Curriculum vitae
Connor McKnight
connormcknight.netLas Vegas, Nevada
Lead instructor at FourSkill and author of its Core Languages books, admissions and immigration consultant at Kaitu, and writer for The North China Times.
Profile
Connor McKnight is the lead instructor at FourSkill, an admissions and immigration consultant at Kaitu, and writes for The North China Times.
He is the author of the Core Languages books on FourSkill — five graded books for each of hundreds of languages, from Abkhaz to Zulu — and the graphics and images on FourSkill, Kaitu and The North China Times are his.
Professional Experience
FourSkill
Lead Instructor
- Lead instructor at FourSkill, which teaches languages and other skills through structured courses and spaced repetition.
- Author of the Core Languages books: 2,305 graded books in 461 languages, five per language from Novice to Distinguished.
- Designed the 4S mark and FourSkill wordmark: cut-paper letters with a strip of tape, in the five level colours.
- Art-directed the torn-paper collage art made for every FourSkill course and book.
Admissions and Immigration Consultant
- Guides students and families through admissions to schools and universities around the world, and through residency and citizenship by investment.
- Designed Kaitu’s identity: the carved red seal, the wordmark set beside 開途, the palette, guidelines and stationery.
- Illustrated Kaitu’s papercraft world of hand-cut paper, used across its site and films.
- Animated eighty-eight papercraft films: brand films, Academy lessons, journal and webinar films and vertical ads.
- Created the press kit, recruiting ads in fifteen sizes, vertical film ads and social cards.
The North China Times
Writer
- Writes for The North China Times, a paper of news and analysis from China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the rest of Asia.
- Designed the paper’s identity: the nameplate, the press-plate mark and the “Newsprint and Blue Pencil” palette and type.
- Created the house style for its news images: nine treatments, from engraving, riso and duotone to 3D plates and maps.
- Animated explainer films for its video desk, in series such as The Briefing, Measured, The Basics and Trade Lanes.
Books
Author · Collection
- books
- 2,305
- languages
- 461
- grammar points
- 3,586
- words
- 1,424,817
- Five graded books for every language FourSkill teaches, from Novice to Distinguished.
- Featured: Core Japanese Novice, Core Korean Intermediate, Core Mandarin Advanced, Core Spanish Superior, Core Ainu Distinguished.
Selected work
Admissions and immigration consultant
- Kaitu 開途 — Admissions & Immigration
Kaitu · Admissions & immigration consultant, Graphics
Language instructor
- FourSkill — Lead Instructor
FourSkill · Lead instructor, Author, Graphics
Art director
- FourSkill — Course & Book Art
FourSkill · Art direction, Illustration
- NCT — Nine Image Treatments
The North China Times · Art direction, Image system
Illustrator
- Kaitu — Papercraft World
Kaitu · Illustration, Animation, Art direction
Motion graphics designer
- Kaitu Films
Kaitu · Animation, Direction
- NCT Video Desk
The North China Times · Series design, Animation
Graphic designer
- FourSkill — Identity
FourSkill · Logo design, Identity system, Type & colour
- Kaitu — The Seal
Kaitu · Logo design, Identity system, Brand guidelines, Stationery
- Kaitu — Campaigns & Press Kit
Kaitu · Creative direction, Copy, Design, Films
- NCT — Newsprint and Blue Pencil
The North China Times · Nameplate, Logo system, Palette & type
- This Website
Personal · Concept, Identity, Design, Engineering, 3D
Author and writer
- The Core Languages Library
FourSkill · Author
- The North China Times — Writer
The North China Times · Writer, Graphics
Films
The Briefing · The North China Times
The Basics · The North China Times
Five Dates · The North China Times
- 0:58
Brand film · Kaitu
- 0:43
Academy · Kaitu
- 0:16
Vertical ad · Kaitu
Writing
- Contributor
Editorial · Kaitu’s journal on admissions, residency and life abroad, with its own films.
Portfolios
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