Tim Carpenter

Tim Carpenter is a multi-disciplinary Creative Director/Designer with deep agency and in-house experience focusing on branding, design systems, digital experiences, and motion design. In addition to client work, I contribute to the design community through lectures and workshops. Co-founder of Hooray & Co. Former Co-founder/CD at Conduit and Creative Director at Made Studios.

Experience:

Creative Director/Designer
Freelance/Remote
2023 — Present

Made
Creative Director/Designer
Agency/Remote
2022 — 2023

17seconds
Art Director
In-house/Hybrid
2017 — 2022

Origami Logic
Creative Lead
In-house/On-site
2014 — 2015

Conduit Studios
Co-founder/Principal
Agency/Onsite
2001 — 2012

Focus & Skills:
Creative Direction
Art Direction
Design Systems
Visual Design
User Experience
Brand & Identity
Web design
Video & Motion
Typography
Iconography
Figma
Adobe Creative Suite
Webflow
Notable projects for:
Ambient Photonics
BBVA
FedEx
Haworth
Hush Puppies
Morgan Stanley
Omada Health
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Sebago
Steelcase
United Airlines Hemisphere Magazine
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
Visa
Lectures, Workshops, Press:

Savannah College of Art & Design, 2023
“Exploring the unexpected” focuses on the importance of experimentation in a design practice.

Savannah College of Art & Design, 2022
“Material Practice” explores collage and hand-made processes in design

Western Michigan University, 2022
“The New Normal” — Design in the age of remote work (online)

Savannah College of Art & Design, 2020
“Follow the question” Case studies from a process led design practice(online)

University of San Francisco, 2019
Presented three in-person lectures focused on developing a process led design practice

AIGA West Michigan, 2012
R3DO with Tom Sieu - Sustainability and your design practice lecture and workshop

AIGA West Michigan, 2009
Think Big - A poster and collage workshop