work

001 a chicago flagexhibition Flag Feast at Field Day Outdoor Sustainability Festival, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, USA
exhibition Flag Feast at Taste of Chicago, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA
award Winner in Signs+Environmental Graphics, GDUSA American Graphic Design Awards 

002 of tomorrow: the coffeeshop
003 workplace of tomorrow award Gold Award, PosterFor International Poster Competition
award Honorable Mention, Graphis Poster Award 2026
award Honorable Mention, Graphis Design Award 2026
award Award of Excellence in Poster Design, Art Directors Association of Iowa (ADAI)
award Shortlisted, B.I. International Poster Biennial  
exhibition PosterFor Exhibition 2025 at Times Square, New York, USA
exhibition 67th ADAI Annual Design Exhibition, Des Moines, Iowa, USA  
exhibition Poster Quadrennial Bardejov-Krakow, Krakow, Poland
publication Graphis Poster Annual 2026 

004 space, junk publication A Rhode Island School of Design MFA in Graphic Design Thesis
005 machine to replace myself 
006 designing for connection award Silver Award, Graphis Poster Awards 2026
award Shortlisted, B.I. International Poster Biennial
award Winner in Announcement+Invitation, GDUSA American Graphic Design Awards 
publication Graphis Poster Annual 2026

007 expressions of the holiday spirit exhibition  Hide & Seek Ornaments You Keep, Greater Des Moines Partnership 
008 paul sahre visiting designer lecture 
009 half day at the lake  award Finalist, Communication Arts Typography Competition 2026
award
Silver, Graphis Design Awards 2026
award
Award of Excellence in Identity Mark, Art Directors Association of Iowa (ADAI)
award Award of Excellence in Collateral Design, Art Directors Association of Iowa (ADAI)
exhibition 67th ADAI Annual Design Exhibition, Des Moines, Iowa, USA 
publication Graphis Design Annual 2026
 
010 the doors, the walls, and the peephole  award Finalist, Poster Stellars 2025
exhibition Great Ideas of Humanity: One of a Series, Design Museum of Chicago 
 
011 methodology 23 award Award of Excellence in Collateral, Art Directors Association of Iowa (ADAI)
exhibition 66th ADAI Annual Design Exhibition, Des Moines, Iowa, USA

012 what will remain?  award Finalist, Poster Stellars 2025
award
Rose Gold Award, PosterFor International Poster Competition
exhibition PosterFor Exhibition 2025 at Times Square, New York, USA 
exhibition IFIC International Art for Healing Biennale/PosterFor, MeiMen Art Museum, Beijing, China

013 kenosha city church 
014 the graduate student lounge 
015 luna’s mexican street food  exhibition AIA Detroit, Future Focus
016 chicago threads 
017 methodology 24  award Silver Award, Graphis Poster Award 2026 
publication Graphis Poster Annual 2026 

 018 everything i own in a shower  exhibition Vernacular Spectacular, RISD Museum, Providence, Rhode Island, USA 

019 meshico tacos & tequila 
020 placemaking & branded experience award Honorable Mention, Graphis Poster Awards 2026
publication Graphis Poster Annual 2026  

the design practice of brandon olsenlocation: the midwest © ordered mass 2025