Public Type

2019 - ∞

Cina Associates

2010 - ∞

Associated

Typographics

2013 - 2018

YWFT

2001 - 2010

WWFT

2000 - 2006

Trueistrue

2000 - ∞

Test Pilot Collective

1997 - 2000

CinaHaus

1995 - 1997

Select Exhibits and Collaborations
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2019 - ION Men’s Collaborative Sportswear Clothing Line
2018 - Bethel Solo Gallery show
2018 - Emmy Award with Scatter for VR documentary, Zero Days
2018 - Graphis Gold Metal with Young & Laramore for Upland Brewing
2018 - ION Women’s Collaborative Sportswear Clothing Line
2017 - “Design of Art. Art of Design” Bethel University Solo Show. Minneapolis, MN
2017 - AIGA National Convention Speaker. Minneapolis, MN
2017 - Reckoning Exhibit. Public Functionary Gallery. Minneapolis, MN
2017 - Breaking English - Rafiq Bhatia. St Paul Chamber Orchestra/Liquid Music. Walker Art Center. 45 Minute Video
2015 - OFFF Barcelona Solo Exhibit
2014 - She Who Saw The Deep. Public Functionary Gallery. Michael Cina and John Klukas. Minneapolis, MN
2013 - Akomplice Clothing Line
2012 - Stress exhibit
2012 - Ghostly International. Type Directors Club. New York, NY
2011 - Public Works Gallery. Chicago, IL
2010 - Art Votes. Minneapolis, MN
2010 - QR Code Show. Minneapolis, MN
2009 - Solo Art Exhibit at First Amendment Gallery. Minneapolis, MN
2008 - The Poster Show. Arizona
2008 - OFFF Gallery. New York, NY
2008 - TypeCon Poster Show. Buffalo, NY
2008 - OFF-REGISTER Exhibition
2008 - Back in Black Show
2007 - TypeCon Poster Show. Seattle, WA
2007 - Today's Art 2007. The Hague, Netherlands
2007 - MadinSpain
2006 - APMT2 Gallery. Tokyo, Japan
2006 - First Amendment Gallery, Too Much Posse. Minneapolis, MN
2006 - Today's Art 2006. The Hague, Netherlands
2005 - Poster Offensive Show. Minneapolis, MN
2005 - FITC Interactive Art. Toronto, Canada
2004 - Maxalot Gallery. The Netherlands
2004 - Poster Offensive Show. Minneapolis, MN
2003 - TypeCon Poster Show.
Minneapolis, MN
2003 - 55DSL Art Exhibit Show. New York, NY
2001 - American Museum of Digital Art. Earth
2000 - My City, São Paulo Museum of Art permanent collection. São Paulo, Brasil
1995 - Dark Portraits, Solo Art Exhibit of Lithographs. Denton, TX

Select Speaking and Writing
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2018 - Atlanta Design Week. Atlanta, GA
2017 - AIGA National Conference. Minneapolis, MN
2017 - Bethel Gallery. Minneapolis, MN
2016 - Adobe “Creative Jam” Speaker. Minneapolis, MN
2015 - OFFF Barcelona Branding Workshop. Barcelona, Spain
2015 - VSCO Book Release. New York, NY
2014 - AIGA Nebraska. Omaha, NE
2012 - Type Directors Club. New York, NY
2011 - Louisville Graphic Design Association. Louisville, TN
2011 - AIGA/Public Works. Chicago, IL
2011 - Creative Review: Design finds a voice, but what does it have to say? Article
2010 - Flashbelt. Minneapolis, MN
2008 - OFFF. Spain
2008 - TypeCon. Buffalo, NY
2008 - MCAD. Minneapolis, MN
2 007 - OFFF. New York, NY
2006 - Grafik Magazine Essay
2006 - APMT2. Tokyo, Japan
2006 - OFFF. Barcelona, Spain
2005 - AIGA
2004 - MCAD. Minneapolis, MN
2004 - University of Minnesota. Duluth, MN
2004 - OFFF. Valencia, Spain
2004 - FITC. Toronto, Canada
2003 - BD4D. Atlanta, GA
2003 - University of Minnesota. Duluth, MN
2003 - MX on the Rocks. Denver, CO
2002 - X-Media. Florence, Italy
2002 - Profile-Intermedia 5. Germany
2002 - Pixel DNA, SMAU. Italy
2002 - MadreTTor.Rotterdam, Netherlands
2001 - Atlanta College of Art. Atlanta, GA
2001 - AIGA. Washington DC
2001 - Semi Permanent. Sidney, Australia

Publications and Video
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2019 - Ficciones Typografika - 1642. Curated by Erik Brandt + Edited by Mark Gowing
2018 - Album Art: New Music Graphics by John Foster
2018 - Root and Star: Issue 7
2016 - Uppercase: Issue 29 Cover
2016 - Monocle: Entrepreneurs. Ghostly
2015 - The Great Discontent Magazine: Issue 2
2015 - Metropolis Magazine: The Game Changers Issue
2015 - NY Times: Ghostly Transcends Its Record Label Roots to Sell an Ethos
2015 - Michael Cina - A Century of Artifice: Ghostly International: 2008-2014
2014 - Do My Thing. Shigeto x Cina x VSCO
2014 - The Art of Tinkering Book
2014 - Melt
2014 - Filter/Gauge
2014 - The Great Discontent Feature
2013 - Blur Magazine: Issue 2
2012 - Geo/Graphics: Simple form Graphics in Print and Motion.
2012 - PBS - MNO. Video Feature
2012 - Desktop Magazine
2011 - Substrata 1.1
2011 - Only Creative Australia Feature
2011 - Gestalten TV. Video Feature
2010 - Digital Arts Magazine
2010 - Typo Lyrics: The Sound of Fonts by Gaertner, Harmsen, Weiß
2010 - Gopher Magazine
2010 - XLR8R Magazine Feature
2009 - Groove Magazine Feature
2009 - Quotation No. 5
2009 - Straight No Chaser Magazine
2009 - Work in Letterform Collected from Grafik Magazine
2009 - J People Magazine Feature
2009 - Relevant Magazine
2009 - Gopher Magazine Feature
2009 - Computer Arts
2009 - Notes on Design
2009 - iDN 15th Anniversary Book: What do you love?
2009 - Grain Edit Feature
2009 - Digital Abstracts Interview
2009 - Grafik Magazine: Issue 174
2009 - Computer Arts
2009 - Computerlove feature
2008 - Bastardised. Made in Bunch
2008 - Communication Arts
2009 - Design Smoke Interview
2008 - Vita.mn Magazine Feature
2008 - The Rake Magazine Feature
2008 - Fashonize 2 Book
2008 - Best of Disc Art 1 Book
2008 - One Show Interactive, Volume 10
2008 - Feature in iDN Magazine
2008 - Fresher Styles for Web Designers Book
2008 - IDN 15th Anniversary Feature
2007 - l'etoile Magazine
2007 - 1000 Journals Project Book
2007 - First Amendment Gallery, Beyond Recognition
2007 - OFFF Book
2007 - Poster-Art: Innovation in Poster Design Book
2007 - iDN Magazine Feature
2007 - Relevant Magazine Feature
2006 - Print and Production Finishes for CD and DVD Packaging Book
2006 - Adobe Design Center
2006 - iDN Magazine Feature
2006 - E Project 2 Book
2006 - Today's Art
2005 - BPM Magazine Feature
2005 - Computer Arts Feature
2005 - Relevant Magazine Feature
2005 - DVD-Art: Innovation in DVD Packaging Design Book
2004 - Dos Logos
2004 - Straight, No Chaser Magazine
2004 - Computer Arts Feature
2004 - Rethink Redesign Reconstruct Book
2003 - Computer Arts Feature
2003 - Shift Magazine, Japan
2003 - Taschen's 1000 Favorite Websites Book
2003 - Shift Magazine. Japan
2003 - Great Graphics on a Budget Book
2003 - Emigre Magazine #65
2003 - One Book
2003 - Emigre Magazine #64
2002 - Flash to the Core by Joshua Davis
2002 - 4x4 Book
2002 - Faesthetic #2
2002 - Main Feature in ZOO Magazine
2002 - Computer Arts Feature
2002 - Personal Web Sites Book
2002 - The FWA
2002 - Rojo Magazine. Luxe
2002 - Los Logos
2001 - Computer Arts Magazine Feature
2001 - Adobe Featured Profile
2001 - Flash Deconstruction
2001 - Fresh Styles for Web Designers Book by Curt Cloninger
2001 - New Masters of Photoshop Book, Editor and Feature
2000 - Arkitip Magazine #6 Feature
2000 - Web Design Index Book
1999 - Webworks: Typography Book

Color

We embraced a blood orange but we also loved the way shadows distorted tones and hues. We developed a gradient from lighter orange that develops into a pink to make the blood orange pop.