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Anup Acharya

Lead Graphic Designer

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VOL. 00 · 2025

27.7172° N · 85.3240° E

Hello, I'm

ANUP
ACHARYA

Lead Graphic Designer
Kathmandu, Nepal

Shaping brands, crafting editorial stories, and designing systems that outlast the moment they were made.

Brand Identity·Editorial Design·Visual Systems·Typography·Motion Graphics·Packaging·Art Direction·UI Design·Brand Identity·Editorial Design·Visual Systems·Typography·Motion Graphics·Packaging·Art Direction·UI Design·

01 · Exhibition

Selected Work

01

Brand Identity

Luminary

Complete visual identity for a luxury architectural lighting studio.

From mark construction to brand guidelines, environmental signage, and packaging — a system that illuminates the intersection of craft and light.

Identity DesignBrand StrategyArt Direction
Luminary Studio2024
LUMINARY STUDIO
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02

Editorial Design

Forma

Art direction and layout for a contemporary design quarterly.

Merging editorial rigour with experimental typography — 120 pages per issue, each one challenging the reader's assumptions about what a design publication can be.

Editorial DesignArt DirectionTypography
Forma Magazine2024
FormaISSUE 04 · AUTUMN 2024
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03

Visual Identity

Meridian

Comprehensive brand system for a next-generation fintech platform.

From mark construction to product UI — a brand that communicates trust, innovation, and accessibility in equal measure across all digital touchpoints.

Brand IdentityUI DesignMotion Design
Meridian Fintech2023
MERIDIAN · FINTECH PLATFORM
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04

Packaging Design

Soleil

Premium packaging and identity for a botanical cosmetics brand.

A full packaging system for a luxury wellness brand entering the European market — balancing botanical heritage with contemporary minimalism.

Packaging DesignIllustrationBrand Identity
Soleil Cosmetics2023
SOLEIL · BOTANICAL COSMETICS
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03 · Career

My career &

experience.

2022

Lead Graphic Designer

Prism Creative Agency

2022 — Present

Leading visual identity, brand systems, and editorial design for an international client portfolio. Managing creative direction across brand, digital, and print disciplines.

2020

Senior Visual Designer

Atlas Architecture Group

2020 — 2022

Developed comprehensive brand identities and environmental graphics for architecture practices and real estate developments across South Asia and the Middle East.

2018

Brand Designer

Shift Digital Studio

2018 — 2020

Crafted digital-first brand identities for startups and scale-ups. Specialised in motion systems, UI design, and product launch campaigns.

2016

Graphic Designer

Canopy Creative

2016 — 2018

Cut my teeth on print, packaging, and identity work for local and regional clients across Nepal and India — building a rigorous foundation in craft.

03 · Biography

The person
behind the work

I'm a Lead Graphic Designer with over 8 years of experience crafting visual identities, editorial systems, and brand narratives for companies ranging from ambitious startups to established enterprises.

My work lives at the intersection of strategy and aesthetics — where a well-placed curve or a precisely chosen typeface transforms how the world perceives a brand. I believe design is not decoration; it's communication.

When I'm not designing, I'm exploring type foundries, visiting galleries in Kathmandu and beyond, or hunting for the next great Swiss poster to add to my collection.

Disciplines

Brand IdentityVisual SystemsEditorial DesignTypographyMotion GraphicsPackagingArt DirectionUI/UXIllustrationPrint DesignLogo DesignColor Theory
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04 · Recognition

Awards & Clients

Awards & Recognition

ADC Young Guns

Graphic Design

Gold2024

D&AD Pencil

Brand Identity

Wood2024

Awwwards SOTD

Web Design

Site2023

Brand Impact Awards

Best Brand Identity

Silver2023

Type Directors Club

Typography

Certificate2022

Communication Arts

Design Annual

Excellence2022

Selected Clients

Luminary Studio·Forma Magazine·Meridian·Soleil·Atlas Architecture·Noma Foods·Shift Digital·Canopy·Vestige Brand Co.·Bloom Wellness·Helix Labs·Prism Creative
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Anup doesn't just design — he thinks. Every decision traces back to why it matters, and that's what separates good work from work that actually changes things.

Sarah Chen

Creative Director, Luminary Studio

05 · Methodology

Process

01

Discover

Deep-dive into your business, audience, and competitive landscape. Research isn't a phase — it's the bedrock of every decision that follows.

02

Define

Synthesize research into a clear creative direction. We align on principles, brand voice, and visual territory before a single shape is drawn.

03

Design

Explore, iterate, and refine. Multiple directions, rapid feedback loops, and collaborative reviews until we find the concept that does exactly what it needs to do.

04

Deliver

Production-ready assets, comprehensive guidelines, and full handoff documentation — everything you need to use, adapt, and grow the system for years to come.

06 · Studio

Let's make

something great.

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