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. I hold an MFA in Design from California College of the Arts and a BFA in Design from Western Michigan University. I am also the Co-founder of Hooray & Co. and former Co-founder/CD at Conduit.
Education:
MFA in Design
California College of the Arts
2014
BFA Graphic Design
Western Michigan University
1993
Continuing Education:
Building a Globally Successful Creative Business Certificate
Royal College of Art - Executive Education, London
2025
Creative Coding with Processing
Tim Rodenbroeker, Instructor
2025 (ongoing)
Experience:
Made
Creative Director/Designer
Agency/Remote
2024 — Present
Creative Director/Designer
Freelance/Remote
2023 — 2024
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
Academy of Art University
Adjunct Professor
Graduate Level Design
2012 — 2016, 2020
Conduit Studios
Co-founder/Principal
Agency/On-site
2001 — 2012
Focus & Skills:
Creative Direction
Art Direction
Design Systems
Component libraries
Visual Design
User Experience
Brand & Identity design
Web design
Video editing
Motion design
Typography
Illustration
Figma
Figma Make
Adobe Creative Suite
Webflow
Framer
AI/ChatGPT/Claude/Sora/Gemini
Creative Coding/Processing (Learning)
Lectures, Workshops, Press:
Savannah College of Art & Design, 2025 (Online)
“Working with the Machine” presented my research into Vibe Coding and AI assisted experimental typography.
SCAD, 2025 (Online)
“Thinking, Making, Presenting” discussed the role of a Creative Director and the skills to develop to thrive as a designer today.
SCAD, 2023 (On-site)
“Exploring the unexpected” focused on the importance of experimentation in a design practice.
SCAD, 2022 (Online)
“Material Practice” explored collage and hand-made processes in the design profession.
Western Michigan University, 2022 (Online)
“The New Normal” — Design in the age of remote work.
SCAD, 2022 (Online)
“Follow the Question” Case studies from a process led design practice.
University of San Francisco, 2019 (On-site)
Presented three lectures focused on developing a process led design practice.
AIGA West Michigan, 2012 (On-site)
R3DO with Tom Sieu - Sustainability and your design practice lecture and workshop.
AIGA West Michigan, 2009 (On-site)
Think Big - A poster and collage workshop.