295 John Bielenberg, Designer
From UNIQUEWAYS WITH THOMAS GIRARD by Thomas Girard
December 11, 2025 · 27 min
About this episode
John Bielenberg discusses his career as a designer and his achievements in the field.
John Bielenberg founded Project M in 2003. He has won more than 250 design awards in his career, and became an AIGA Fellow in 2008. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has acquired six of his design projects, and staged a solo exhibition of his work in 2000. In 2009, John was awarded the Washington University Skandalaris Award for Design Entrepreneurship in St. Louis. He went on to receive an honorary doctorate degree from Maryland Institute College of Art.
People in this episode
Host: Thomas Girard
Guest: John Bielenberg
Topics covered
- design
- entrepreneurship
- awards
- art
- exhibitions
Keywords
- design awards
- Project M
- AIGA Fellow
- art exhibitions
- entrepreneurship
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Project M, AIGA, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Washington University, Maryland Institute College of Art
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