Olivia Knowles

My name is Olivia Knowles and I’m a graphic designer, electric guitar player, art-history nerd, unapologetic Californian, and overall mad-woman. I’ve been practicing graphic design for 11 years and it is one of my life’s passions to bring stories to life through visual language like branding, album artwork, posters, packaging — you name it.

Music is ingrained in who I am. Some of my earliest memories are of listening to Radiohead and Fugazi in the back seat of my dad’s car. My parents gave me a pink Fender Squier for my 10th birthday and I never looked back. I like to think that I bring a bit of punk rock edge into everything I do.

The opportunity to combine my love of music along with design is a unique and rewarding experience. Designing and creative directing the brand for In Every Generation has been a joy. I was inspired by 1950s and 1960s physical media to evoke that feeling of nostalgia for those that experienced those eras, and those that wished they had. I wanted the brand to have a retro flare, but not feel stuck in the past.