Jakkrit Anantakul

 
 
 
 

Jackkrit Anantakul (born 1997) is the graphic designer who established Design Reform Council; an off beat design studio based in Bangkok. Jackkrit has touched by various inspiration works. At the present time, he has been creating tradition graphic design in print media, time based media, performance and concert. He is also working extensively on sound design and directing music video.  Not only describe himself as designer, he is often called experimenter by his colleagues. Jackkrit recently joined YouWorkForThem one of the best American firms based in Bangkok, Thailand as a senior art director. He continues producing all kind of materials involved with type and sometime spills over to type design as well.

 

BITS MMXII International Conference
Jackkrit Anantakul
May 26, 2012.
Afternoon session
Alliance française de Bangkok

“The Stranger”

Jakkrit from “You Work For Them” is ready to work for you. Generally, designer is a person who pick and chooses font for his/her artwork.  If designers have to work with a “brand new font” for the first time. It seems like getting to know a stranger. As a result from Jackkrit's experiences, he had found a new route to acquire knowledges. In order to try out and fish for the answer, he tumbles through all kind of experimentations. Let's hear from him on how to deal with a stranger.