What We Do
GDLOFT is minority owned and was founded in 2003 by Allan Espiritu. We do more than design. We analyze, strategize, integrate and transform your content through a plan, a medium and a message.
We view you as collaborators and partners in the design process. We meld our diverse vision and varied experience with yours. The open mixing
and acceptance of different perspectives and approaches is the foundation of our methodology.
Who We Are
Allan Espiritu
Principal, Creative Director
Allan Espiritu, founder of GDLOFT PHL, is a Philadelphia-based, award-winning graphic designer and educator. Espiritu received his BA in graphic design from Rutgers University-Camden and his MFA in graphic design from the Yale University School of Art. Espiritu’s work has been published and acknowledged by AIGA, GDUSA, UCDA, Graphis, Communication Arts, Print Magazine, HOW, STEP, Applied Arts, and Art Directors Club. GDLOFT’s work has also appeared in Gestalten Princeton Architectural Press, PIE Press, and Rockport publications. Espiritu heads the Graphic Design concentration program at Rutgers University-Camden. He served as President of the AIGA Philadelphia Chapter from 2011 to 2013.
Kevin Kernan
Principal, Managing Director
Kevin Kernan is a principal at GDLOFT, overseeing project management and business development. Kevin has an extensive background in print production, social media, and web design, having worked with Current Medicine/Current Science, Philadelphia City Paper, and Drexel University. He received his BA in graphic design from Rutgers University-Camden and holds a master’s degree in Arts Administration from Drexel University, where he specialized in working with nonprofit organizations and universities. Kernan’s work has been published and acknowledged by AIGA, GDUSA, UCDA, Telly Awards, Creative Quarterly, Print Magazine, and TED.
Matthew Higgins
Senior Designer
Matt received with a degree in graphic design from Rutgers University and has been with GDLOFT since the summer of 2015. While he designs for all of GDLOFT’s clients, Matt currently designs and manages projects for University of the Arts, Rutgers University, Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, and IMPACT Services. He has received awards for his designs from Applied Arts, GDUSA and the National Students Design Conference.
Our Collaborators
We understand the missions of various industries and institutions and have engaged their audience through successful collaborations.
Academy of Natural Sciences
ASPCA
Astral Artist
Botswana Cheetah Reserve
Bus Stop Boutique
CFEVA
CHAD
The City of Philadelphia
The Clay Studio
Dapper Dog
Ego Po
Elizabeth Demaray, Artist
Enchantment Theatre
Eastern State Penitentiary
Hopeworks
Hopkins House
Illustrating Progress
Kensington Community Partners
KYLD
Lantern Theater Company
Legal Clinic for the Disable (LCD)
Lethe Press
Margery Amdur, Artist
Mutya
NIM
NPEA
Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy
Onyx Valley
Oxford Press
Paul Bernstein, Artist
Perfect Communications
Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
Pig Iron Theater
PlayPenn
Philadelphia Mayor’s Fund
Philadelphia Photo Arts Center
Preservation Alliance
Rock to the Future
Rothman Institute
The Schuylkill Center
Swarthmore College
Temple University
Temple Contemporary
TRACE
University of the Arts
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton
WRT
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