Andy Outis
to Designer and Creative Director helping brands and organizations tell their stories—and an educator helping students start theirs.
Member Since
June 2025
Andy Outis is the Principal and Creative Director of Shift7.Studio, a design practice working across experiences, environments, branding and storytelling. Andy led creative services design at New York Magazine, where his team was responsible the branding and design of signature experiences such as the Vulture Festival and New York Taste. He also served as Design Director of David Stark Design and Production, a boutique events and experiences agency with clients including Target, the Robin Hood Foundation, and Kiehls. He now leads an independent studio, whose recent projects have included the design of the Related Companies’ presence at ICSC Las Vegas; experiential and environmental graphics for the Breakthough Prize and Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit, and exhibition design for the Presidio Trust and Photoville. He teaches at the School of Visual Arts and Pratt Institute.
My super power is
An uncanny ability to spot plainclothes police. But that’s from a different life. In this one, it’s more around making all aspects of a design program work together seamlessly and fluidly.
Best piece of advice I've ever heard
When I was a floundering design student, Michael Cronin pulled me aside and told me I needed to make myself a studio, where I only do work, and nothing else, which has served me well—if somewhat expensively (because rent)—over the years.
Practice Area
Branded Environments, Digital Experiences, Exhibition, Placemaking, Public Installation, Strategy/Research/Planning, Wayfinding
Focus Area
Brand, Exhibition, Graphic, Interpretive, Signage
Industry
Corporate, Cultural, Education, Entertainment, Sports