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<html> <head> <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-L6JPZFHBSK"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-L6JPZFHBSK'); </script> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="description" content=""> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="src/style.css#120924" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/swiper@11/swiper-bundle.min.css" /> <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="src/favicon.ico"> <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/swiper@11/swiper-element-bundle.min.js"></script> <script type="module" src="src/index.js#100124"></script> <title> Other Means </title> <meta property="og:title" content="Other Means" /> <meta property="og:description" content="Other Means is a graphic design studio in Brooklyn, NY." /> </head> <body> <header> <h1><span class="uppercase">Other Means</span> is a graphic design studio in <span class="no-break">Brooklyn, NY.</span></h1> <p>Other Means works with institutions, organizations, and brands who present, support, and contribute to contemporary culture. We design dynamic typographic identities and brand strategies that thrive in digital environments, and make books, exhibitions, signage systems, and websites that emerge from a deep engagement with our clients’ missions and histories. </p> <p>We are not interested in neutral systems that transfer information. We play with words to shape meaning, challenge established traditions, and investigate popular visual culture to design new visual languages that comment on our present moment.</p> <p>Over the last decade, the studio has launched new institutions, reintroduced legacy organizations, and worked one-on-one with directors, artists, and in-house teams. We collaborate closely, and stay involved long after roll-out, ensuring that the work we produce outlasts the moment in which it was conceived.</p> </header> <div id="site-wrapper"> <div id="site-slideshow"> <section id="slideshow"> <div class="gallery"> <div class="swiper-wrapper"> <div class="swiper-slide"> <figure> <img src="" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 800px" srcset="https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/68cc8b1f8d-1732505421/other_means-brooklyn_museum-bottle-800x-q95.png 800w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/68cc8b1f8d-1732505421/other_means-brooklyn_museum-bottle-1024x-q95.png 1024w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/68cc8b1f8d-1732505421/other_means-brooklyn_museum-bottle-1440x-q95.png 1440w" alt=""> </figure> <figcaption> <p>Brooklyn Museum, 2024. <span class="gray">Photo: Adrianna Glaviano</gray></p> </figcaption> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <figure> <img src="" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 800px" srcset="https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/f37bb9133b-1732505421/other_means-brooklyn_museum-800x-q95.jpg 800w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/f37bb9133b-1732505421/other_means-brooklyn_museum-1024x-q95.jpg 1024w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/f37bb9133b-1732505421/other_means-brooklyn_museum-1440x-q95.jpg 1440w" alt=""> </figure> <figcaption> <p>Brooklyn Museum, 2024. <span class="gray">Photo: Adrianna Glaviano</gray></p> </figcaption> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <figure> <img src="" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 800px" srcset="https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/86d435e786-1732505421/other_means-brooklyn_museum-sticker-800x-q95.png 800w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/86d435e786-1732505421/other_means-brooklyn_museum-sticker-1024x-q95.png 1024w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/86d435e786-1732505421/other_means-brooklyn_museum-sticker-1440x-q95.png 1440w" alt=""> </figure> <figcaption> <p>Brooklyn Museum, 2024. <span class="gray">Photo: Adrianna Glaviano</gray></p> </figcaption> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <figure> <img src="" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 800px" srcset="https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/e7bc0e89dc-1732505424/other-means_theater-of-operations-800x-q95.jpg 800w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/e7bc0e89dc-1732505424/other-means_theater-of-operations-1024x-q95.jpg 1024w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/e7bc0e89dc-1732505424/other-means_theater-of-operations-1440x-q95.jpg 1440w" alt=""> </figure> <figcaption> <p>Theater of Operations: The Gulf Wars 1991–2011. MoMA PS1, 2019. <span class="gray">Photo: Tina Tyrell</gray></p> </figcaption> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <figure> <img src="" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 800px" srcset="https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/072677dab8-1732505422/other_means-japan_society-800x-q95.jpg 800w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/072677dab8-1732505422/other_means-japan_society-1024x-q95.jpg 1024w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/072677dab8-1732505422/other_means-japan_society-1440x-q95.jpg 1440w" alt=""> </figure> <figcaption> <p>Out of Bounds: Japanese Women Artists in Fluxus. Japan Society, 2023. <span class="gray">Photo: Adrianna Glaviano</gray></p> </figcaption> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <figure> <img src="" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 800px" srcset="https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/2ad9363dd9-1732505423/other_means-the_shed-looking_glass-800x-q95.jpg 800w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/2ad9363dd9-1732505423/other_means-the_shed-looking_glass-1024x-q95.jpg 1024w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/2ad9363dd9-1732505423/other_means-the_shed-looking_glass-1440x-q95.jpg 1440w" alt=""> </figure> <figcaption> <p>The Looking Glass. The Shed, 2021.</p> </figcaption> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <figure> <video autoplay muted loop webkit-playsinline playsinline> <source src="https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/60bbcd3786-1732505421/other_means-e-flux.mp4" type="video/mp4"> </video> </figure> <figcaption> <p>E-flux, 2021.</p> </figcaption> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <figure> <img src="" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 800px" srcset="https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/568ef93d16-1732505420/other_means-arlene_shechet-skirts-800x-q95.jpg 800w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/568ef93d16-1732505420/other_means-arlene_shechet-skirts-1024x-q95.jpg 1024w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/568ef93d16-1732505420/other_means-arlene_shechet-skirts-1440x-q95.jpg 1440w" alt=""> </figure> <figcaption> <p>Arlene Shechet: Skirts. Pace, 2020.</p> </figcaption> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <figure> <img src="" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 800px" srcset="https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/c362694a75-1732505420/other_means-baggu-800x-q95.jpg 800w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/c362694a75-1732505420/other_means-baggu-1024x-q95.jpg 1024w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/c362694a75-1732505420/other_means-baggu-1440x-q95.jpg 1440w" alt=""> </figure> <figcaption> <p>Baggu: Hold Everything, 15 Years. 2022.</p> </figcaption> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <figure> <img src="" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 800px" srcset="https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/dc8517e3a8-1732505422/other_means-forensic_architecture-800x-q95.jpg 800w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/dc8517e3a8-1732505422/other_means-forensic_architecture-1024x-q95.jpg 1024w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/dc8517e3a8-1732505422/other_means-forensic_architecture-1440x-q95.jpg 1440w" alt=""> </figure> <figcaption> <p>Forensic Architecture: Towards an Investigative Aesthetics. 2017.</p> </figcaption> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <figure> <img src="" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 800px" srcset="https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/410c539c2e-1732505422/other_means-ica-800x-q95.jpg 800w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/410c539c2e-1732505422/other_means-ica-1024x-q95.jpg 1024w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/410c539c2e-1732505422/other_means-ica-1440x-q95.jpg 1440w" alt=""> </figure> <figcaption> <p>Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, 2014–2024.</p> </figcaption> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <figure> <img src="" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 800px" srcset="https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/ae6488ada0-1732505422/other_means-james_fuentes_press-800x-q95.jpg 800w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/ae6488ada0-1732505422/other_means-james_fuentes_press-1024x-q95.jpg 1024w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/ae6488ada0-1732505422/other_means-james_fuentes_press-1440x-q95.jpg 1440w" alt=""> </figure> <figcaption> <p>James Fuentes Press, ongoing. <span class="gray">Photo: Ethan Herrington</gray></p> </figcaption> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <figure> <img src="" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 800px" srcset="https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/d3cb7e0365-1732505422/other_means-mit_technology_review-800x-q95.jpg 800w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/d3cb7e0365-1732505422/other_means-mit_technology_review-1024x-q95.jpg 1024w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/d3cb7e0365-1732505422/other_means-mit_technology_review-1440x-q95.jpg 1440w" alt=""> </figure> <figcaption> <p>MIT Technology Review, 2015.</p> </figcaption> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <figure> <img src="" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 800px" srcset="https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/b230a442e7-1732505423/other_means-rachel_comey-800x-q95.jpg 800w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/b230a442e7-1732505423/other_means-rachel_comey-1024x-q95.jpg 1024w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/b230a442e7-1732505423/other_means-rachel_comey-1440x-q95.jpg 1440w" alt=""> </figure> <figcaption> <p>Rachel Comey, 2018.</p> </figcaption> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <figure> <img src="" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 800px" srcset="https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/c7fbf3eadf-1732505424/other_means-the_shed-signage-800x-q95.jpg 800w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/c7fbf3eadf-1732505424/other_means-the_shed-signage-1024x-q95.jpg 1024w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/c7fbf3eadf-1732505424/other_means-the_shed-signage-1440x-q95.jpg 1440w" alt=""> </figure> <figcaption> <p>The Shed, 2019.</p> </figcaption> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <figure> <img src="" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 800px" srcset="https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/9c5d8da240-1732505423/other_means-poetry-society-spring-800x-q95.jpg 800w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/9c5d8da240-1732505423/other_means-poetry-society-spring-1024x-q95.jpg 1024w, https://othermeans.us/media/pages/other-means/9c5d8da240-1732505423/other_means-poetry-society-spring-1440x-q95.jpg 1440w" alt=""> </figure> <figcaption> <p>Poetry Society of America, 2024. <span class="gray">Photo: David La Spina</gray></p> </figcaption> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mobile-only" id="mobile-caption-area"> <div class="gallery-caption"><p>Brooklyn Museum, 2024. <span class="gray">Photo: Adrianna Glaviano</gray></p></div> <div class="gallery-counter">1 <span class="gray">of 16</span></div> </div> </section> </div> <div id="site-contact"> <div class="column-wrapper"> <section id="contact"> <h3>Contact</h3> <div class="gray"> <p>119 8th Street #202<br /> Brooklyn, NY 11215<br /> (718) 622-0907<br /> <a href="mailto:us@othermeans.us">us@othermeans.us</a></p> </div> </section> <section id="follow"> <h3>Follow</h3> <div class="gray"> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/other_means" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">@other_means</a><br /> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/other_means_stuff" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">@other_means_stuff</a></p> <p>We’re not currently hiring.</p> </div> </section> </div> <section id="teaching"> <h3>Teaching & Lectures</h3> <div class="gray"> <p>In 2013, Other Means co-founded Typography Summer School New York. After a five year break, the program returned in 2024, and will continue annually for the foreseeable future. <a href="https://www.typographysummerschool.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Learn more</a>.</p> <p>The studio has lectured and led workshops at schools and universities across the United States and internationally.</p> <p>We occasionally host lectures in our studio under the name ‘Easy Lessoning.’ They occur randomly and are announced last minute. <a href="https://www.easy-lessoning.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe</a> to find out about the next one.</p> <h3>Buy Other Means</h3> <p><a href="https://buy.othermeans.us" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Fonts, bumper stickers, mugs, and tote bag.</a></p> </div> </section> </div> <div id="site-projects"> <section id="currently"> <ul> <h3>Currently</h3> <li> <span class="item-title"> Aanda Architects </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Website </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> Aperture Foundation </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Publication </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> Harvard GSD </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Website </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> James Fuentes </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Ongoing </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> KAJE </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Ongoing </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> Poetry Society of America </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Public Art </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> Philip Guston Foundation </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Website </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> Yale School of Art </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Website </span> </li> </ul> </section> <section id="select"> <ul> <h3>Selected Clients</h3> <li> <span class="item-title"> Artnet </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Identity </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> Baggu </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Book </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> Brooklyn Museum </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Identity </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> CCVA at Harvard </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Website </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> The Drawing Center </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Website </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> E-flux </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Website </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> Forge Project </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Identity, Website </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> Forensic Architecture </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Exhibition </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> Greene Naftali Gallery </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Website </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> ICA Philadelphia </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Identity, Website </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> Japan Society </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Exhibition Design </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> Lighthouse Works </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Identity, Website </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> Matthew Marks Gallery </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Website </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> Mercer Union </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Website </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> MoMA PS1 </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Publication, Identity </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> The New York Times </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Illustration </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> Pace </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Publications </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> The Shed </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Identity, Signage, Art Direction </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> Storm King Art Center </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Publication </span> </li> <li> <span class="item-title"> Verso Books </span> <span class="item-type gray"> Covers </span> </li> </ul> </section> </div> </div> <footer> <div id="caption-area"> <div class="gallery-caption"><p>Brooklyn Museum, 2024. <span class="gray">Photo: Adrianna Glaviano</gray></p></div> <div class="gallery-counter">1 <span class="gray">of 16</span></div> </div> </footer> </body> </html>