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poster announcing guest lecturer Nick Ace

Guest Lecture: Nick Ace

Guest Lecture: Nick Ace

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poster by Obasi Davis

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By Todd Carroll

Nick Ace is an award-winning Armenian American designer and filmmaker.
An alum of MFA in Design (class of 2009), Nick has brought his boundless creativity to a wide array of clients from Lou Reed to Google to Tiffany’s.
Nick’s many accolades include “Mind blowing” [MTV], “The future of music videos” [Forbes] “Groundbreaking” [Vice] “Ahead of the curve. He has perfected a technique for hiding in plain sight.” [Design Observer]
His work has been featured in business, culture, and style media including Forbes, Fast Company, Vice, Pitchfork, Refinery29, and Design Observer, among others.
Prior to joining Collins, Nick was the Creative Director for international fashion and art magazine FRANK. In addition to managing FRANK, he led work for Toyota and William Grant & Sons where they found creative opportunities to bring the brands to street culture and vice versa.
On the weekends, Nick can be found writing and directing short films and music videos.
Other clients Nick has worked with include Ford Motor Company, Human Rights Foundation, Matador Records, and HBO.

poster announcing guest lecturer Nick Ace



poster announcing guest lecturer Nick Ace

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