Mark Owens
Designer
About
Designer, writer and curator leading the Walker Art Center’s design studio. His work spans cultural identities, publications, exhibitions and writing on design and material culture.
SourceEvents & talks
Brand New Conference
Articles & interviews2
- 2026 Brand New Conference recap and video highlights
This recap documents the 16 sessions, speakers, gallery details, attendee activity, and after-party from the two-day 2026 Brand New Conference in Nashville. It includes speaker summaries, event photographs by Sofia Negron, video highlights, and a brief look at the process behind the conference's bachelorette-party-themed identity. The article also announces registration for the 2027 conference in Austin.
- How Margot Lévêque built Claude Type around slowness and craft
The Brand Identity interviews Margot Lévêque about launching her new type foundry, Claude Type, which she describes as a couture atelier for typography. She discusses her journey from burnout to renewal, her philosophy of slowness and craft, and her collaborations with studios International Magic and 27Bureau to create the foundry’s website. The conversation explores her desire to elevate type design to the same cultural status as fashion and art.