Dev Valladares

- VariousMFA Thesis: Alive
  - Essays①Thinking
  - A.I.②Dancing
  - Design③Being
  - code④Transcending
- a.iDancing Type
- codeTypeChaosifier
- editorialThe Next Wave
- a.icodeOrganism Generator
- 3DExploring Fractals
- a.i.design WIRED
- MotionThe New York Times
- A.I.The Baffler
- TalkType Memes Machines
- designPlatonic Series
- BrandingCOLLINS
- Experiments: A.I.
- Experiments: Typography
- Experiments: 3D
- Experiments: Language
- MotionEviate Typeface
- designBFA Thesis: TypoGrAphiC

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— is an experimental designer, visual artist, aspiring philosopher, and occasional memelord originally from Mumbai, now based in San Francisco.

His work delves into the convergence of design, philosophy, and technology, continuously pushing the boundaries of conventional graphic design through playful and innovative use of diverse media and tools.

Generalist, design at OpenAI.

Clients include The New York Times, New Yorker, WIRED, Baffler Mag. Worked on projects by Apple, Twitter, Meta, Google, Bose.

Previously
Design+Motion, COLLINS, NY

Design Intern at BUCK, LA
Designer at Codesign, New Delhi
Type intern at Ektype, Mumbai

Education
Graphic design MFA at MICA, Baltimore
Valedictorian at Srishti, Bangalore

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Recognition

Idea Magazine 2023
PRINT Magazine 2022
Typeroom 2022
Eye Magazine 2022
Inscript Type Festival 2022
Type Director's Club 68 Winner 2022
Fast Company 2022
The Dieline 2021
Type Director's Club 67 Winner 2021
ADC Young Ones Gold & Silver Cubes 2021
NYT's Year in Illustration 2021
PRINT Magazine Feature 2021
The Design Kids Award Winner 2021

Interview with The Design Kids 2021
3x STA 100 Winner 2020
Adobe Design Achievement Award 2018
Behance Graphic Design 2018
Interview with Adobe 2018
Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa 2017
Creative Gaga 2017
AIGA Eye on Design 2017
DesignTaxi 2017
Quipsologies 2017
Typoday, Sri Lanka 2017
Typeroom 2016