John Kudos, the owner of KUDOS Design Collaboratory, is an interdisciplinary designer whose work embraces strategy, design, and technology. His practice focuses on collaboration and experimentation informed by diverse cultural backgrounds and technological resources. His projects include brand identities, publications, websites, user interfaces, interactive installations, motion, signage, and exhibitions, many of which spans across multiple media.

A native of Bandung, Indonesia, John received his BFA in Design with Digital Media concentration at MICA in 2001 and developed a career as an immigrant entrepreneur in New York. Prior to establishing KUDOS Design Collaboratory in 2008, he worked for Pentagram where he led various cultural, retail, and institutional design projects for seven years. In 2019, he cofounded KASA Collective to further develop his passion in fusing design and emerging technology.

John currently serves on the advisory board of the Type Directors Club and Poster House CMYK Council to bring more diversity and inclusion to their programs. He is a member of the American Alliance of Museums and Society for Experiential Graphic Design.

He has won numerous awards, including the Art Directors Club's Young Guns, Silver medal by the Society of Publication Designers, The Webby, D&AD, Type Directors Club, AIGA, NY Book Show, and published by Graphis, GD USA, Print, I.D., Communication Arts, STEP Inside Design, and Black Book AR100.