Stephen Pestalozzi is an artist, designer, and Co-Director of Graphic Science. Pestalozzi describes himself as a “townie at heart,” growing up in Duluth, MN. His earliest expressions emerged through the Minnesota skateboard community, where he contributed to short films, graphics, zines, and experimental art projects. Street photography became a way to document and celebrate mundane details and across daily life.
He studied graphic design at the University of Minnesota Duluth and went on to work as a designer for Northern Waters Smokehaus, Creative Arcade, and later co-founded Graphic Science to explore how experimental art, brand strategy, and identity systems can intersect—each informing the other to create culturally resonant work for local businesses and organizations.