Allan Espiritu

Area Head of Art Program
Professor of Art (Graphic Design)
M.F.A. Yale University, Yale School of Art

allanesp@camden.rutgers.edu
www.gdloft.com
(856) 225-6243
Fine Arts Building, Rm. 246C

Biography

Allan Espiritu heads the graphic design concentration at Rutgers University, Camden. Espiritu is a Philadelphia based graphic designer and educator. Espiritu received his BA in graphic design from Rutgers University, Camden Campus and his MFA in graphic design from Yale University, School of Art. He is the founder of GDLOFT, a small collaborative design studio made up of photographers, fine artists, students, designers and (aspiring) competitive food eaters, focusing on design for educational, arts and cultural and non-profit institutions. GDLOFT’s work has been published and acknowledged by AIGA, GDUSA, UCDA, Graphis, Communication Arts, Print Magazine, HOW, STEP, and Art Directors Club. His work has also appeared in Gestalten and Rockport publications.

In 2017, Espiritu was included in the Barnes Museum’s critically acclaimed show Person of the Crowd.  He is an active member of AIGA Philadelphia, serving as president in 2013 and most recently he was named the 2017 AIGA Philadelphia Fellow, the chapter’s highest honor given to a design member.

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