Posters
Graphic design & visual thinking — Jeff Clark
Ideas made tangible,
with care for the ordinary.
Guarded Relic is a developing portfolio of graphic design, publishing and image-making. The work begins with an observation, then looks for the visual rule that can hold it.
Explore the work
In Development
Further work is
taking shape.
In development
Branding
Identity systems, campaign worlds and visual direction.
In development
Textile
Pattern, repeat and surface studies made for material form.
In development
Artist Book
Narrative, sequencing and design explored through book form.
In development
Logos
Marks and lettering designed to carry a distinct point of view.
In development
Blogs
Notes on process, discovery and the work behind the work.
In development
Systems Design
Information, structure and visual rules that make complexity usable.
About
A practice built through noticing.
I’m Jeff Clark, the designer behind Guarded Relic. I’m interested in identity, publishing, visual systems and the small details that make an idea feel human.
I began using—and experimenting with—graphic software in 1991, with CorelDRAW 2. Over the past 35 years, I’ve watched digital graphic design change and evolve, while remaining interested in what gives an idea clarity, character and staying power.
My approach is hands-on: research closely, test a visual premise, make it, then refine what the work is actually saying.
Contact
Have a project, idea
or observation to share?
guardedrelic@proton.me
For design enquiries, commissions and collaborations.