About

Shelby is a multidisciplinary designer, art director and graduate of the MA Visual Communication program at the Royal College of Art. She has a decade of experience working with clients in North America, Europe and Asia across beauty, fashion, arts & culture and tech.
Her work has been featured in Typography Referenced, Creative Boom, in various publications from the Royal College of Art and University of the Arts London. She has also taught design at Brunel University London (19-22) and The University of Utah (20-21). She is currently a design lead at IDEO.

Clients & Collaborators

Wallpaper* Magazine (UK)
Roots Canada Ltd. (CA)
University of the Arts London (UK)
The Toronto International Film Festival (CA)
Altuzarra (US)
Canada Modern (CA)
OVO (CA)
Gladstone House (CA)
Eftya (ID)

Links

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The Future Set

A set comprised of 6 products to promote long-term skin health. The design is inspired by retrofuturism, blending the minimalist aesthetic of The Ordinary with NIOD’s luxe branding. Packaging is comprised of an embossed, moulded paper box and outer sleeve. Watch the launch video here.

Place

Toronto, CA

Client

DECIEM

Tags

Packaging Design; Art Direction

Eftya Brand Identity

A bespoke wordmark, full typeface, and brand style guide developed for the Indonesian fashion brand, Eftya. The label draws inspiration from early 20th-century expressionism as does the typeface with playful rounded terminals breaking up rigid sans-serif forms.

Place

Jakarta, ID

Client

Eftya

Tags

Typeface Design; Branding

You and Me and Us and Them

A 15,000 word body of research into the Canadian national identity using Milan Kundera’s definition of kitsch as a framework. Inspired by no name packaging, it was printed to 65gsm ripstop fabric and sewn into a reusable bag. Awarded a distinction by the RCA and held in the library’s permanent collection.

Place

London, UK

Client

N/A

Tags

Editorial Design; Critical Writing

Altuzarra Digital Suite

A suite of assets and digital art direction for New York-based designer Altuzarra’s seasonal collections and special events, such as the MET Gala. With each seasonal drop, I was tasked with bringing the brand story to life across social, web and in-store assets.

Place

New York, US

Client

Altuzarra

Tags

Digital & Motion Design; Art Direction

RCA ‘Work in Progress’ Show Identity

A campaign for the School of Communication ‘Work in Progress’ show. The concept was built on creating something “by all of us, for all of us”, reflecting the diversity of creative practice within the SoC. Each student in the show was allocated one poster to design. With Marco Zifaro and Zea Lindström.

Place

London, UK

Client

Royal College of Art

Tags

Branding; Art Direction

Peekd Brand Identity

Peekd is a German data science company helping clients excel with perfect market insights based on first-party data. Our team developed a strong and recognizable brand for Peekd informed by their human approach to big data. Deliverables include bespoke logo, full brand identity, guidelines and website design.

Place

Berlin, DE

Client

Peekd

Tags

Branding; UX Design; Art Direction

SHELBY GUERGIS

An Illustration for Kid Called Moon 2019

Riso Print Series2018

Monument for Gladstone House (part of DesignTO)2021

537 Scraps of PaperInstalled in the Hockney Gallery London, UK2019

Full portfolio available upon request. —

© Shelby Guergis, 2024

Press

The Dieline → Another Graphic → Unknown Quantities 7 → Creative Boom → Design Week →Royal College of Art → Typography Referenced →

Social

Linkedin → Sketchbook →

An Illustration for Kid Called Moon
2019

Riso Print Series
2018

Monument
for Gladstone House (part of DesignTO)
2021

537 Scraps of Paper
Installed in the Hockney Gallery
London, UK
2019

Full portfolio available upon request.

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The Dieline →
Another Graphic → Unknown Quantities 7 →
Creative Boom →
Design Week →
Royal College of Art →
Typography Referenced →

Linkedin →
Sketchbook →