I am currently a Partner and Creative Director at studio1500 in San Francisco. Previously I worked with The Office of Michael Manwaring, and Pentagram Design.

I received a BFA with Distinction in Design from the California College of the Arts
where I am currently a senior lecturer.

Clients include: Xerox PARC, The Computer History Museum, San Francisco Planning Department, Sun Edison, Zephyr, Other Minds, San Francisco Unified School District, NSquare (nuclear weapons elimination initiative), Destiny Arts Center.

My work has been recognized by the AIGA, The Western Art Directors Club, The Industrial Designers Society of America, Exhibitor, Graphis, Webby award, A’ Design, and IDEA. It has been covered by Print, How, Step, Exhibitor, ​The New Yorker, Fast Company, O Magazine, The Huffington Post, Artweek, Communication Arts, The Global Digital Citizen Foundation, as well as the books Logo Design Love, Symbol, Logo, Signage Design, Graphis Logo Design, and Just Design.

I am the founder of the Webby award winning Pages Project, an online archive of book pages bearing marks, notations and other marginalia.

My submission to the Market Street Prototyping Festival, Street Sketch, was one of 50 designs selected from over 200 entries from around the world for prototyping in 2015.

I am currently a fellow at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

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Erikschmitt

3 Acton Circle

California

P: 5103880224

Erikschmitt is IAD member since 2017, with 2025 IAD rating.