his design emphasizing structure, visual rhythm, and geometric balance—and his photography, which captures street art, architecture, and everyday narratives of city life. Colaku studied Graphic Design Honors at Northern Highlands, earning the Loch and Quay Award for his Great Gatsby book cover. Since 2022, he has pursued a Digital Media degree with a Graphic Design concentration at Marist University, where he has appeared on the Dean’s List each year and received the Senior Award for Graphic Design. His work has been exhibited at Marist’s Steel Plant Gallery, most recently through his senior thesis portfolio book, Portare. Currently, he is interning in the exhibitions department at Gagosian Gallery in Manhattan and plans to pursue a Master’s degree in Graphic Design to further refine his practice.
Adrian Colaku is an emerging graphic designer and photographer from Brooklyn, New York, whose work spans digital design, typography, editorial layout, book design, and photo editing. Surrounded by his father’s architectural drawings and books, Colaku developed an early appreciation for how images carry memory, identity, and meaning. This foundation informs both