ABOUT
Who we are, services, clients, published, exhibited, travels, speaking, conferences, teaching.
Nomad Ink Studio was founded in 2004, starting with nearly a decade of full-time, cross-cultural design practice in Curitiba, Brazil. The studio worked with international clients, primarily creating identity systems for startups and small businesses in Washington D.C., teaching design online at AAU's Master program via AAU in San Francisco, and conducting cultural projects and workshops across Latin America, Europe and Asia. In the early 2010s, the studio relocated to Portugal, where the co-founders earned their Master's degrees in communication and editorial design.
Nomad Ink is led by Tyler Littlejohn Johnson and Flávia Sanches, who have designed thousands of projects, from books and websites to posters and signage. Their work aims to move hearts and minds through storytelling and engagement for some of the most pressing issues of our time. Having lived in or visited 30+ countries, they now reside in Austin, TX, where they work as design lead and art director at prominent North American companies.
The studio is focused on creating meaningful work with cultural or personal significance. While Nomad Ink continues to build out our new site, you can check out Tyler and Flávia's portfolios or get in touch below:
If you have a design project that requires assistance, we are most appreciative of your consideration, and we look forward to discussing the details with you.
Services
Nomad Ink is a communication design studio offering graphic design, corporate identity and logos, editorial design, brand guidelines, digital asset creation, social media materials, illustration, lettering. We have a strong understanding of current digital trends and formats, are able to work with digital developers, UI/UX designers, and are also able to handle print work.
In addition to the previously mentioned commercial work, we have also been heavily involved in self-initiated cross-cultural design research projects.
Accepting new work!
We are a multi-faceted communication design studio offering graphic design, corporate identity, book design, branding, digital asset creation, editorial design, illustration, lettering, & print.
In addition to commercial work, we can also be contacted regarding are also involved in initiatives such as cross-cultural design projects, running workshops & teaching. For larger and more complex projects, we are able to swiftly join forces with a team of freelancers that we partner with when developing projects that require specific knowledge or technical expertise such as websites, app development, and advanced code.
Clients
USA
Academy of Art University
Anthem College
Aquent
Art Directors Club NYC
Bistro D’oc
Camio PR
Diesel
Dwell Magazine
Good Work Austin
Mustard Seed
National Public Radio
Project Tsunami
Quantum Leaps, Inc.
Sjtorm + Theory
Smithsonian Institution
St. Edward's University
StageMaster Homes
Tamerlan Productions
Truegrooves Productions
WPA/Corcoran
Wyman Consultants
Brazil
Capricho Magazine
Cerâmica Cotidiano
Conparh Human Resources
Daniele Santos Pilates
Free Masons Paraná
Fuê Confeitaria
Lyra Consultants
Shopping do Animal
Solar do Rosario
Tupigrafia Magazine
Where Curitiba
Wonka Bar
Chile
Caricato Bistro
Portugal
Quintal Bioshop
Japan
Sapporo Pulse
Clients
Brazil
Capricho Magazine
Cerâmica Cotidiano
Conparh Human Resources
Daniele Santos Pilates
Freemasons
Lyra Consultants
Shopping do Animal
Solar do Rosario
Tupigrafia Magazine
Where Curitiba
Wonka Bar
Chile
Caricato Bistro
Portugal
Quintal Bioshop
Japan
Sapporo Pulse
USA
Academy of Art University
Anthem College
Aquent
Art Directors Club NYC
Bistro D’oc
Camio PR
Diesel
Dwell Magazine
Good Work Austin
Mustard Seed
National Public Radio
Project Tsunami
Quantum Leaps, Inc.
Sjtorm + Theory
Smithsonian Institution
St. Edward's University
StageMaster Homes
Tamerlan Productions
Truegrooves Productions
WPA/Corcoran
Wyman Consultants
Published
ABCDesign Brazil
Artbyte USA
Capricho Brazil
Computer Arts Brazil
Eye Blog UK
Interior Pop a/nb Singapore
Interior Pop, Gingo Press
Modern Luxury USA
Package & Design China
Pli Magazine Portugal
Pocket USA
Swiss-Miss USA
TMDG X Years Argentina
Tupigrafia Brazil
Wonkazine Brazil
Where Curitiba Brazil
Writer’s Carosel USA
Exhibits
Brazil
Burning Down Babylon
Deforma
Kitchenette
Lamb (solo show)
Wonka Bar (solo show)
France
Centre d’Art Microscopique, Paris
Portugal
Coexistence
Christmas Bizarre Pop-up
Quintal Bioshop
Meeting Point
USA
Amerika Multiwerks, NYC
Perpetual Motion, D.C.
Selam, D.C.
Group show unless noted
Travels
Argentina
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Cambodia
Canada
Chile
China
Czech Republic
Dominican Republic
England
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Holland
Hong Kong
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Jamaica
Macau
Mexico
Morocco
Norway
Paraguay
Peru
Portugal
Spain
Switzerland
Thailand
Turkey
Uruguay
USA
Adventures
Argentina
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Cambodia
Canada
Chile
China
Czech Republic
England
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Holland
Hong Kong
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Jamaica
Macau
Mexico
Morocco
Norway
Paraguay
Portugal
Spain
Switzerland
Thailand
Turkey
Uruguay
USA
SPEAKING > N DESIGN
Brasilia, Brazil, 2006
Our first study tour captured a 5-month research project in Europe with a presentation to 700 students at N Design in Brasilia, we had a line around the door and gave the presentation a second time. It explored Italian craftspeople in Venice, London Type Tour, Cycladian art from Greece and more. The talk went in tandem with the online project, Europa '05.
SPEAKING > TMDG
Tags: Speaker, keynote, china, presentation, manufacturing creativity, graphic design, argentina, mar del plata
Presenting our second Study Tour that we conducted in Asia in 2008, this time presenting at TMDG in Mar Del Plata, Argentina in 2009. Our talk was called "Manufacturing Creativity," and took a look at the state of design in Asia, as we had just completed a 2 month work abroad, first in China together with ~30 mostly-American designers, followed by 1 month of Nomad Ink conducting research and interviews solo in Bangkok. Audience was ~5,000 designers and students from all over Latin America, by far our largest crowd.
CONFERENCES, TEACHING, LECTURES, ETC.
Tags: Design teaching, speaker, visual design, conference speaker, design judge bienalle
Conferences
First Round 2019 (Volunteer)
AI4GA, 2016
5ET (encontro tipografico) 2014
Get Set 2014
Plug & Play 2014
Plug & Play 2013
3ET (encontro tipografico) 2012
SDesign Brasilia 2010
(ran workshop)
Unoesc 10 years 2010
(speakers + ran workshop)
Quina Gallery Design Week
(conference speakers)
ABCDesign Pentagram 2010
TMDG 2010 (ran workshop)
TMDG 2009 (ran workshop)
TMDG 2008 (speakers)
TMDG 2007
Pixelshow 2006
NDesign 2006 (speakers)
Atypi 2005
DNA Type 2005
Icograda 2004
Other
Taught career & interview workshop at GWA / 2024
Judge for Brazilian Design Biennale / 2013
Attended Editorial Design Summer School
in Porto, Portugal / 2013
Attended WT/ISIA workshop in Urbino, Italy / 2012
Organized Design Conference GOT MERZ / 2009
Taught Design online in MFA program at AAU,
San Francisco / 2008-11
Taught Design online with Anthem College / 2007
Speakers at NDesign 16 in Brasilia / 2006
Speakers at TMDG, Mar Del Plata, Argentina / 2008
Taught design courses to students at Brazilian
Universities / 2004-10
Portuguese to English translation for article by Ellen Shapiro about Kiko Farkas for Communication Arts. Portuguese to English translation for the first edition of Tupigrafia Magazine.
Other
Judge for Brazilian Design Biennale / 2013
Attended Editorial Design Summer School
in Porto, Portugal / 2013
Attended WT/ISIA workshop in Urbino, Italy / 2012
Organized Design Conference GOT MERZ / 2009
Taught Design online in MFA program at AAU, San Francisco / 2008-11
Taught Design online with Anthem College / 2007
Speakers at NDesign 16 in Brasilia / 2006
Speakers at TMDG, Mar Del Plata, Argentina / 2008
Taught design courses to students at Brazilian Universities / 2004-10
Portuguese to English translation for article by Ellen Shapiro about Kiko Farkas for Communication Arts. Portuguese to English translation for the first edition of Tupigrafia Magazine.
Languages
English & Portuguese
