(b.1995)
denzel.boydd@gmail.com
Yale School of Art
Master of Fine Art, Graphic Design
2026
Typography Summer School LA Intensive
Fraser Muggeridge Type Workshop
2019
Virginia Commonwealth University
School of the Arts (VCUarts)
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design
2017
Penland School of Crafts
Yukari Hayashida’s Japanese Book Binding
and Decorative Papers workshop
2016
2014 - Present
Apple
Deisgn Intern
2025
Zeus Jones
Designer
2021
Compass
Associate Designer
2020
Imprint Projects
Design Intern
2018
Bartle Bogle Hegarty
(BBH) USA
Design Intern
2017
Branding
Film
Graphic Design
Typography
Print Design
Yale MFA Black Art Group Show
32 Edgewood Gallery
New Haven, CT
2025
Feedback Loop
First-Year Yale MFA Exhibition
Green Hall Gallery
2024
Transformations Film Project Showcase
YoungArts Campus
Miami, FL
2016
National YoungArts NY Regional Exhibition
Moma PS1
Queens, New York
2014
Young Guns
2023
Emerging Designer National Design Awards, Nomination
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2023
ADAA Winner—Social Impact Video Production
Adobe Design Achivement Awards
2017
National YoungArts Foundation Honorable Mention, Winner in Visual Arts
YoungArts
2014
National Scholastic Awards Gold Key in Design
National Scholastic Awards
2013
The Brand Identity
2024
Designer Spotlight, Interview
Projector HQ
2021
Adobe Awards Showcase Social Impact Winner
Adobe
2017
Last Updated 08.17.25
Yale MFA Black Art Show
2025
"The 11th Hour" is a Yale School of Art exhibition featuring the work of Black MFA candidates. The show, curated by Aliyah Efotte, explores themes of presence, transformation, and world-building. The exhibition includes work across various media, including painting/printmaking, photography, and sculpture.
Print by: Charitssa Stone
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for Christian Sorensen Hansen film
THOMA - ‘Su Voz’
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2025
Typography: Apex Display
Reconstructing dream soundscapes in collaboration with Fatima Al Kuwari. A 3D ear broadcasts internal dream sounds, giving voice to what was never heard. Mind → Ear → Air.
Photography by: Jasmine Clarke
David Kramer of Family Books unearthed these gems for a zine we designed called sPOTs: Weed Spot-Illustrations From Growers’ Guides and The Underground Press 1966 – 1973.
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A speculative parody of the New York Times, "The new dark times" highlights the absurd, despotic nature of humor and the world's daily jokes.
Rethinking Aid Architecture:
The Case of Kuwait and Kenya
Author: Ahmad Al Amjami
Exploring a new aid framework. This publication, "Doing Well," investigates the relationship between Kuwait and Kenya to propose a better aid architecture.
Yale MFA Sculpture Thesis
Print Design & Production
In collaboration with Christopher Cole
Organized by Kameelah Janan Rasheed and Aki Sasamoto
Featuring work by 2025 MFA students in Sculpture: Helen Liene Dreifelds, Alice Gong Xiaowen, Sam Frésquez, Andrew Luk, Omer Wasim, Nic[o] Brierre Aziz, Brenda Barrios, Jesús Hilario-Reyes, Gozié Ojini, and Alix Vernet.
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Summer 2025
Inspired by the game Go, "Direction of Play" typographically explores how individual choices influence the whole, connecting personal expression to global politics.
Fall Workshop Posters
Fall 2024
Modern Desires
2020
Design and art direction for James Tillman - Modern Desires, with Jared M. Royal, Brooke Yen, Denzel Boyd and James Tillman.
Fall 2024