Gatis Cīrulis

Freelance Designer, illustrator and Mural Artist.

skype: rawtype.net
gatis.cirulis@gmail.com
http://www.rawtype.net
My works always starts with pencil — drawing as thinking and the way to get my ideas out. I execute my work in traditional and digital media exploring immediacy of mark making, symbolism, occultism, sexuality and duality of the nature and the world. I am interested in the non-verbal communication that compliments and clarifies the typographic message and helps cross language barriers.
Experience
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Aug 2009 – Present
Indiana University Bloomington
Graduate Assistant
Letterpress Type Shop
Jelgava, Latvia
Jul 2008 – Jul 2009
Jelgavniekiem, Magazine
Graphic Designer
Riga, Latvia
Mar 2008 – Jun 2008
McCann Latvia
Art Director
Riga, Latvia
Oct 2007 – Jan 2008
Dienas Biznes, Magazine
Graphic Designer
Traverse City, Michigan, United States
May 2004 – Sep 2007
SchäferHaus
Designer & Illustrator
St Cloud, Minnesota, United States
Jan 2006 – May 2006
SCSU College of Education
Separtment's promotion designer
St Cloud, Minnesota, United States
Mar 2004 – May 2005
Brainmagnet
Designer & Illustrator
Traverse City, Michigan, United States
May 2002 – May 2003
NMC Publishing Department
Graphic Design Intern
Publications
2011
Lürzer's Archive Special 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide 11/12
Yin Yang iIllustration
2011
Lürzer's Archive Special 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide 11/12
Hugo Mural
2011
LogoLounge Master Library series, titled Shapes & Symbols Book
Breastfeeding logo
2011
Canvas Creative Arts Magazine Fall
Letterpress Print 7
2011
Canvas Creative Arts Magazine Spring
Dumb Book
2011
Branding Elements - logos, Book
BuildingLetters, Fiddlestix, Diamond at Diamond, Element Z, Felix, Cloud Cartography, Heron Wind and Jacob's Well logos
2011
Newwebpick 31
Interview
2011
Logo Lounge 6 Book
Jacob’s Well logo
2011
Secret Magazine Issue 35
Bound type
2011
PAGE Magazine
Bound type
2010
filtered.lv
Interview
2010
Graphic Design USA magazine
Logo Trends 2010, Jacob’s Well logo
2009
Really Good Logos explained Book
Breastfeeding and Cloud Cartographics logo
2008
Mūs Mājas Magazine
Mural Garden
2007
Semi-Permanent Book
Bageng illustration
Exhibitions
2011
Blue Light Reading Series, Bloomington, IN
Letterpress broadside for Curtis Bauer poem «Still Life with the Bed in the Middle»
2011
College Book Arts Association Juried Exhibition, SOFA Gallery, Bloomington, IN
Dumb Book
2011
Fuller Art Projects, Bloomington, IN
White Space collaborative exibit
2010
Book Club, Harrison Art Center, Indianapolis IN
Dumb Book and Onion Book
2009
Fuller Art Projects, Bloomington, IN
Fructus
Awards
2009
Sara J. Irvine Book Award
Book «S»
2009
Indiana University Bloomington
Graduate Assistantship
2006
MAX Awards
Best of Show for Brys Estate wine label illustration
2006
AMFCM ADDY Awards
Best of Show, Fiddlestix site
2006
AMFCM ADDY Awards
Gold ADDY, Granite Festival poster illustration
2006
AMFCM ADDY Awards
Gold ADDY, Fiddlestix site
2006
AMFCM ADDY Awards
Gold ADDY, Fiddlestix collateral
2006
AMFCM ADDY Awards
Silver ADDY, Fiddlestix logo
2006
AMFCM ADDY Awards
Silver ADDY, Cloud Cartographics logo
2006
AMFCM ADDY Awards
Silver ADDY, Miller site
2006
Flashbelt
Student work category winner for cirulis.eu site
2005
San Francisco International wine competition Label Design Winners
Silver Medal for Brys Estate wine label Lucky
2005
The 6th Sound Unseen festival
Poster competition winner for movie Too Late Blues
2003
MAX Award
NMC Magazine vol. 24 fall
Education
IU Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Present
Indiana University Bloomington
Master of Fine Arts: Graphic Design
St Cloud, Minnesota, United States
Aug 2006
St. Cloud State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Graphic Design
Traverse City, Michigan, United States
Dec 2003
Northwestern Michigan College
Associate of Applied Science: Fine Arts
Traverse City, Michigan, United States
Sep 2003
Northwestern Michigan College
Associate of Science
: Visual Communication