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

Previously at:
Architecture (Virgil Abloh Archive)
Takeda Pharmaceutical

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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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Not Your Parents’ Love Story


Editorial
Fall 2025


Advised by Anselm Dastner for Process and Production @ Pratt Institute


This hybrid book blends a New York Times article published in March 2025 detailing a woman’s love affair with ChatGPT, along with a trove of Reddit threads debating the nature and experiences of relationships with LLMs. Through these texts, the layout attempts to explore what love means in the modern age. 

B/W printed on Arches Cover (100lbs). Cover laser cut on 1/8” acrylic, and ring-bound. Typeset in Minotaur and PP Mori to deliver a uniquely unsettling reading experience.