Kris Helmick is a Los Angeles-based Environmental Graphic Designer with more than a decade of experience managing, designing and implementing signage, wayfinding and exhibit design projects. Since 2016 he has sat on the national Society of Experiential Graphic Design Board of Directors and is a graduate of Woodbury University with a BFA in Graphic Design.
Responsible for running the internal Environmental Graphic Design studio of CallisonRTKL and leading the firm-wide initiative for Environmental Graphics. I manage a team of 5 designers on a wide range of both domestic and international projects from Retail Shopping Centers to Hotels and Mixed-Use Residential Developments. Our team focuses on integrating graphics into the built environment using placemaking, branding and large format graphic applications.
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Notable Projects
Managed and led large Gaming, Healthcare, Education and City Way nding projects. Responsible for creating overall strategy, concept design through construction intent documentation and managing project budgets. Interfaced directly with clients and traveled frequently to provide on-site support.
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Designed, planned, managed and implemented wayfinding, signage and exhibit design projects. Worked on projects from all categories of work from public to private. Responsible for leading site assessments, sign location surveys, GIS and field documentation teams. Worked with fabricators and vendors through construction administration.
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Designed architectural signage & wayfinding drawings for bid. Developed sections, elevations & design intent drawings. Created message schedules and led sign punchlists.
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