messiah king is a graphic designer

featured works

nike: national day of play


experiential, conceptual, poster, merchandise, collateral
portfolio design course: allison truch
school of visual arts

A conceptual experiential design system for Nike’s National Day of Play, centered on bold, modular building-block graphics that capture the energy and spontaneity of childhood play. The project explores how a cohesive visual identity can scale across advertising and on-site touchpoints to create an inclusive, high-energy NYC event that celebrates community and the right to play.

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america:  a record of harm


editorial, book, visual narrative
portfolio design course: allison truch
school of visual arts

gold graphis winner
A visual narrative, coffee-table–style book created in honor of Black History Month, exploring identity through both legacy and harm within Black American history. The project documents politically driven, systematic violence against historically marginalized Black Americans in the United States.

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rendezvous: branding and collateral for morgan julianna


artist branding, music, digital
client work: morgan julianna
A custom logo and branding for Morgan Julianna’s airline-themed single “Rendevous”.

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bulldog magazine


editorial, print
editorial design course: robert best
school of visual arts
“bulldog" Magazine is a  100+ page editorial publication exploring topics of fashion, music, profiles, culture and creative influences. 

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goodluck typeface


typeface design, custom typography
for type lovers: marie otsuka
school of visual arts
Goodluck is a custom, hand-sketched and digitized typeface composed entirely of lowercase characters. Built on circular forms, it features slab serifs and distinctive glyphs, including a double-story ‘g,’ and uniquely styled ‘t’ and ‘f.’ The design is further characterized by wide proportions in letters such as ‘w,’ ‘m,’ and ‘n,’ and thinner letters such as 'l' and i'.

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third space by marley dias


logo design
client work: marley dias
Logo design and color palette for Activist & Writer Marley Dias’ digital substack blog titled ‘Third Space’. You can check out her blog here.

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strayrats


logo, concept, fashion 
personal project: strayrats
Custom typography design and exploration of typeface, phrase, and logo accompanied by conceptual apparel design and flyer layout design for Strayrats. 

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gap year


brand identity, packaging
personal project: gap year
Conceptual branding and packaging for musician Laila’s debut album Gap Year, adapting K-pop design standards for a Western release. 

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