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The graphic design work of Francis.

You're probably not reading this. Francis is a graphic design studio; one which uses human intelligence instead of AI. A studio that praises analog materials, a slow pace, and hands-on graphic design in today's digital empire. A diatribe about design today is at the end but I'll spare you and just get on to the work.

Album cover art for 'ALICE IN CHAINS' album "Dirt" formed with soil on a white background with smaller text 'Dirt. 30th ANNIVERSARY' in the center.Album art for Alice in Chains. Dirt forming the word 'Dirt' on a white surface with scattered soil around.Vintage yellow punk concert poster for a Midnight Special event featuring Sex Pistols, The Clash, and The Buzzcocks, with ticket price £1 and location 83 Upper St.Poster for Descendents and Cher show at CBGB, 315 Bowery NYC, March 27, 1986, one night only, doors 9pm, cover $2.Collage-style poster featuring a man with long hair and folded arms, with layered text about a music event including names Yanni, Dead At The Necropolis, Enya, Busta Rhymes, date 31 Oct, and ticket price €6.66.Abstract watercolor painting with layered bold black and white text spelling 'PUNK ROCK SATURDAYS' over a blue, yellow, and green background.Album Art for the band Interval. Black textured background with orange and red horizontal lines and red dots arranged in patterns resembling braille at the bottom, with the text 'INT\/VAL' in white in the top right corner.Album art for the band Interval. Black square with a grid of eleven small red dots arranged in two rows near the center.Overlapping colorful outlined letters on a white background with the phrase 'Francis. AI can go fuck itself.' in the bottom right corner. Album Art.Album back cover with colorful outlined text 'AI CAN GO FUCK ITSELF.' and black text listing Side A and Side B track titles with durations. Album Art.Black-and-white collage-style punk poster featuring a retro man's face with the text 'LAWRENCE WELK KENNY G,' event details '6314 Santa Monica at Vine,' and 'Fri Apr. 23 Doors 9pm $4,' with 'NO REFRESHMENTS!!!' over the eyes.Worn poster taped to a wooden surface advertising a Sofar Chicago concert with artists Seaberg, Chris Wilson, and Ajani Jones, and a bike wheel decorated with red and pink roses below.Francis Magazine Issue 1, standing upright with a cover showing a church steeple and the words 'Francis Issue One' overlaid in large black handwritten text.Magazine page titled 'strike up the bands' with a black and white partial photo of a person integrated into the vertical letter 'i' in strike, about the Chicago local rock scene and its changes. UR Chicago MagazineArtistic poster featuring two ghostly figures with overlaid colorful geometric letters spelling 'ROMA' and film credits on a textured background for 46pgs magazineA magazine spread with the words 'BECOMING FRANCIS,' 'BREAK OUT,' and 'CAST OUT' overlaid on a faded map of La Grange, with layered text excerpts about time, change, and creativity. A spread for 46pgs magazineA magazine spread collage featuring a close-up of a person’s hip wearing black lace underwear against a textured background with overlaid abstract shapes and partially legible text for ultraviolet magazine.Black block letters reading 'WHY DO WE LOVE ANALOG' on a textured, taped, and painted white background with partial text about human joy, manual labor, and creativity for Francis MagazineLarge, bold red handwritten word 'Joy' overlaying an article titled 'The love of making work' with dense black text and blue shapes in the background for Francis Magazine.Francis Magazine spread showing a timeline infographic titled 'Moments in Graphic Design' showing significant events and inventions in graphic design history from 15,000 BC to 2024, segmented by eras such as Cuneiform, Roman Capitals, Arts & Crafts, Modernism, Postmodernism, and Digital Age.Another spread for Francis Magazine. Black 3D letters spelling 'OPPORTUNITY' on a gray wall with sunlight casting shadows, accompanied by a paragraph titled 'The greatest opportunity' about design and technology.Minimalist quarterly report poster with a large translucent number 3 and small text details on white textured background.Artistic spread in a magazine with the phrase 'DRUGS & ALCOHOL' in large geometric pink letters on a dark background, accompanied by text titled 'You're all you have' discussing creativity, substance use, and perceptions of addiction.Typography poster art with the phrase 'Declaration of Conformity' in black and 'françois' in large red cursive, alongside paragraphs about design against sameness and mediocrity.Abstract mixed media artwork featuring layered red, beige, and white stripes with partially obscured black and gray stencil letters and text reading 'est. 2017 FRANCIS.DESIGN'.Abstract typographic design with overlapping red and white text on a light blue textured background for Valentine's Day.Red background with distorted white text reading 'People are glorious assholes' with additional smaller text 'Remember believe in yourself'.Poster for Hiroshima Mon Amour featuring stylized black text with lines extending vertically and a blue and red dot above letters on a gray background.Abstract blurred text art with overlapping words including 'Remember' and 'Believe', and the phrase 'francis.design'.Man sitting in a dark room holding a bottle, with yellow text overlay saying 'Nobody is a designer anymore. Everyone is.'Black background with large white bold letters stacked to spell 'high on helvetica' and small text reading 'august 2024' at top left and 'francis graphic design for outcasts' at bottom left.Brown horse with a light mane against a white and watercolor blue-green background with overlapping black and white text.Large black and red text on a textured gray background reading 'EXTINCTION' with smaller upside-down text above saying 'WHERE DOES THE HUMAN GRAPHIC DESIGNER EXIST TOMORROW?'Close-up of a crumpled RC soda bottle label partially covering the word 'CHILDHOOD' with 'FRANCIS GRAPHIC DESIGN' text above on a textured white background.Abstract blue block letters spelling 'integrity' on a white textured background with a motivational poem about integrity below, for the AHA competition.Abstract artwork with layered black handwritten text partially obscured by pink paint splashes on white paper with beige border.Poster with bold red text criticizing a city called 'City of Slaughter' with a large black five-pointed star and angry statements about cultural symbols. Selected for a poster competition.Abstract overlapping rounded geometric shapes forming stylized letters with some in red and most in gray on a light green background. It says Francis, graphic design for outcasts.Text artwork reading 'Award shows Cannes suck my' with a giant letter D and stylized letters on a dark textured background.Dark textured surface with colorful stitched letters forming the phrase 'EVERYTHING ABOUT ME HURTS'.

No question, AI has hurt the field of graphic design. Any graphic designer you meet that embrases AI doesn't care about your end result. They want to move faster, while charging you the same amount of money. Instead of going with the flow and following others, Francis sticks to it's beliefs, even when its field has suffered an almost fatal wound.

We're design firm that believes in humans. Our work isn't fast, or free, but it's real. We believe that visual design isn't cheap....it's valuable. It's not quick...it's important. If you want a graphic design studio that specializes in craft, taste, and visual design, and doesn't use AI, reach out. If you don't care about anything I just said, whatever. I'm surprised you're still reading.
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None of this work was created with AI. Best viewed on desktop, since the work is all that matters.

Dark textured surface with subtle reddish and brown tones and faint scratches.