Benj Gleeksman

Roads to Chaos was a grad school project based on a fictional film festival centered around the Coen Brothers. The festival featured a very wide range of design deliverables that ranged from packaging to tickets to marketing materials to signage to digital content. 2 booklets were created – one for the festival itself and one documenting process. All design work and photography was based on the concept of dysfunction, and all physical materials were housed in an old briefcase.

A book and website about the Washington, DC punk band Fugazi.

Poster and postcard design for A Vaudeville Circus at the Tang Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY.

Art direction and design for the cosmetology industry’s flagship educational suite.

This is a series of posters, packaging and experimentation using a variety of concepts that are expressed typographically and not necessarily digitally. The series explores the idea of type as form following content and concept as opposed to its typical purpose of function.

Map illustration and layout for The Fields Sculpture Park in Ghent, NY.

Trifold brochure for the Clarence Petty Intern Fund through the Adirondack Council, Saratoga Springs, NY.

A Bad Dream is a visual exploration of how the definition of success has broken down in the United States as the so-called American Dream decays. This is the book cover and some sample spreads.

Screenprinted poster design and illustration for Caffé Lena.

Poster and website for a fictional Frank Gehry speaking engagement.

A pair of posters designed around some favorite song lyrics, and featured in the Kickstart My Heart show at Spring Street Gallery in Saratoga Springs, NY.

A series of explorations on how text and images relate to one another, and how meaning can be affected by context.

Marketing materials for various art shows and arts-related events in Saratoga Springs, NY.

Desktop and mobile web designs for Spring Street Gallery in Saratoga Springs, NY.

Research and design exploration around the idea that communities can be affected, for better or worse, by casino development. The result is this process book.

Various fliers for the annual Skate Jam in Saratoga Springs, NY.

Web banners for Darkness / Light art show at Spring Street Gallery.

A pair of fliers for a speaker event discussing how hip hop can have a positive effect on education.

A selection of various client logo designs done over the past few years.