Juan Carlos Pagan is a multi-disciplinary artist, designer, and typographer from New York. He received his BFA from Parsons School of Design, and completed his postgraduate studies in typeface design at The Cooper Union. Juan has created visual identities, custom typography, and brand campaigns for companies including NPR, Pinterest, Cîroc, Under Amour, Nike, Google, Apple, Disney, New York Lottery, Jump Bikes, and Youtube. He has also designed cover art for publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stones Magazine, and Variety Magazine.  Juan has been recognized for is work by The Type Directors Club, The Art Directors Club, The One Show, Communication Arts, Graphis, Cannes Lions, Clios, D&AD, AICP, 4A’s, AdColor, and Print Magazine amongst others. In 2013 Juan received The Art Directors Club Young Gun Award, which recognizes the world’s best creatives under the age of 30. That same year he was both nominated for Print Magazines New Visual Artist 20 Under 30, and was named the top of Adweek‘s Talent 100. In 2018 Juan received the Type Directors Club Ascenders Award, which recognizes designers who are 35 years of age and under for their remarkable achievement in design and typography. Juan has held Creative Director and Head of Design positions at MTV, DDB, Deutsch, and 72andSunny. In 2017 Juan co-founded Sunday Afternoon. A hybrid design studio and artist management agency. In 2020 Sunday Afternoon was just named to the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in America. In 2022 Print Magazine named Sunday Afternoon Design Agency of The Year.

Worldwide Representation:
Sunday Afternoon. For inquiries, contact: audrie@sundayafternoon.us

Hate mail can be sent here: Carlos@jcpagan.com

Selected Clients

MTV

Pinterest

Apple

Google Creative Lab

Variety Magazine

Under Armour

Sagmeister & Walsh

DDB NY

CÎROC

The Art Directors Club

Nike

Jump Bikes

New York Lottery

Print Magazine

New York Times Magazine

Jägermeister

Krylon

AIGA

Disney

Under Armour

ESPN Magazine

BBDO

Reebok

Bacardi

Smirnoff

VML

The Washington Post

Rolling Stone Magazine

Youtube

Aberlour

Droga5

Joan

Translation

72andSunny

Youtube

NPR

Figliulo & Partners

Speaking

Museum of Art and Design (MAD), New York, 2019

Today At Apple, 5th Avenue Apple Store, 2019

TypeCon, Keynote Speaker 2019

The One Club for Creativity, 2019

Letter West Conference, 2019

Savannah School of Design, 2019

Shillington Design School, 2019

The One Club for Creativity, 2018

Type Directors Club, 2018

SVA, 2017

AIGA, Kansas City Design Week, 2017

Miami Ad School, 2016

School of Visual Arts, 2016

AIGA, Method + Madness Conference, 2015

Typographics Conference, 2015

The Creative Circus, 2013

Advertising Week's Rising Star, 2013

VCU Brandcenter, 2012

Parson School of Design, 2012

ADC Young Guns Apple Store, 2012

AIGA, Resurgence Of Hand Lettering, 2012