Donald Christopher Clark (born May 30, 1975) is an American musician and graphic designer. He was the rhythm guitarist and bassist for the Christian metal band, Demon Hunter, which he co-founded with his brother, vocalist Ryan Clark. Before Demon Hunter, Clark was a former guitarist and co-founder of Training for Utopia with Rob Dennler. He appears on Zao's The Lesser Lights of Heaven DVD.

History Before forming TFU and Demon Hunter, Clark was in a local band called Offset. Offset never recorded anything and was short lived.

Clark then started Training for Utopia with Rob Dennler.Decibel Magazine Clark formed the band with the Rob Dennler (vocals), Steve Saxby (bass) and Morley Boyer (drums). Dennler left the band in 1996 and Ryan joined the band. The band released an EP, a Split EP, and two studio albums.

He and his brother formed Demon Hunter in 2000 and released their debut album late the following year through Solid State Records. The group would continue to steadily gain exposure throughout the 2000s.

His grandfather, an artist, helped inspire his grandsons' work in graphic design, which is their true day job. Ryan and Don founded Seattle-based Asterik Studio with their friend Demetre Arges in 2000. The design studio has created CD packaging, poster art, web design, and/or merchandise design for hundreds of artists including Poison the Well, Liz Phair, P.O.D., and The White Stripes; however, Clark also notes that he is not a fine artist and that such work is typically outsourced. Based on their design experience, Don and Ryan authored a chapter in the book New Masters of Photoshop, Volume 2 (). In 2007, the brothers had announced that they were leaving Asterik to start Invisible Creature.

Clark was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Album packaging for The Folds' Secrets Keep You Sick. He lives in Seattle, Washington, with his wife and two children.

On August 12, 2009, in Seattle, Washington, at El Corazón, Demon Hunter announced that Don Clark had left the band to pursue his career in graphic design and to be with his family.

In an interview with Matt Johnson Clark stated that, he, Don & Ryan, and Nathan Burke formed a project called Deathbed Atheist. Clark quit the band to focus on life and work.

In 2015, Clark illustrated the book The Biggest Story: How the Snake Crusher Brings Us Back to the Garden, written by Kevin DeYoung.

Discography Training for Utopia The Falling Cycle EP (1997) Plastic Soul Impalement (1998) Training for Utopia / Zao (1998 w/ Zao) Throwing a Wrench into the American Music Machine (1999) Technical Difficulties (2004) Demon Hunter Demon Hunter (2002) Summer of Darkness (2004) The Triptych (2005) Storm the Gates of Hell (2007)

List of design works Year Artist Album Credit(s)1996 Focal Point Neglected (EP) Layout, designFocal Point – Neglected in Discogs Focal Point Suffering of the Masses Layout, designFocal Point – Suffering Of The Masses in Discogs1997 Eighteen Visions Lifeless (EP) LayoutEighteen Visions – Lifeless in Discogs Torn Apart Nothing Is Permanent.... Design, layoutTorn Apart – Nothing Is Permanent.... in Discogs Training for Utopia The Falling Cycle (EP) Artwork (cover concept)Training For Utopia – The Falling Cycle in Discogs Unconquered You Say Moderation, I Scream Prohibition! LayoutUnconquered – You Say Moderation, I Scream Prohibition! in Discogs1998 Training for Utopia Plastic Soul Impalement Layout, designTraining For Utopia – Plastic Soul Impalement in Discogs1999 Stretch Arm Strong Rituals of Life Art direction, designStretch Arm Strong – Rituals Of Life in Discogs Through the Eyes of Katelyn Your Role Model's Dead Layout, designThrough The Eyes Of Katelyn – Your Role Model's Dead in Discogs Spitfire The Dead Next Door Art direction, designSpitfire (5) – The Dead Next Door in Discogs2000 Embodyment The Narrow Scope of Things Art directionEmbodyment – The Narrow Scope Of Things in Discogs AP2 Suspension of Disbelief Art direction, layoutAP2 – Suspension Of Disbelief in Discogs2001 God Forbid Determination Art direction, designGod Forbid – Determination in Discogs The Juliana Theory Music from Another Room (EP) LayoutThe Juliana Theory – Music From Another Room in Discogs Various Happy Christmas Vol. 3 Art directionVarious – Happy Christmas Vol. 3 in Discogs2002 Cherryholmes Dressed for Success PhotographyThe Cherryholmes Family Band* – Dressed For Success in Discogs Soul Embraced This Is My Blood Layout, designSoul Embraced – This Is My Blood in Discogs Poison the Well Tear from the Red Artwork, designPoison The Well – Tear From The Red in Discogs Various Stafcatorce Soundandculture DesignVarious – Stafcatorce Soundandculture in Discogs Poison the Well Tear from the Road (DVD) Artwork, design conceptPoison The Well – Tear From The Road in Discogs2006 Atreyu A Death-Grip on Yesterday Artwork, layoutAtreyu – A Death-Grip On Yesterday in Discogs Twelve Gauge Valentine Shock Value DesignTwelve Gauge Valentine – Shock Value in Discogs Kutless Live from Portland DesignKutless – Live From Portland in Discogs2007 Drop Dead, Gorgeous "They'll Never Get Me (Word With You)" Art directionDrop Dead, Gorgeous – They'll Never Get Me (Word With You) in Discogs Various Country Christmas Design, illustrationVarious – Country Christmas in Discogs Mnemic Passenger DesignMnemic – Passenger in Discogs John Reuben Word of Mouth DesignJohn Reuben – Word Of Mouth in Discogs Jackson Waters Come Undone DesignJackson Waters – Come Undone in Discogs Machine Head The Blackening Design (special edition package)Machine Head (3) – The Blackening in Discogs Chasing Victory Fiends DesignChasing Victory – Fiends in Discogs Chris Cornell Carry On DesignChris Cornell – Carry On in Discogs Pierce the Veil A Flair for the Dramatic DesignPierce The Veil – A Flair For The Dramatic in Discogs Seven Places Glowing DesignSeven Places – Glowing in Discogs Drop Dead, Gorgeous Worse Than a Fairy Tale DesignDrop Dead, Gorgeous – Worse Than A Fairy Tale in Discogs Foo Fighters "The Pretender" Art direction, designFoo Fighters – The Pretender in Discogs Foo Fighters Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Art direction, designFoo Fighters – Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace in Discogs Falling Up Captiva DesignFalling Up – Captiva in Discogs Foo Fighters "Long Road to Ruin" Art direction, designFoo Fighters – Long Road To Ruin in Discogs2008 Bullet for My Valentine Scream Aim Fire IllustrationBullet For My Valentine – Scream Aim Fire in Discogs Advent Remove the Earth DesignAdvent – Remove The Earth in Discogs The Out Circuit Pierce The Empire With A Sound Illustration, designThe Out_Circuit – Pierce The Empire With A Sound in Discogs Our Last Night The Ghosts Among Us DesignOur Last Night – The Ghosts Among Us in Discogs Pennywise Reason to Believe Illustration, designPennywise – Reason To Believe in Discogs Hawk Nelson Hawk Nelson...Is My Friend! Illustration, designHawk Nelson – ... Is My Friend in Discogs P.O.D. When Angels & Serpents Dance DesignP.O.D. – When Angels & Serpents Dance in Discogs Coalesce 0:12 Revolution in Just Listening Design (reissue)Coalesce – 012:2 in Discogs Since October This Is My Heart DesignSince October – This Is My Heart in Discogs Inhale Exhale I Swear... DesignInhɐle/Exhɐle* – I Swear... in Discogs Kutless To Know That You're Alive DesignKutless – To Know That You're Alive in Discogs The Living End White Noise Art direction, designThe Living End – White Noise in Discogs Various Kurt Cobain: About a Son Design (CD Packaging)Various – Kurt Cobain: About A Son (Music From The Motion Picture) in Discogs Starflyer 59 Dial M DesignStarflyer 59 – Dial M in Discogs The Red Shore Unconsecrated DesignThe Red Shore – Unconsecrated in Discogs2009 Coalesce Ox DesignCoalesce – Ox in Discogs Coalesce OXEP DesignCoalesce – OXEP in Discogs2010 Sing It Loud Everything Collide DesignSingItLoud* – Everything Collide in Discogs The Red Shore The Avarice of Man Art direction, designThe Red Shore – The Avarice Of Man in Discogs Young the Giant Young the Giant DesignYoung The Giant – Young The Giant in Discogs2014 Propaganda Crimson Cord Art direction, designPropaganda (2) – Crimson Cord in Discogs Jackie Hill Perry The Art of Joy Art direction, designJackie Hill Perry – The Art Of Joy in Discogs

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