Jimmy Ofisia’s Info.
Online information scraped from jimmy.ofisia.name/info (2020/02)
Profile
Jimmy Ofisia is a climate conscious graphic designer from Surabaya, Indonesia. He runs a one-man design practice under the moniker Studio Atipikal and collaboratively with Tipokrama Collective, previously he was a Creative Director at graphichapter.
In his spare times, you can find him reading articles, listening to music, updating tumblelogs, or doing other obsessive compulsive stuff. In times where he is totally in the zone, he often spent relentless hours finessing invisible details before his stomach warned him to stop.
Principles
- Good design is effective.
- Good design embrace hierarchy over aesthetic.
- Good design concern users over stakeholders.
- Good design ignite positive change.
- Good design is inclusive.
- Good design is sustainable.
- Good design equal good deeds.
- Good design is less waste and carbon footprint as possible, fingers crossed.
Capabilities
- Graphic Design ☆ ☆ ☆
- Web Design ☆ ☆ ☆
- Type Design ☆ ☆ ☆
- Creative Direction ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
- Branding ☆ ☆ ☆
- Information Architecture ☆ ☆
- Content Strategy ☆ ☆
- Interaction Design ☆
- User Experience Design ☆ ☆
Past Clients & Collaborators
ADGI · ADGI SUB · Ara Studio · Ayorek · Butawarna · c2o library & collabtive · Contemporary Surabaya Architecture · demaya · Design It Yourself Surabaya · dpavilion architects · dutadata · Fanrong Studios · gradin · Grosir Kemeja ID · Imaji Books · Kaloka Hotel · Mekarsari · Museum Tubuh Batu · Naira Travel · Orange House Studio · Rio Haryanto · Shining Batu · Surabaya Design Summit · Suroboyo Carnival · Takindo · Tata Rapika · Tirta Restu Ayunda
Biography
Jimmy Ofisia’s venture in the design field started soon after quitting college. He attended two local design schools, but never finished any of them. He taught himself a proper skill of Actionscript back then at the peak of Flash heyday, managed to build an XML based Flash site for his then moniker Merdeka Ataoe Mati, only to realize that the future web would eventually still belong to the good ‘ol HTML and CSS. Which is great, because he thinks they are easier, more accessible and widely supported than the former.
During that time, the rise of independent type foundries also sparked his interest on typographic design. His lack of figure drawing skill convinced him enough that drawing letter shapes is a way much more pleasurable activity. His first typeface Chomsky was released by T-26 on August 2009. Carlos Segura was one of his college years design hero, so getting the chance to join the T-26 roster was kind of like a dream come true. Fortunately, there is no such thing as useless knowledge, Flash’ font embedding capability comes in handy for building a custom type tester tool, where the available options are still rare at the time.
Later that year, he decided to have a shot at being a part of a collective. He joined graphichapter, a small design bureau in Surabaya, Indonesia, where he serve as the Creative Director. Over the years, he still continued his self education, constantly expanding his knowledge through various aspects of the projects he worked on. Learning the lingos and having his hands dirty on anything from interaction design, information architecture, content strategy, to the holistic nature of user experience design. But after all those years being surrounded by talented peers, he is still suck at illustration, which is why during his tenure he mostly only handle branding and web related projects.
On August 2015, after a long stint in a studio environment, he resigned and set out on a new journey once again. Presently, he is interested working with small brands and visionary individuals, lending his experiences and accompanying them thriving through the 21st century’s design driven global era. Beside that, he would also love to get to know new folks across various disciplines for future collaboration opportunities and alike.
While he is not busy fiddling with his mostly useless side projects and figuring out ways to make them less useless, he is allocating some of his free time to help each other free of charge. So, whether you are a design student seeking for a portfolio review, or a non profit organization representative seeking for a pro bono design advice, his inquiry page is your friend.
Voluntary Experiences
- 2009–2015
Volunteer; Creative Director, Organizing Committee and Web Presence Strategist for the collective’s book ‹Vol I: Contemporary Surabaya Architecture›
demaya (Desainer Muda Surabaya) - 2010–2015
Volunteer
ADGI Surabaya Chapter - 2011 — Present
Forum Administrator
Tipografi Indonesia.com - 2011 — Present
Volunteer
c2o library & collabtive - 2012 — Present
Volunteer; Social Media Co-Director
Ayorek! - 2012–2015
Volunteer; Social Media Co-Director; Website Co-Administrator
DIY SUB - 2015–2017
Deputy of Membership; Social Media Director
ADGI SUB - 2018 — Present
Volunteer; Social Media Co-Director; Website Co-Administrator
Surabaya Design Summit
Participation & Achievements
- 2007
Runner Up; ‹eat my logo› Design Contest
eat347, Bandung, Indonesia - 2007
‹eat my logo› Finalists Exhibition
Common Room, Bandung, Indonesia - 2007
‹eat my logo› Finalists Exhibition
Denpasar, Indonesia - 2009
‹Chomsky› Typeface Release
T-26, Chicago, USA - 2013
Font Aid VII: ‹Here Comes The Sun› Collaborative Typeface for Philippines Typhoon Haiyan Disaster Relief
SOTA, New York, USA - 2015
Font Aid VIII: ‹A Call To Action› Collaborative Typeface for Nepalese Earthquake Disaster Relief
SOTA, New York, USA - 2015
‹Minal› Typeface and Minisite Feature
Behance Indonesia - 2016
Profile Feature; November 22nd 2016 Online & Print Edition
Jawa Pos, Surabaya, Indonesia - 2017
Contributor; ‹Tendency Zine›
Scouting Unit Press, Jakarta, Indonesia - 2017
Participant; ‹Kebangkitan Nasional› Online Exhibition
DGI, Jakarta, Indonesia - 2017
Invitee; ‹72nd Commemoration of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia› Official Logo Design
ADGI, Jakarta, Indonesia - 2018
‹Editorial› Feature (2x)
Unsplash - 2018
‹Editorial› Feature (2x)
Ello - 2018
‹Design› Feature (8x)
Ello - 2019
Contributing Co-Writer; ‹Online Presence — Family Business vs. Start Up Business›
Connect Magazine #17
Connectpedia, Surabaya, Indonesia - 2019
Contributing Translator; ‹Bahasa Indonesia› Version
Font Fiction
Underware, Den Haag, The Netherlands
Other Experiences
- 2011
Panelist; DIY Talk: ‹Graphic & Branding›
Design It Yourself 2011
c2o library & collabtive, Surabaya, Indonesia - 2011
Speaker; DIY Ideas: ‹Ayorek!›
Design It Yourself 2011
c2o library & collabtive, Surabaya, Indonesia - 2012
Panelist; DIY Screening: ‹Press Pause Play›
Design It Yourself 2012
Aiola, Surabaya, Indonesia - 2012
Speaker; ADGI Corner: ‹Attention To Detail: Typography›
ADGI Surabaya Chapter
c2o library & collabtive, Surabaya, Indonesia - 2014
Commentator; ‹Chinatown› Typographic Tour
Design It Yourself 2014
Kembang Jepun, Surabaya, Indonesia - 2015
Mentor; ‹Tatarupa› Program
Kreavi, ADGI SUB and Surabaya City Government
Forward Factory, Surabaya, Indonesia - 2015
Guest Assessor; Student Typographic Assignment Assessment Session
Visual Communication Design Faculty
Ciputra University, Surabaya, Indonesia - 2016
Instructor; LSPH/SEMW #2: ‹HTML Basics For Beginner› Short Workshop
Self Initiated
Online - 2016
Commentator; ‹Pasang Surut› Typographic Tour
Ayorek!
KH Mas Mansyur, Surabaya, Indonesia - 2016
Instructor; LSPH/SEMW #3: ‹HTML & CSS Basics For Beginner› Short Workshop
Self Initiated
Online - 2016
Instructor; LSPH/SEMW #4: ‹HTML & CSS Basics For Beginner› Short Workshop
Self Initiated
Online - 2017
Discussant; Focus Group Discussion: Data Collection for the Authoring of ‹Graphic Design Business Establishment Guide Book›
BEKRAF and PPKWU LPPM UNS
Best Western Papilio Hotel, Surabaya, Indonesia - 2017
Discussant; Focus Group Discussion: ‹Improving East Java Electronic and Telematics Industry Competitiveness›
East Java Office of Industry and Commerce
UPT P3E, Surabaya, Indonesia - 2018
Discussant; Chat Cyuk: ‹Kwaliteit Istimewa› Archive Exhibition Presentation
ADGI SUB
c2o library & collabtive, Surabaya, Indonesia
PS:
Now that you have reached the bottom of the page, Jimmy Ofisia would like to thank you for spending some time skimming through this relatively long page. He promise he will stop writing in third person over the next pages. If this page is not long enough, then his newsletter and FAQ page might be of your interest.
This post was last updated on February 14th, 2020.
