# Kenny Gravillis

> Kenny Gravillis is an East London-born graphic designer and the Los Angeles-based co-founder, CEO and chief creative officer of gravillis™. His career spans Def Jam album packaging, creative leadership at MCA, and film campaigns including work for Spike Lee. He also helped develop the Netflix x Otis Access program with Dawn Baillie.

- **Role:** Co-founder, CEO and Chief Creative Officer at gravillis™
- **Organizations:** gravillis™, Def Jam Recordings, MCA Records, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- **From:** London, United Kingdom
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** Two-year diploma in graphic design, East Ham College of Technology
- **Known for:** Co-founded a design agency in 2000 that marked 25 years in 2025., Designed The Notorious B.I.G.’s Ready to Die cover under Cey Adams’s art direction and worked on The Roots’ Things Fall Apart., Built a continuing film-poster collaboration with Spike Lee beginning in 2015.

## Career timeline

- **1987** — Graduated from East Ham College of Technology and went to New York to visit his father; stayed to pursue design work.
- **1989** — Joined Def Jam in a junior design role, according to his Creative Review recollection.
- **1990s** — Moved to MCA Records in Los Angeles; became vice president of creative services.
- **2000** — Co-founded Gravillis Inc. with DeAnna Gravillis.
- **2000s** — Shifted the studio toward theatrical and television campaigns as music-packaging budgets declined.
- **2009** — Studio worked on Avatar and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
- **2015** — Began working with Spike Lee on Chi-Raq.
- **2018** — Joined the Academy’s Marketing and Public Relations Branch.
- **2023** — Netflix and Otis launched Access, developed with Gravillis and Dawn Baillie.
- **2025** — Discussed campaigns for Sinners and Highest 2 Lowest and the studio’s 25th anniversary.

## Achievements

- Co-founded a design agency in 2000 that marked 25 years in 2025.
- Designed The Notorious B.I.G.’s Ready to Die cover under Cey Adams’s art direction and worked on The Roots’ Things Fall Apart.
- Built a continuing film-poster collaboration with Spike Lee beginning in 2015.
- Helped develop Access with Dawn Baillie, supported by Netflix and Otis College.
- Studio created Oscars branding for the 2023 and 2024 ceremonies.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Appeared at the Academy Museum’s December 7 Inside Jaws poster-design program.
- **2025-08** — Discussed Highest 2 Lowest and Sinners in an interview with The Knockturnal.
- **2025-07** — Otis announced renewal of its Netflix partnership for a second Access cohort.
- **2025-05** — Discussed the studio’s 25th anniversary and its OK branding division with GEMA.

## Links

- Website: https://www.gravillisinc.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenny-gravillis-96349a15

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Last updated: 2026-10-22