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pley.ground was founded in Seattle on the year 2017 by Gabriel Lopez. “Pley” comes from the wanting to have fun with the work and pushing the perceptions of what design should look like. “Ground” is a constant reminder though, that everything we do as designers is for someone else. As hard as we want to be conceptual, we must keep ourselves grounded.




The name pley.ground is intentionally "misspelled" for a number of thoughtful reasons. The flower was chosen as a symbolic nod to the garden that once bloomed in Gabriel’s parents’ backyard—a gentle reminder of our humble beginnings.

In our 8 years of existence, our work has been added to permanent collections in museums, featured on national and international blogs. Our illustration work has been published in national and local magazines.

With love,
from the people of pley•ground.
/ Awards & Recognition
SeaMar Museum of Chicano/a Latino/a Culture
Work added to permanent collection
Cooper Union
Type work on display at type exhibition
The Gallery.io
Website feature for our pley.ground website
Minimal.Gallery
‍Website feature for our pley.ground website
Poster Heroes
‍Our Stay at Home poster was featured in their "Couch Heroes" Instagram story campaign
The Gallery.io
Website feature for our Who is Gabriel website
The Design Kids
Interview about pley.ground's origins
Bellevue College
Interview about the Sensitive Locations Logomark
Kirkus Review
Illustration feature for CodeSpeak Labs
Klikkentheke
Website feature for pley.ground
CSSDSGN
Website feature for Lash Society
Story Time Ink
Illustration feature
hipertextual
Best NASA inspired poster and illustration
CSSDSGN
Website feature for pley.ground
Bookvana
Award finalist
Best Book Awards
Winner for best illustrations
Mooxi Design
Website feature for pley.ground
Made by Magnitude
Best free fonts for designers
Heart Internet Blog
Free Fresh Fonts
Free Web Design Tutorials
Top 100 Free Fonts
/ Let's Collaborate
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