Brian Roettinger

Brian Roettinger is an American graphic designer, whose work has included graphics for Duran Duran's Paper Gods album released in 2015.

Biography
Roettinger received a BFA in graphic design from CalArts in 2004. Shortly after graduating he was appointed the Design Director at SCI-Arc (Southern California Institute of Architecture) where he re-developed the institutes graphic language and visual identity across a large range of mediums and platforms. During this time he also operated his own interdisciplinary design studio Hand Held Heart (originally a vinyl only record label).

In 2009, Roettinger left his post at SCI-Arc to focus purely on his own studio in Los Angeles. He has worked closely with many local and international artists, cultural institutions, and architects to design, produce, curate and direct many projects and exhibition catalogues.

In 2013, he co-curated the exhibition In the Good Name of the Company: Artworks and ephemera produced by or in tandem with the Colby Poster Printing Company.

He has gained notoriety for his work on album packaging and art direction. Working closely with such artists as No Age, Liars, Beach House, Childish Gambino, Jay Z and Duran Duran.

In 2014, he received his second grammy nomination for album packaging for Jay Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail. His first nomination in this category was for No Age, Nouns (2010).