Kyle Guilford
is a designer and multimedia artist born and raised in McLean, VA, partially enlightened in Richmond, VA, and Philadelphia, PA, currently based in Brooklyn, NY.
Exposure to many visual practices through undergraduate studies, freelance projects, and personal exploration has led to a mixed bag of infuence and technique used in Guilford’s work.
As a designer he has created logos, branding guides, product packaging, websites, album covers, museum exhibits, print materials, merchandise, and more.
Through much of his artwork Guilford reflects on the world around him. Use of collage allows Guilford to recycle imagery of both the real and digital world, providing his perspective through the arrangement of this regurgitation.
VCU Communication Arts class of 2021
- Education -
MID, Master’s in Industrial Design, Pratt Institute
2025 - 2027 current
BFA, Bachelor’s in Communication Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University
2017 - 2021
- Experience -
Freelance Design
- The University of Richmond: logo, multimedia and print design
- The University of Texas at Austin: mural design
- Pivotal Moments Media: logo, audio/video editing
- Miles Studio: photography, photo editing, fine art documentation
- Funkaaree Home Design: branding
- K-Bae, dog accessory brand: logo, branding
Shipping Manager/Production Assistant, Vinylux
Philadelphia PA, Nov 2022 - Apr 2024
- Upcycling product design studio that converts damaged vinyl records into notebooks, clocks, bottle openers, and many more products - for retail
and bulk B2B jobs
Summer Design Intern, Cortina Productions, remote, May - Aug 2020
- Created sketches, frames, and other visual assets for interactive exhibits
in museums and cultural centers around the country
Red Skies to Blue Skies Project, NASA (LaRC), Richmond VA, Jan - Jun 2020
- Designer and illustrator on Moon Team
- VCUarts course done in partnership with NASA’s Langley Research Center to update design of their “Patent Portfolio” website, created educational
and marketing materials
- Extracurriculars -
- The Yips, beer variety pack: art direction, label design, branding
- Evil Eye Chocolates, trilogy variety pack: packaging design, collage
- Service -
Artist/Organizer, RVArt Support, Richmond VA,May - Aug 2020
- Effort by artists and students in Richmond VA to make and sell art with proceeds donated to support civil rights efforts, Black Lives Matter,
and mutual aid distribution for local businesses hurt by the pandemic
- Over $4,400 raised
- Exhibitions + Publications -
Dustpan Gallery - Richmond, VA
“No More Monkeying Around”, 2021
Anderson Gallery - Richmond, VA
“Omens”, VCU Communication Arts Department exhibition, 2020
Pwatem Magazine - Richmond, VA
VCU student art and literature anthology, 2019