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Brooklyn, NY

Jan Sabach is a Czech graphic designer and art director currently living and working in Brooklyn, NY.
Jan has experience working in design studios as well as a freelancer in the United States and in Europe. He specializes in CID, logos and branding, but is eager to work on any graphic design project and enjoys spending time on projects dealing with social, cultural and ecological issues. Jan's work has been published in many industry magazines, annuals and books and was awarded several international design awards.


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Experience

  • Design Director
    Brooklyn, NY, Prague, CZ
    Jan 2001 - Present
    Jan Šabach Design

  • Senior Designer
    New York, NY
    Feb 2004 - May 2006
    O&J Design, Inc.

    I worked on annual reports, corporate responsibility reports, identity systems, catalogues, exhibit displays for the following clients: Gap Inc., Duracell, Yeshiva University Museum, MMC under the creative direction of Andrzej and Barbara Olejniczak.

  • Graphic Designer
    New York, NY
    Feb 2004 - Nov 2004
    Decker Design, Inc.

    I worked on annual reports, brochures and branding for clients such as Citigroup Private Bank, Vesta 24, Dechert LLP, Urban Archaeology, DBI Architects, TIAA-CREF under the creative direction of Lynda Decker.

  • Graphic Designer
    Horsham, PA
    Apr 2003 - Dec 2003
    NDW Communications

    I worked on projects for Fox River and Gilbert Paper under the creative direction of Bill Healey.

Education

  • M.A. Culture Studies
    Prague, CZ
    Sep 1995 - May 2001
    Faculty of Arts Charles University in Prague

    honors

  • A.A.S.
    New York, NY
    Aug 2001 - Dec 2002
    Parsons The New School for Design

    honors
    Dean’s List Fall 2001, Spring 2002, Student Art Show 2002

Publications and Awards


  • logolounge | Master library, Volume 1, (p. 167, 187, 207), 2010.


  • NOVUM magazine, Featured in a “showroom” article p. 28–31, 2009.


  • red dot Communication Design award winner, 2009.


  • Czech Logo 1989–2008, p. 134, 151, 164, 2009


  • European Design Awards 2009, silver medal in Brand Logo category.


  • GRAPHIS, Design Annual ‘09, Gold Award.


  • WOLDA ’08 (the worldwide logo design annual) 2x award winner


  • Really Good Logos Explained, p. 76, 260, 261. 2008.


  • Best Of Business Card Design 8, p. 200, 2008.


  • GRAPHIS, Logo Design 7, Gold Award, 2x. 2007.


  • Design Matters: LOGOS 01, p. 164. 2007.


  • Big Book Of Logos, p. 64, 4x. 2007.


  • The Great Design Show Two, award winner. 2006.


  • GRAPHIS, Branding, 2006.


  • American Graphic Design Award, 3x. 2006.


  • Global Corporate Identity 3, award winner, 2006.


  • American Graphic Design Award, 4x, 2005.


  • PRINT – Regional Design Annual 2005


  • HOW – International Design Annual 2005


  • Creativity 35, Award of distinction, 2005.


  • The Great Design Show One, award winner, 2005


  • ICOGRADA, Online Galeria, May, October, 2005

Memberships


  • AIGA, Unie grafického designu

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