No Replica merges design and development to craft bespoke digital experiences. Our practice embraces a multi-disciplinary approach that combines design with code, motion, sound, and data. We take “traditional” projects — like developing a brand identity or website — and find ways to inject them with new life. We write our own code (and teach it to others),1 publish original (and usually weird) typefaces,2 and compose music.3
What we do
Web design and development
We code websites from scratch to create one-of-a-kind user experiences for both mobile and desktop devices. We also work with modern CMS services like Webflow, WordPress, Squarespace, and more.
Featured project: Sounds Good ↗
Branding and visual identities
We craft original identity systems by creating style guides, logos, print collateral, graphic templates, and more. We also specialize in revising and refining guidelines to bring new life to an existing brand identity.
Featured project: The 24 Hour Plays ↗
Generative and computational art
We develop custom tools to generate motion and static graphics. This lets us create in-brand visuals just by tweaking several parameters in a graphic user interface. We can then embed these tools directly into websites, or use them to create both print and digital assets.
Featured project: RISD Grad Show 2024 ↗
Motion design
We use motion design to create dynamic digital assets. This includes motion logos, sizzle reels, trailers, social media posts, and kinetic web elements.
Featured project: Williamstown Theatre Festival 2021 Season ↗
Type design
We design original typefaces, as well as focus on research and development for new type technologies. Our work focuses on variable fonts and finding new ways to animate typography through code. We publish our typefaces through our type foundry, Too Much Type ↗.
Featured project: Mini Mochi ↗
Sound design and composition
We compose and produce music, as well as develop web-based musical instruments. We find ways to connect sound and imagery, whether through sound design for animation or through coded digital experiences. We publish our output through our music platform, Barco Loudly ↗.
Featured project: Earworm ↗
Data analysis and visualization
We work with the R programming language to conduct data research and analysis. Our experience includes working with large datasets (>300GB) and creating interactive articles to share our findings.
Featured project: Colors of Extinction ↗
Teaching and learning
We are passionate about design education and develop numerous materials for in-person and online learning. Our custom resources focus teaching technical skills like web programming, type design, and motion design. We publish our resources through our teaching initiative, GD with GD ↗.
Featured project: Baby Steps ↗
Who we are
Gabriel Drozdov
Founder and creative director
Gabriel Drozdov ↗ runs No Replica as well as its affiliated organizations Too Much Type ↗, GD with GD ↗, and Barco Loudly ↗. He holds a BA in Computer Science and Theater from Wesleyan University, and an MFA in Graphic Design from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He teaches web programming, type design, and motion design at RISD, and he releases his open-source teaching resources through the GD with GD Classroom ↗. Before No Replica, Gabriel worked in-house and as a freelancer with non-profits in the theater and performing arts spaces, including The 24 Hour Plays, Dramatists Guild, and Williamstown Theatre Festival. Gabriel is author of This Is For You ↗, an open-source archive of his career trajectory with the hopes of helping new designers find their own paths.