Michael Hendrix
R. Michael Hendrix is an American graphic designer and entrepreneur, known for being a partner and director at IDEO.[1]
Biography
[edit]Hendrix graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design.[2] In 2002, he co-founded sustainable design firm Tricycle Inc.[3] He was a Partner and the Global Design Director of design firm IDEO, based in the Cambridge, Massachusetts, studio.[1]
Hendrix teaches at the Berklee College of Music and a co-founder of the Open Music Initiative[4] Hendrix writes and performs music as R.M. Hendrix.[5] In 2014 he released "Urban Turks Country Jerks" on Moon Sounds Records, and was named one of the "fifty finest artists" of the year by Drowned in Sound.[6]
Recognition
[edit]Hendrix has received the following national awards:
- 2008: AIGA Fellow in graphic design;[7]
- 2006: Industrial Designers Society of America IDEA award[8].
He has also been recognized for design excellence by American design organizations, such as the One Show, Type Directors Club, Print, HOW and Communication Arts.[9]
Bibliography
[edit]2021: Two Beats Ahead: What Musical Minds Teach Us About Innovation[10], with Panos Panay[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ideo breaks its silence on design thinking's critics". Fast Company. 2018-10-29. Archived from the original on 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "Alumni: Where Are They Now?". UT Knoxville: School of Art. University of Tennessee. 2016-01-07.
- ^ "Carpet maker Shaw acquires Tennessee digital sample provider". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ^ "Faculty and Staff | Berklee College of Music".
- ^ "Artist Site". R.M.Hendrix Discography.
- ^ Gourlay, Dom. "Some Velvet Mixtape". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ "AIGA Fellow". AIGA. 2008.
- ^ "Tricycle Honored with 2006 IDEA Gold Award". www.floordaily.net. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "R. Michael Hendrix Biography by AIGA". AIGA. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ Two Beats Ahead. 2020-08-04. ISBN 978-1-5417-3057-1.
- ^ TWO BEATS AHEAD | Kirkus Reviews.