DAVID HASTINGS
Designer & art director specializing in brand identities and systems, print production, packaging, book design and environmental graphics.

 

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ETERNAL OFFERINGS

An immersive exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Art designed by Oscar-winner Tim Yip. I managed the production for all exhibition graphics, designed didactic materials, and art directed the campaign identity using 3D scans of ancient bronzes.

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2022-23 

Exhibition graphics, production management, campaign art direction





DRESSED BY NATURE

A major exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Art celebrating the rich history of textiles in Japan. I designed and managed production for all exhibition graphics and ephemera.

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2022

Exhibition graphics, campaign art direction






FAILURE IN MAKING

Identity and logo development for a national museum education study, innovated in-part by the research team at Mia.

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2022

Branding, identity






MARCIA RESNICK

The first retrospective for Marcia Resnick, a pioneering photographer whose work was extremely influential during the 70s in NYC.

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2022 

Exhibition identity





OBJECTIVITY

Exhibition identity for a photography exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

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2022

Exhibition identity



FAMILY HISTORY

A personal book project documenting my maternal grandmother’s history. 

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2021 

Book design, personal




BOOKS

From 2018-2021, I worked primarily in publishing as a book designer. I collaborated with editors, artists, and internal sales teams to develop covers and jackets, interior art, page layouts, repackages, and box sets.

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2018-2022





MEAT SWEATS

While living in Brooklyn, I was part of a drag duo and co-produced a monthly drag show.

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2019-2020




GENERAL ASSEMBLY

General Assembly is a global learning community specializing in career transformation. As part of the in-house brand team, I worked on many facets of the brand, including environmental graphics and building an illustration library.

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2015-2019

In-house brand design, environmental




BABY’S FIRST DRAG

A little zine I made as a memento to some early years in NYC.

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2016



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