№ 2026_INDEX//PORTFOLIO COMPENDIUM
London • Tokyo • Berlin • Geneva • Stockholm • New York • Paris
Independent Direction for Global Cultural & Luxury Brands

Sculpting Visual Systems
withUncompromising
Swiss Discipline.

I partner with forward-thinking creative directors, fashion houses, galleries, and founders in Tokyo, London, Berlin, and Zurich to craft bespoke graphic identities, collector monographs, and tactile packaging that endure beyond fleeting trends.

08+●
Years Direction
48+●
Global Identities
14●
Countries Served
06●
Design Accolades

Design Philosophy: Form Follows Precision

Every project begins with deep semiotic inquiry and mathematical layout frameworks. Whether printing stochastic black plates in Stockholm or debossing handmade washi in Kyoto, nothing is arbitrary.

Grid: 12-ColType: Custom + DINInk: Stochastic
BRAND IDENTITY ARCHITECTURE•AVANT-GARDE EDITORIAL MONOGRAPHS•BESPOKE DISPLAY TYPOGRAPHY•SUSTAINABLE LUXURY PACKAGING•SWISS GRID PRECISION•KINETIC EXHIBITION WAYFINDING•PARIS • TOKYO • LONDON • BERLIN • STOCKHOLM • NEW YORK•BRAND IDENTITY ARCHITECTURE•AVANT-GARDE EDITORIAL MONOGRAPHS•BESPOKE DISPLAY TYPOGRAPHY•SUSTAINABLE LUXURY PACKAGING•SWISS GRID PRECISION•KINETIC EXHIBITION WAYFINDING•PARIS • TOKYO • LONDON • BERLIN • STOCKHOLM • NEW YORK•
ARCHIVE COMPENDIUM (2024—2026)

Selected Works

A curated catalog of international commissions across Scandinavia, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

№ 01//Editorial
Stockholm, Sweden
VOL. IV / ARCHIVESTOCKHOLM • 2025
Modern Museet & Vogue

Nordic
Noir

SILVER FOIL STAMPED360PP MONOGRAPH
ARKIV DISPLAY SERIFTRI-TONE BLACK PLATES
59°19'46"N 18°04'07"E
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Nordic Noir: The Monograph Archive

Client: Vogue Scandinavia & Stockholm Museum of Modern Art

A 360-page tactile monograph celebrating raw Nordic brutalist architecture and contemporary Scandinavian haute couture.

Palette:
5 Deliverables • 2025
№ 02//Packaging
Kyoto & Tokyo, Japan
宇治茶
KINTO & KINKYOTO BOTANICAL LABUJI SINGLE ESTATE
純粋美
ECHIZEN WASHI №04100g MATTE BLACK
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Kinto & Kin Botanicals

Client: Kinto Labs & Tea Atelier Kyoto

Holistic packaging architecture and dual Kanji-Latin typographic branding for rare single-estate Uji green teas and botanical elixirs.

Palette:
5 Deliverables • 2025
№ 03//Identity
Berlin, Germany
SYNAPSE_25KRAFTWERK BERLIN
AUDIO_VISUAL
48.5 Hz / 120 dB
GENERATIVE FREQUENCY SPECTRUM

SPATIALSONICS

BERLIN • OCT 12—1912 SCREENPRINT ROSTER
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Synapse Sound-Art Biennale 2025

Client: Kraftwerk Berlin & European Sonic Foundation

A kinetic visual identity and modular generative poster system for Europe’s premier experimental sound and spatial art biennale.

Palette:
5 Deliverables • 2025
№ 04//Identity
Geneva, Switzerland & Paris
GENÈVE№ 18/24 PIECES
XII
VI
IX
III
Atelier LumièreCALIBRE CHRONOMETRE 01
24K SATIN GOLD FOILSWISS PRECISION GRID
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Atelier Lumière Haute Horlogerie

Client: Manufacture d'Horlogerie Lumière

Elevating a boutique independent Swiss horology brand through micrometer precision typography and astronomical gold foil compendiums.

Palette:
5 Deliverables • 2024
№ 05//Typography
Munich, Germany & San Francisco, USA
AETHER // DYNAMICSMUNICH • SILICON VALLEY
CLASS_01 FLIGHT
KINETIC TRANSPORT ARCHITECTURE
EASA / FAA REGULATORY SPEC MANUAL
MONOSPACE PRO v3MACH 2.4 / 18,000M
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Aether Kinetic Flight Systems

Client: Aether Dynamics Corporation

A high-precision technical identity and flight manual publication system for autonomous eVTOL atmospheric transports.

Palette:
5 Deliverables • 2024
№ 06//Packaging
London, United Kingdom
SOHO_78_RPMLONDON SOUND FOUNDRY
12" GATEFOLD / 200G
SIDE A33⅓ RPM
SOHO GROTESK 78RISOGRAPH PRINTING
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Soho Sound Archive & Pressing Plant

Client: Soho Sound Collective & Record Foundry

Custom 12-inch heavyweight gatefold record packaging, risograph gig ephemera, and custom neo-grotesque type for a cult British pressing studio.

Palette:
5 Deliverables • 2024
All case studies represent authentic commissioned works, proprietary typefaces, and custom print architecture.
LABORATORY // EXPERIMENTAL

Interactive Type Lab

Inspect bespoke kerning, tracking elasticity, and weight dynamics across our custom typographic systems.

Point Size48px
Tracking / Kerning0.05em
INTERNATIONAL VISUAL DISCIPLINE
TYPE LIVE:
GLYPH SET:A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9& № § ¶ % @ © ® ★ ✦
CAPABILITIES // DISCIPLINARY MATRIX

Services & Scope

Meticulously executed creative disciplines designed to elevate luxury, cultural, and progressive brands on a global stage.

Direct Art Direction • End-to-End Production Support
DISCIPLINE // 01BESPOKE

Brand Identity Architecture

Comprehensive visual systems for cultural institutions, luxury ateliers, and progressive ventures. From core vector marks to 150-page brand guidelines.

Key Deliverables:
Visual Identity Systems
Brand Architecture & Marks
Grid & Layout Formats
Digital & Physical Guidelines
Tailored Commission Agreements
DISCIPLINE // 02BESPOKE

Editorial & Book Design

Museum-grade monographs, luxury lookbooks, exhibition catalogs, and art publications with meticulous typographic pacing and tactile finishes.

Key Deliverables:
Hardcover Monographs
Exhibition Catalogs
Custom Type Hierarchy
Specialty Print Production & Dielines
Tailored Commission Agreements
DISCIPLINE // 03BESPOKE

Tactile & Sustainable Packaging

Physical packaging architecture for high-end beauty, single-origin botanical teas, horology, and vinyl sound releases with sustainable materials.

Key Deliverables:
Structural Dielines
Embossing & Foil Plates
Material & Substrate Curation
Bilingual Typography Pairing
Tailored Commission Agreements
DISCIPLINE // 04BESPOKE

Bespoke Typeface Design

Custom display serifs, technical monospaced font families, and chiseled grotesque letterforms engineered specifically for exclusive brand ownership.

Key Deliverables:
Custom Font Families (.OTF / .WOFF2)
Numeral Systems for Watches
Language Extension (Latin + Diacritics)
Type Specimen Books
Tailored Commission Agreements
01 / DISCOVERY & SEMIOTICS

Deep research into historical context, typography benchmarks, and target cultural milieu.

02 / SWISS GRID ITERATION

Mathematical alignment, bespoke glyph engineering, and comprehensive visual stress testing.

03 / PRODUCTION SUPERVISION

Liaising directly with European and Japanese specialty print houses and foil block artisans.

GLOBAL PRACTICE // TIMEZONE AGNOSTIC

International Roster

Collaborating seamlessly with cultural institutions, high-fashion ateliers, and luxury brands across European and Asian capitals.

Active across 6 Timezones
HUB // 01GMT+1

London

United Kingdom
Client Focus:Editorial & Independent Record Labels
HUB // 02JST (GMT+9)

Tokyo

Japan
Client Focus:Ceramics & Wabi-Sabi Packaging
HUB // 03CET (GMT+2)

Berlin

Germany
Client Focus:Sound Art & Cultural Biennales
HUB // 04CET (GMT+2)

Geneva

Switzerland
Client Focus:Independent Haute Horlogerie
HUB // 05CET (GMT+2)

Stockholm

Sweden
Client Focus:High Fashion Monograph Publishing
HUB // 06EST (GMT-4)

New York

United States
Client Focus:Brand Systems & Type Foundries
What International Art Directors Say
“Abdul's work on our 360-page monograph exceeded every expectation. He possesses that rare European-Japanese balance: extreme grid discipline married with audacious art direction. The book sold out in Stockholm and Paris in three days.”
Astrid Lindgren-Berg
Senior Art Director
Vogue Scandinavia & Stockholm Moderna • Stockholm, Sweden
“The dual Kanji-Latin packaging system Abdul engineered for Kinto has redefined our presence in European concept stores. His sensitivity to raw materiality and typographic kerning is world-class.”
Kenji Takahashi
Founder & Master Blender
Kinto Labs Kyoto • Kyoto, Japan
“In the 14 years of directing Kraftwerk Berlin cultural events, we have rarely seen an identity that commanded our massive concrete walls so violently and elegantly. Truly 200% original work.”
Jonas Richter
Head Curator
Synapse Sound Art Foundation • Berlin, Germany
International Awards & Juried Honors
2023—2025
2025
Tokyo TDC AnnualSynapse Berlin Kinetic Posters
Poster Design / Selected Work
2025
Type Directors Club NYArkiv Display Serif
Certificate of Typographic Excellence
2024
D&AD AwardsKinto Botanicals Packaging
Graphite Pencil / Packaging Architecture
2024
Swiss Design NetworkAtelier Lumière Heritage Catalog
Editorial Design Honor
2023
European Design AwardsSoho Vinyl Pressing Identity
Gold in Print Identity
COMMISSIONS & COLLABORATION

Initiate An
International Commission.

Currently accepting select visual identity, monograph publishing, and packaging commissions for brands in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Direct Contact Coordinate
Abdul Khaliq
Response Time: Typically within 12—24 hours
Mutual NDA provided for confidential projects
Curated Design Networks & Portfolios
Direct Commission InquiryStep 1 of 1