Castor Sans, 2018

Castor Sans

2018

Typeface

Design of the following: B, E, F, I, M, N, P, R, 6, 8, 9, *, hyphenation, @, &.

A geometric, sans-serif typeface repurposed from several hand-painted characters taken from the side of a 1901 CNJ steam engine. Drawing inspiration from the mechanical curves and the rigidity of a locomotive, Castor's personality captures a distinctly industrial aesthetic.

Seattle, Washington

University of Washington

Advisor: Karen Cheng
Partners: Eric Nakassa, Alex Alspaugh, Jack Sinclair, Claire Kantner

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ALL Projects

2023

Give Me A Sign

Exhibition

2023

Story Boards

Environmental

Exhibition

2023

Seattle Parks Foundation

Identity

Illustration

2023

Designing Motherhood

Exhibition

Information

2023

Overlake Hospital

Environmental

2022

Street Weeds

Personal

Experimental

2021

Ballard Food Bank

Environmental

Identity

Illustration

2021

Asurion

Wayfinding

Environmental

2021

Vacant Seattle

Environmental

Object

Research

2020

Seattle Parking Navigation

Publication

Information

2020

Variable Objects

Identity

Object

2019

Slip Rabbit Studio

Object

Publication

Identity

2019

Queer Internet Publication

Publication

Research

2018

Castor Sans

Typeface

2018

Tokyo Bench

Object

Research

Other Works

Various

2018–2023

Elias Kahn is a designer and artist.
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Since graduating from the University of Washington’s Visual Communication Design program in 2020, he has worked as a designer at Studio Matthews, a multidisciplinary studio with a focus on environmental graphic design and wayfinding.
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Eli imbues empathy and function into his creative output, navigating between the digital and the tangible. His interests lie in exploring unique modes of visual communication, designed experiences, and finding opportunities for technology and art to coincide.

Available for freelance.

EDUCATION
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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Bachelor of Design
Visual Communication Design
Seattle, Washington
2020

EXPERIENCE

STUDIO MATTHEWS
Designer
Seattle, Washington
07 2020 – 10 2023

REI CO-OP
Intern → Freelance
Seattle, Washington
Summer 2019, Spring 2020

SLIP RABBIT
‍Intern → Freelance
Seattle, Washington
12 2017 – 06 2020

AWARDS
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with STUDIO MATTHEWS
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Communication Arts Award of Excellence, 2023 for Designing Motherhood
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365: AIGA Year in Design, Environmental and Experiential Design Award, 2022 for Asurion

Communication Arts, Branding and Environmental Design Award, 2022
for Ballard Food Bank