Johanna Burai is an independent graphic designer and art director based in Stockholm and Paris. Her studio engages in a wide variety of work across all media, from printed matter and visual identities to digital design and illustration, most frequently in the fields of contemporary art, music, and fashion. A big part of her practice is working in collaboration with other artists and designers on both commercial and self-initiated projects. She also lectures at Beckmans College of Design, Berghs School of Communication and regularly holds talks and workshops within and outside the art and design community.


Services
Graphic Design, Visual Identities, Logo Design, Publications, Art Direction, Creative Direction,  Website Design, Campaigns, Digital Design, Photo Art Direction, Illustration, Workshops, Talks and Lectures.

Selected Clients
Adidas, Bam Berlin, Barkas, Bloomberg Business Week, Beckmans College of Design, Botkyrka Konsthall, CRACK Magazine, Familjebostäder, GQ Magazine, Konstfack University, MasterCard, Medium, Nike, Natur & Kultur Publishing, Norstedts Publishing, Post Design Festival, Robert Weil Foundation, Sellpy, Something Special Studios, Sony Music, SPACE10, Tensta Konsthall, The New York Times Magazine, Uninterrupted, VICE, Wallpaper Magazine, Warner Music, Weltformat Design Festival, YEAR0001.



Workshops, Talks & Lectures 

Talk
Design & Self-Image
Intl. Assembly Festival, Global online festival, 2023

Lecture + Workshop
Instinctive Identity
Berghs School of Communication, Sweden, 2023

Workshop 
Create a Fanzine, in collab with Kimberly Ihre
Tensta konsthall, Sweden, 2022

Workshop 
Instinctive Ways of Working with Music and Design
Weltformat Design Festival, Switzerland, 2021

Workshop 
Create a Radio Station - A Branding Workshop, in collab with Tukio
Botkyrka Konsthall, Sweden, 2020

Workshop 
Painting Murals, Familjebostäder Bergsjön
Sweden, 2019-2022

Talk
A New Sense of Identity: Caring with Graphic Design
Weltformat Design Festival, Switzerland 2021

Talk 
Friend or Foe (Faux Feminism), World White Web & The ABC of Colonization
Huiput Creative Festival, Finland, 2021

Talk
Friend or Foe (Faux Feminism), World White Web & The ABC of Colonization
KD–Lounge Lecture Series, Germany, 2020

Talk
Friend or Foe (Faux Feminism), World White Web & The ABC of Colonization
Post Design Festival, Denmark, 2019

Talk
Norm Creativity in Practice
Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design (ArkDes), Sweden, 2017

Lecture
Studio Johanna Burai
Berghs School of Communication, Sweden, 2022

Lecture
On Media Activism
Södertörn University, Sweden, 2017

Lecture
The World White Web
Beckmans College of Design, Sweden, 2017-2023
Exhibitions

Solo Exhibition
I Can’t Stand The Reign
Hada Gallery, Sweden, 2018

Group Exhibition
Pop & Psy Festival
France, 2022

Group Exhibition
Image for Democracy
Grafikens Hus, Sweden, 2018

Group Exhibition
Martian Flag Assembly
SPACE10, Denmark, 2018 

Group Exhibition 
Norm Form
ArkDes, Sweden, 2017

Group Exhibition
Soirée Graphique No.°9
KOMET, Switzerland, 2016

Group Exhibition
Tribute to The Love Letter
The Museum voor Communicatie, Holland, 2016


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