ABOUT
IT’S A LIVING is not just a statement but it is also a life philosophy for Ricardo Gonzalez, a designer, and artist from Durango México currently living in Brooklyn. His signature script style can be easily recognized from large scale murals to commercial work for some of the biggest brands to a simple sticker in the streets.
The ambiguity in the typographical messages continually creates a dialogue between the viewer and the artwork. “A word is an image” and an image can be interpreted in so many ways, the direct approach of typography has been an exploring path where the main goal is to question our daily living and to produce a positive impact. After all, it’s a living.
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Selected Clients: Apple, Armani Exchange, Nike, Bentley, Google, Microsoft, Pepsi, Facebook, Budweiser, HUF, Samsung, Vans, AirBnB, Lumine Japan, Bloomberg Business, Toyota, Monster, Lululemon, MTV, Yahoo!, Nissan, VH1, Coca Cola, KRINK, Vans MX, 1800 Tequila, Bing Bang Jewelry, Oprah Magazine & United Airlines.
Education
2014 - Cooper Union (New York, USA) Typeface Design
2010 - Mohawk College (Hamilton, Canada) Graphic Design
Member of:
AIGA - American Institute of Graphic Arts
ADC - Art Directors Club
WNW - Working Not Working
Exhibitions:
Solo Shows
2023 - Des Moines, (USA) - "When The Lights Come On"
2023 - Mexico City (MEXICO) - "Si Estas Paredes Pudieran Escribir" - House Of Vans Mexico
2023 - Tokyo (JAPAN) - "A Day in The Life" - Solo Show HPGRP Gallery
2022 - Paris (FRANCE) - "To Paint Is To Love Again" - Solo Show - Galerie Itinerrance
2022 - Tokyo (JAPAN) - "In My Lifetime" - Solo Show
2021 - Tokyo (JAPAN) - "Nothing is Without Meaning" - Solo Show
2020 - Tokyo (JAPAN) - "Memories of Spring" - Solo Show
2020 - Durango (MEXICO) - "Nothing Lasts Forever" - Solo Show
2019 - Tokyo (JAPAN) - “Writing is Painting" - Solo Show HPGRP Gallery
2019 - Tokyo, (JAPAN) - “The Name Travels Further Than The Face" - Solo Show
2017 - New York (USA) - "100 Years" - Solo Show Hprgrp Gallery
2016 - Seoul (Korea) - “Damn” - Solo Show
Group Shows
2024 - Fukuoka, JAPAN "Interaction" - Cassette Gallery Show
2023 - Portland, OR (USA)"Sentiments" - IndustryOne - Duo Show
2022 - Tokyo (JAPAN) - "Pop&Street" - Group Show
2021 - Denver, Colorado (USA) - "ImageText" - Group Show Mirus Gallery
2020 - Des Moines, Iowa (USA) - "Sway" - Group Show
2020 - Paris (FRANCE) - "Art Will Go On" - Group Show
2019 - Tokyo (JAPAN) - “Hidden Champion” - Group Show
2019 - Osaka (JAPAN) - Osaka Art fair - Group show
2019 - Des Moines, Iowa (USA) - "Bloom" - Group Show
2018 - Atlanta (USA) - “A Better View” - Group Show
2017 - New York (USA) - "100 years" Solo show +81 Gallery
2017 - Miami, (USA) - "Sentience" - Group Show
2017 - Kaohsiung (Taiwan) - "When The Sun Goes Down" - Group Show
2017 - Oakland, SF (USA) Solo Show - "Transitions" 1AM Gallery
2016 - New York (USA) - “Sunday Afternoon” - Group Show
2016 - New York (USA) - "Quest" HPGRP Gallery - Group Show
2015 - New York (USA) - “GFDA x It’s A Living” - Group Show
2015 - Vienna (Austria) - “Design Week” - Group Show
Awards:
2017 - Art Directors Club - YOUNG GUNS 15
2016 - PRINT MAG - Typography & Lettering Awards
2016 - COMMARTS - Typography annual Lettering/Calligraphy
2012 - HOWDesign - International Issue Awards
Talks:
2021 - OFFF Festival - Barcelona, Spain (Digital)
2019 - OFFF Festival - Kiev, Ukraine
2019 - TMX Typography Conference - Monterrey, Mexico
2019 - OFFF Festival - Moscow, Russia
2019 - Design Week - Portland, USA
2019 - Domestika, Mexico City, Mexico
2018 - LetterWest - Utah, USA
2018 - OFFF Festival - Barcelona, Spain
2018 - "It's a living" - Huge Inc - New York
2017 - "Process" - Erik Vokel - Barcelona, Spain
2016 - "Networking" - The Hoxton Hotel - New York
2015 - Typers - Mexico City
2015 - FIU - New York / Barcelona
