exhibits annually at the New York Art Book Fair and has works featured at Printer Matter, Held by the Whitney Museum Library, the New York Public Library, and a few more. Mmmmmmore TXTbooks HERE

Selected Zines (Publishing/DIY)
Short-run publications of varying scope; some are self-initiated and some are designed for (or in collaboration with) other artists. More zines HERE.

Lettering & Type
Bespoke lettering and display type for various projects. More types by clickin here←

Personal Art Practice (It's Personal)
Things made generally for myself and for more selfish reasons. Created between 2014-Present. More drawings if you dare >:0←

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