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DESIGN LAB.
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BEAUTIFUL.
  • CURRENT PROJECTS
  • «4»
    Gatis Cirulis MFA Thesis Show
  • «Electric Stitches»
    Branding
  • «Logos»
    Selected Branding projects 
  • WE ARE GATIS CIRULIS AND KATYA REKA
  • WE DO
    Graphic Design
    Branding, Identity & Logo Design
    Brochure and Collateral Design
    Event Promotion Design
    Book & Publication Design
    Print Communication
    Packaging Design
    Digital Publication Design
    Web Design
    Information Graphics
    Illustration & Lettering
    Mural Painting
    Permaculture Design
  • SELECTED CLIENTS
    Electric Stitches, USA
    Jelgavniekiem News Magazine, Latvia
    McCann Design, Latvia
    Dienas     Bizness Magazine, Latvia
    SchäferHaus Design, USA
    Saint Cloud State University, USA
    Brainmagnet Design, USA
    NMC Publishing Department, USA
    Staburadze Cakes, Latvia
    Red Circle Design Agency, USA
    College Book Arts Association, USA
    Lilly Library, USA
    LBA Latvian Biogas Association, Latvia
    Indiana University, USA
    Hamilton Museum of Wood Type, USA
    Endowment for Native Arts, USA
    MIlle Lacs of Ojibwe, USA
    Native America Films, USA
    Electric Stitches, USA
    Feliks Flower Shop, Latvia
    MC Bio, Latvia
    Mezaciruli, Latvia
    Galerijas Centrs Shopping Mall, Latvia
    Diamond at Diamond Fashion, Latvia
    Food Safety Administration, Latvia
    Politika.lv, Latvia
    Fiddlestix Golfcourse, USA
    Brys Estate Winery, USA
    Books&Beyond, USA and Rwanda
    Granite Country Festival, USA
    Miller Architects, USA
    Cloud Cartographics, USA
    Jacob's Well Coffee Shop, USA
    Aikido Club Indiana University, USA
    Pato's Place Coffee Shop, USA
    Ryder Magazine, USA
    Golden Shovel Agency, USA
    Howl Fire Agency, USA
    Pasts Night Club, Latvia
    OZO Ledus Halle
  • PUBLICATIONS

    2011
    Lürzer's Archive Special 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide 2011-2012
    Yin Yang iIllustration,
    Hugo Mural

    LogoLounge Master Library Series, Shapes & Symbols Book
    Breastfeeding logo
    Canvas Creative Arts Magazine Fall

    Canvas Creative Arts Magazine Spring
    Branding Elements Logos Book
    BuildingLetters, Fiddlestix, Diamond at Diamond, Element Z, Felix, Cloud Cartography, Heron Wind and Jacob's Well logos

    NewWebPick Online Magazine, Issue 31,
    Interview
    NewWebPick Online Magazine, Issue 33,
    Interview
    Logo Lounge 6 Book
    Jacob’s Well Logo

    Secret Magazine Issue 35
    Bound Type

    PAGE Magazine
    Bound Type
    Focus on M & T: Special Materials & Technology in Graphic Design, Dopress Books, China

    2010
    Canvas Creative Arts Magazine Fall
    Canvas Creative Arts Magazine Spring
    Interview at www.filtered.lv

    Graphic Design USA Magazine
    Logo Trends 2010, Jacob’s Well Logo

    Really Good Logos Explained Book
    Breastfeeding and Cloud Cartographics Logos

    Mūs Mājas Magazine, Interior Design Magazine
    Mural Garden

    Semi-Permanent Book
    Bageng Illustration
  • EXHIBITIONS

    2012
    BiblioTech Juried Exhibition, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA
    Indiana Memorial Union War and Peace Exhibit, Bloomington , IN

    Red Eye, Bloomington, IN

    2011
    Uncommon Threads, 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR
    The Press Prints Again, The Ronald Williams Library, Northeastern University, Chicago IL
    Bloomington Katmandu, International Art Exhibition, Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center, Bloomington, IN
    College Book Arts Association Juried Exhibition, SOFA Gallery, Indiana University Bloomington
    Blue Light Poetry Reading Series, Bloomington, IN
    College Book Arts Association Juried Exhibition, SOFA Gallery, Bloomington, IN
    White Space, Group Show of Interactive Artist Books, Fuller Gallery, Bloomington, IN

    2010
    Sequenced Fibers: Books on Fabric or Handmade Papers, University of Nebraska at Omaha Art Gallery
    IU@HWT, Letterpress Group Show at Hamilton Wood Type Museum, Two Rivers, WI
    Book Club, Harrison Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
    Canvas Creative Arts Exhibit, Bloomington, IN
    Fuller Art Projects,Fructus, Bloomington, IN

    2009
    Jerome Fellowship for Emerging Book Artists Exhibit, Minnesota Center For Book Arts
  • AWARDS

    2009
    Sara J. Irvine Book Award

    2008
    Jerome Foundation Book Arts Fellowship, Minnesota Center for Book Arts

    2006
    MAX Awards, Best of Show
    Brys Estate wine label illustration

    AMFCM ADDY Awards
    Best of Show, Fiddlestix site

    AMFCM ADDY Awards
    Gold ADDY, Granite Festival poster illustration

    AMFCM ADDY Awards
    Gold ADDY, Fiddlestix site

    AMFCM ADDY Awards
    Gold ADDY, Fiddlestix collateral

    AMFCM ADDY Awards
    Silver ADDY, Fiddlestix logo

    AMFCM ADDY Awards
    Silver ADDY, Cloud Cartographics logo

    AMFCM ADDY Awards
    Silver ADDY, Miller site

    Flashbelt Personal Portfolio

    2005
    San Francisco International Wine Competition Label Design, Silver Medal for Lucky

    The 6th Sound Unseen Festival, Poster Competition Winner

    2003
    MAX Awards, NMC Magazine Vol. 24