Joshua Hardisty Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis

The MVA Studio is a collaborative studio specializing in print design with an emphasis on typography. Our work is marked by a clean and spare approach to typography and informal yet lush photography. We collaborate with artists and galleries, fashion designers, record labels and musicians, publishers and other people working in niche markets.Clients include Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Analog Clothing, Compatriot Snowboards, Corleone Records, éS Skateboarding, and Mark Batty… Show more The MVA Studio is a collaborative studio specializing in print design with an emphasis on typography. Our work is marked by a clean and spare approach to typography and informal yet lush photography. We collaborate with artists and galleries, fashion designers, record labels and musicians, publishers and other people working in niche markets.Clients include Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Analog Clothing, Compatriot Snowboards, Corleone Records, éS Skateboarding, and Mark Batty Publisher. Show less

Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I have held teaching appointments in the BFA, BSc, MFA and Graphic Design Certificate programs at MCAD. My courses are often defined by a “work-first” attitude that foregoes lectures and examples in favor of making something (usually within strict parameters) to learn and discover first hand. My advanced classes are workshops in strategic thinking: students are expected to define a personal problem to solve (a job goal, skill development, work in a new medium) and then find an appropriately… Show more I have held teaching appointments in the BFA, BSc, MFA and Graphic Design Certificate programs at MCAD. My courses are often defined by a “work-first” attitude that foregoes lectures and examples in favor of making something (usually within strict parameters) to learn and discover first hand. My advanced classes are workshops in strategic thinking: students are expected to define a personal problem to solve (a job goal, skill development, work in a new medium) and then find an appropriately challenging project through which to solve that problem. This creates a scenario where a simple question like “what should I work on?” becomes a project unto itself. Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Develop pop-ups shops, brand activations, and retail campaigns for adidas, Puma and other brands at the intersection of lifestyle and sports performance.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Worked on a variety of retail projects ranging from in-store signage, storyboards for motion projects, promotional items for licensing collaborations and packaging.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Creative director and manager of a fully-functioning design studio that operates inside of Minneapolis College of Art & Design to serve both internal college clients and external clients. All design is done by current MCAD students and recent alumni.

Designer on a 3-person team developing in-store marketing, promotional event collateral and tween fashion catalogs for licensing projects

Designer on the brand design team producing in-store marketing, branded product and promotional items to communicate and amplify the Target brand.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

As the sole in-house designer I produced all communications including a quarterly calendar, emails, postcards, flyers and exhibition graphics at this non-profit art center.

Bfa

Associate Of Arts (A.A.)