Actual Source is the collaborative design practice of Davis Ngarupe (Cook Islands / USA) and JP Haynie (USA). Together they design publications, identities, websites, and physical spaces for clients in many diverse fields. Recent projects include a new publishing initiative for A24, a bowl for Sqirl Los Angeles, and Shoplifters 8: New Type Design (available now).

In addition to studio practice, Actual Source operates as an editor, publisher, brand, and retail store that collaborates with contemporary artists, designers, and writers to publish limited edition books, fonts, clothing, and objects. Recent collaborations include Adam Higton, Dinamo, Gabby Gonzalez, Joel Evey, Jan Horcik, Allan Ludwig, Sam Wood, Raf Rennie, Hassan Rahim, Bráulio Amado, Stefan Marx, and Fraser Muggeridge.

ACTUAL SOURCE BOOKS
N04-00A: Shoplifters 1
N04-00B: Shoplifters 2
N04-00C: Kobe 1996-2016
N04-001: Natalie Neal
N04-002: Enjoy The Heavy Traffic
N04-003: 1000 Pages
N04-004: Shoplifters 3
N04-005: Shoplifters 4
N04-006: World Series Vol. I
N04-007: Never released
N04-008: Shoplifters 5
N04-009: World Series Vol. II
N04-010: We Have The Great Discontent
N04-011: Call Now Catalog
N04-012: Shoplifters 6
N04-013: Shoplifters 7: LA Special
N04-014: World Series Vol. III
N04-015: Crayonograph
N04-016: Shoplifters 8: New Type Design
N04-017: TBD
N04-018: TBD

COMMISSIONS:
davisandjp@actualsource.work
Phone: +1 801 810 9965
Studio Instagram: @actualsource.work
Store Instagram: @actual_Source

STUDIO LOCATION
50 East 500 North #103
Provo, UT 84606

CURRENT TEAM
Davis Ngarupe
JP Haynie
Katrina Peterson
Gunnar Harrison

SELECTED CLIENTS
A24 Films
Adidas Originals
Aptive
Artbook @ MoMA PS1
Fialure
GOAT
Hathenbruck(TM)
Howl Supply
Hypebeast Magazine
It’s Nice That
John Elliott
Need Supply
Necessaire
Nike Inc
Nomia Women's Wear
No.One
Otis College Of Art And Design
Salt & Stone
Sqirl Los Angeles
Surface Magazine + 2x4
Utah Museum Of Contemporary Art
Willo Perron & Associates
and many more

SELECT WEB WORK
No.One
Nomia Women’s Wear
Salt Studio
Actual Source Store

COLLABORATORS
Boot Boyz Biz
Dinamo Typefaces
Dallin Skinner (Cursor Studio)
Jan Horcik
Joel Evey
Sqirl Los Angeles
Wax Studios
Weston Colton

EXHIBITIONS
2014, Studio Shop, LA
2015, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
2016, Shoplifters 3 at Actual Source
2016, NY Art Book Fair
2017, LA Art Book Fair
2017, Call Now, Arizona State University
2017, NY Art Book Fair
2018, Reading Room, Bard Graduate Center
2018, Acid-Free LA
2018, Otis Art Book Fair
2018, Brno Biennial 28
2018, Vancouver Art Book Fair
2018, NY Art Book Fair
2018, Transient Space, Design Manchester
2019, Shoplifters 8 at Fisk Gallery
2019, LA Art Book Fair
2019, Tokyo TDC at GGG Gallery

LECTURES AND TALKS
2016, BYU Studio Art, UT
2016, Utah Valley University
2016, Otis College, LA
2017, Otis College, LA
2017, Parsons, NY
2017, Weber State, UT
2017, Adidas Campus, OR
2018, Typo Berlin, DE
2019, Oslo School of Architecture, NO
2019, PNCA, OR

OTHER
2017, Artist in Residence, Otis College of Art and Design

FEATURES
VOL. 30: Tokyo Type Directors Club Annual 2019
28th Brno Biennial Catalogue, 2018
VOL. 29: Tokyo Type Directors Club Annual 2018
Print preview, 2018
Los Logos 8, Gestalten Publishers, 2017
It’s Nice That 1
It’s Nice That 2
It’s Nice That 3
It’s Nice That 4
It’s Nice That 5
Arcademi
B.I.

CREDITS
Site designed by Actual Source in 2018
Developed by Mitchell Barton
Many photos by Weston Colton
SL7 Cover images by Takashi Sasahara
Eggleston T photos by Kevin McCaughey
TR Mono drawn by Berton Hasebe