Kenneth Bess

Though Kenneth Bess studied architecture at the University of California at Berkeley, he chose graphic design as his career path, and, fittingly, his first job was at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in San Francisco, where he lead the design of many signage projects nationwide as well as that for t…

Bess Design develops identities, printed pieces, and signage that draw on physical, historical, and cultural contexts to distinguish the unique from the commonplace, inform, define position in the ever-expanding marketplace, and create desire. More than thirty years experience in a range of design a…