John Celuch – Director
Inlandesign is nearing its 30th year in business as a strategy/design company in the St. Louis region. Our first major project was ArchiVan, Illinois’ Celebration of Architecture for the nation’s bicentennial. ArchiVan informed thousands of citizens about the architectural heritage of Illinois. The nearly yearlong event was managed by the Illinois Arts Council. Planning and design began in 1975 and the ArchiVan exhibits were fabricated and installed under the direction of John Celuch. This also included graphic design work and exhibits for ArchiCenter, the highly successful permanent component of the project, which continues to be the architectural tourist center in downtown Chicago.
For over 29+ years, John Celuch has created graphic design, identity and branding, marketing communications and exhibition design for national, regional and local events, festivals, corporations and organizations. Some of these clients include:
- Illinois and Missouri Humanities Commissions
- National Park Service
- VP Fair Foundation
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- University of Missouri-St. Louis
- A.G. Edwards
- Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center Interpretive Center
- Fort Des Chartres Historic Site
- The Bank of Edwardsville
- Festival 66 (Rt. 66 Festival) Edwardsville
- The Prairie State Games
- Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
- Spring Green Lodge & Conference Center
- Edwardsville YMCA
- Carnegies Cafe & Books, Edwardsville Public Library
- Cahokia Mounds
- Campbell House Museum
- Children’s Hospital
The work of Inlandesign and its design staff has been featured in national design publications and books. Inlandesign has won the prestigious Illinois Governor’s Tourism award nearly a dozen times since 1990. Current projects include a permanent history exhibit installation at Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, branding and marketing communications for Home Nursery and a donor wall for the Campbell House Museum in St. Louis. In addition to creating all the graphic design for a successful $5 million dollar fundraising campaign for the Edwardsville YMCA, Inlandesign created all of the exterior and interior permanent signage for the new $10 million facility.