Patrick Farrell is a graphic designer and sometimes writer who enjoys maps, long walks, and taking the train.

Architectural Digest

March 2026’s LA-themed issue took inspiration from Ed Ruscha’s Some Los Angeles Apartments and the Colby Printing Company, building out a system of tracked-out typography set against backdrops of bright color.

Creative Direction: Aurelie Pellissier Roman

Visuals Direction: Michael Shome

Postcards from Providence

Building off of collections from regional institutions, Postcards from Providence is an informal, accessible archive of historic postcards—presented across print and digital formats.

Professor: Hammett Nurosi

Course: Design Studio 3 (RISD Graphic Design)

Architectural Digest

Selected editorial work for Architectural Digest, including a distinct visual system for the annual AD100 list which features preeminent design talents from across the globe.

Creative Direction: Aurelie Pellissier Roman

Visuals Direction: Michael Shome

Desperately Seeking Rhode Island

During my last semester of college, I mapped every run I completed (All sixty!) and documented one significant building or object along the route. Compiled in a book alongside three essays, the project explores my relationship with Providence, RI.

Advisor: Ian Keliher

Course: Degree Project (RISD Graphic Design)

Global Brain Care Coalition

Visual identity system for the brain health-focused non-profit. Highlighting the organization’s human-centered approach to care, the icon scales from an abstracted individual figure to a dynamic collage.

Agency: Yard NYC

Design Director: Jeff Kardos

Art Direction: Teng Phour

RISD Yearbook 2024

Where will you be in ten years? The 2024 RISD Yearbook imagines a future in which every student is famous—complete with custom business cards and paparazzi photos to prove it.

Studio: RISD Design Guild

Team: Emma Caamaño, Kayla Feng, Joyce Ho, Ryan Brandon Hsiao, Li Huang, Hannah Jeong, Andrew Liu, Ash Ma, Christine Wang, Maggie Xian, Peter Xu, and Ryan Yan

Brown Political Review

For the student-run magazine’s Games Issue, each article was re-imagined as a board game. The reader becomes the player, whose path through the section is illustrated on the board game.

Patrick Farrell is a graphic designer and sometimes writer who enjoys maps, long walks, and taking the train.

March 2026’s LA-themed issue took inspiration from Ed Ruscha’s Some Los Angeles Apartments and the Colby Printing Company, building out a system of tracked-out typography set against backdrops of bright color.

Creative Direction: Aurelie Pellissier Roman

Visuals Direction: Michael Shome

Building off of collections from regional institutions, Postcards from Providence is an informal, accessible archive of historic postcards—presented across print and digital formats.

Professor: Hammett Nurosi

Course: Design Studio 3 (RISD Graphic Design)

Selected editorial work for Architectural Digest, including a distinct visual system for the annual AD100 list which features preeminent design talents from across the globe.

Creative Direction: Aurelie Pellissier Roman

Visuals Direction: Michael Shome

During my last semester of college, I mapped every run I completed (All sixty!) and documented one significant building or object along the route. Compiled in a book alongside three essays, the project explores my relationship with Providence, RI.

Advisor: Ian Keliher

Course: Degree Project (RISD Graphic Design)

Visual identity system for the brain health-focused non-profit. Highlighting the organization’s human-centered approach to care, the icon scales from an abstracted individual figure to a dynamic collage.

Agency: Yard NYC

Design Director: Jeff Kardos

Art Direction: Teng Phour

Where will you be in ten years? The 2024 RISD Yearbook imagines a future in which every student is famous—complete with custom business cards and paparazzi photos to prove it.

Studio: RISD Design Guild

Team: Emma Caamaño, Kayla Feng, Joyce Ho, Ryan Brandon Hsiao, Li Huang, Hannah Jeong, Andrew Liu, Ash Ma, Christine Wang, Maggie Xian, Peter Xu, and Ryan Yan

For the student-run magazine’s Games Issue, each article was re-imagined as a board game. The reader becomes the player, whose path through the section is illustrated on the board game.

Creative Direction: Christine Wang

Custom Typography: Andrew Liu

Featured Illustrations: Christine Wang, Kyla Dang, Cara Wang

Last Updated: June 2026