ERIC BAO
is pursuing a BFA in Graphic Design at Pratt Institute

Previously at:
Architecture (Virgil Abloh Archive)
Takeda Pharmaceutical

Resume available upon request

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I'm Eric, a New York-based designer creating the unseen, made visible through typography, motion, code, and in-depth research. 

Constantly in search of my next interesting read, shoot me a recommendation. View my published research below:

Bao, E., & A.J. Naddaff. (2023) "Assimilation of anti-ideological motifs from Underground Comics into mainstream media: a Case of the Boys."

Bao, E. (2023)  "Piece de Resistance of the Free Press: Social, Political, and Economic Protest in French Independent Comics Post-1968 Movement."



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Unlocking the Archive 

Poster
Spring 2025


Commissioned by Northeastern University’s College of Arts, Media, and Design for ARTG1290 Typographic Systems.
Unlocking the Archive was a guest lecture held by the Letterform Archive at Northeastern University’s College of Arts, Media,and Design.

This identity serves to contrast the contemporary nature of being a student and studying design with the preservation of typography from antiquity. The custom-made bitmap type experiments with a flattening of x-height.