Fueled by creative curiosity.

About

Grafik Fire is a one-man design and art studio founded by multi-disciplinary designer Tripp Johnston. The studio specializes in creating visual systems with lasting iterative value. Grafik Fire’s approach focuses on crafting original, tailored solutions that resonate with an audience’s specific needs and experiences. From type and symbolic vocabulary to the hierarchical relationships within the system, every component is engineered to reflect the realities of the content, resulting in cohesive and impactful visual identities built from the ground up.

Biography

Born, Marietta, Georgia 1984 ︎︎︎ Drawing ︎︎︎ Art ︎︎︎ Comics ︎︎︎ Arcades ︎︎︎ First Job: Chick-fil-A ︎︎︎ Hip-Hop ︎︎︎ Atlanta, 2000 ︎︎︎ Photoshop 7.0 ︎︎︎ Skateboarding ︎︎︎ Graffiti ︎︎︎ Offset Printing ︎︎︎ Turntables ︎︎︎ Graduated, 2003 ︎︎︎ Art School ︎︎︎ Adobe CS 3 [Cracked] ︎︎︎ Belgium ︎︎︎ Netherlands ︎︎︎ Germany ︎︎︎ Italy ︎︎︎ Spain ︎︎︎ Design Student at Georgia State University ︎︎︎ First Design Job: Patchwerk Recording Studios, 2009 ︎︎︎ Mindzai Creative ︎︎︎ 3D Modeling ︎︎︎ Animation ︎︎︎ Case-Mate, 2010 ︎︎︎ Grafik Fire Founded, 2012 ︎︎︎ Austin, 2013 ︎︎︎ Ireland ︎︎︎ Vietnam ︎︎︎ Blockchain ︎︎︎ Able Lending ︎︎︎ Projection Mapping ︎︎︎ Cubelisk, 2015 ︎︎︎ Art Shows ︎︎︎ Festivals ︎︎︎ Mexico ︎︎︎ Kammok, 2016 ︎︎︎ Grafik Fire Open 24/7 ︎︎︎ Teller, 2021 ︎︎︎ Web3 ︎︎︎ Trippy Sushi ︎︎︎ Marathons ︎︎︎ Laser Shop ︎︎︎ Art Studio, 2022 ︎︎︎ Thailand ︎︎︎ Hypersolid ︎︎︎ Here and Now.

Services

Creative Direction
Brand Strategy
Graphic Design
Interactive Experiences
Logo Design

Motion Design & Systems
Print & Package Design

Visual Identity Systems

Web Design

3D & Product Design

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Clients

I work for a variety of clients, from tech startups to local businesses, large corporations, non-profit organizations, and the spaces in-between. What they all share is the passion to grow, innovate, and make a difference.

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