Hovie Hawk (named after the legendary gospel singer / musician Hovie Lister) has been working professionally in graphic design since 1993. A native of San Diego, California, where he attended the School for the Creative and Performing Arts, he moved to Seattle, Washington to attend the University of Washington in 1989 and graduated with degrees in Graphic Design and in Art.
After working for various firms in the Seattle area, Hovie opened Design Hovie Studios in 1998 in Seattle, Washington and has grown the company into a firm with an international presence. In January of 2001, he opened the studios' Milan, Italy office and he and Design Hovie Studios began a series of ongoing collaborations with Winsome Italia, Qwentes Italia, and Giorgio Galli and Partners.
In addition to his role as Creative Director at Design Hovie Studios, Hawk is an Adjunct Instructor at Seattle Pacific University and at the Cornish College of the Arts. He is a founding member and serves on the board of the In Ballard Merchants Association, has served on the board of directors for Arts Ballard, and is a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the Ballard Chamber of Commerce, and the Washington State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Hovie's work has been displayed at the Paris and Milan Fashion Weeks, the Superbowl, the NBA finals, the Paris Air Show, the Rose Bowl, and the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo. His awards include those from Web Design in Italy, Design and Design Paris, Logo Lounge, Neenah Paper, HOW Magazine, Bookbuilders West and the Southern California Exposition.
Hawk has been a featured speaker at various events, including being a keynote speaker at the Los Alamos National Laboratory for Interlab 2007, and presenting and serving as a judge at the 2008 Society of Graphic Designers of Canada - Vancouver Island Chapter, Rock Awards.