ERIK FREER

Creative Direction Design

Erik Matthias Freer is an American designer, and artist based in New York City. With over a decade of experience, Erik works as a creative director and consultant for individuals, institutions, and brands, on projects spanning identity, editorial, exhibition, digital, and experiential design. From 2017–2022, Erik was the inaugural Design Director for Neue Galerie New York. His independent creative consulting practice operates under the name Freer Studio.

Alongside client work, Erik teaches as a part-time professor at Parsons School of Design and holds an MFA from the Yale School of Art.

For inquiries, please reach out to mail[at]erikfreer.com.

©2025 Freer Studio LLC d/b/a Erik Freer, clients, and contributors. Unless otherwise noted, all graphic visual identity systems and photography provided by clients and collaborators. This website is typeset in Standard Book by Bryce Wilner.



CAPABILITIES

Art Direction
Book & Editorial Design
Brand & Identity
Campaign Development
Copyrighting
Creative Direction
Curation
Digital Design
Editing
Environment & Exhibition Design
Experiential Design
Illustration
Motion Design
Naming
Poster Design
Photo Direction
Photography
Research
Signage & Wayfinding
Strategy
User Experience
Web and Interface Design

CONTACT

527 Hudson St. 20140
New York, NY 10014 mail@erikfreer.com

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@erikfreer
@freerstudio