Gregory Stanislaus Bennett Jr. (born November 8, 1977) is an American graphic designer and artist based in York, Pennsylvania, USA. Bennett studied graphic design at the Art Institute of York where he graduated from in 1999. He is best known for his imaginative and highly conceptual branding, corporate identity, packaging and cause-related poster projects.
In 1999, Bennett moved to Washington DC to practice design with Supon Design Group, one of the nation's leading branding design firms at that time. He trained under Jake and Pum Lefebure who now run their own design firm known as Design Army.
From 2000 to 2002, Bennett would explore various disciplines within the creative industry in an effort to expand his capabilities. In that time, he worked with Kinetic Studios as a graphic designer, CO2 Media as an interactive designer and Novak-Birch as an environmental designer.
Bennett joined Siquis (an ad agency in Baltimore, MD) in 2002 as a senior designer. He quickly advanced within the agency and was promoted twice, once to design director and ultimately senior design director before moving on in 2011.
Now Bennett produces high-profile projects for a variety of fashion, lifestyle and outdoor clients. His creative offerings include concepting ad campaigns and art directing photoshoots, crafting corporate identities, branding programs and packaging systems.
2011 – How Wine Became Modern, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), San Francisco, California, United States
2011 – 5th China International Poster Biennial, Hangzhou, China
2011 – Visual Communication Design Poster Exhibit, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
2010 – Golden Bee 9: Moscow International Biennial of Graphic Design, Moscow, Russia
2010 – Fuel Your Passion Alumni Exhibit, Art Institute of York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
2010 – Directions Poster Exhibit & Clock Auction, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
2010 – Typography, York, Pennsylvania, United States
2009 – Recharge Alumni Exhibit, Art Institute of York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
2008 – UCDA Campus Violence Poster Project, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, United States
2008 – AIGA Fifty Biennial, Washington DC, United States
2008 – The Urban Forest Project, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
2008 – AIGA Get Out the Vote, New York City, United States
2008 – Ride Snowboards SBA 6, Ride Snowboards, Seattle, Washington, United States
2008 – Art Institute Alumni Exhibit, York, Pennsylvania, United States
2007 – Good50x70, La Triennale, Milan, Italy
2007 – Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia, United States
Interviews and articles
Amy Feezor, "The Playlist: WORKtoDATE Design Director Greg Bennett", Herman Miller Lifework, February 2012
Megan Patrick, "Out of This World", HOW Design, February 2012
David Rothman, George Pozderec, "The Business of Designing Business Cards", CBS News Sunday Morning, March 2011
Christopher Jones, "Greg Bennett, aka WORKtoDATE, The Interview", October 2010
Finch Paper, "Creative to Heal Devastation", September 2010
Lisa Baggerman Hazen, "HOW Designer Spotlight" September 2010
Communication Arts, "Fresh", June 2010
2012 – HOW International Design Annual, 1 Award
2011 – China International Poster Biennial, 2 Awards
2011 – HOW International Design Annual, 1 Award
2010 – Print Magazine Regional Design Annual, 3 Awards
2010 – Golden Bee 9: Moscow International Biennial of Graphic Design, 1 Award
2010 – Graphis Poster Annual 2011, 1 Award
2010 – AAF ADDY Awards Show, 2 Awards
2009 – HOW International Design Annual, 1 Award
2009 – AAF ADDY Awards Show, Best of Show
2009 – AAF ADDY Awards Show, 5 Awards
2008 – Graphis Poster Annual, 1 Award
2008 – Print Magazine Regional Design Annual, 1 Award
2008 – AAF ADDY Awards Show, 5 Awards
2008 – AIGA Fifty Biennial, 1 Award
2007 – Graphis Poster Annual, Platinum Award
2007 – AAF ADDY Awards Show, District Two, 1 Award
2007 – AAF ADDY Awards Show, 6 Awards
2006 – Finch Paper, Award of Excellence
2006 – AAF ADDY Awards Show, 4 Awards
2005 – AAF ADDY Awards Show, 5 Awards
2004 – AAF ADDY Awards Show, 1 Award
2003 – Print Magazine Regional Design Annual, 1 Award
2001 – Print Magazine Regional Design Annual, 1 Award
2001 – AAF ADDY Awards Show, Judges' Award
2001 – AAF ADDY Awards Show, 7 Awards
