Courtney Garvin is an Atlanta-based designer specializing in branding and design strategy. She received a MFA in Graphic Design from Yale University and a BFA in Industrial Design from the Rhode Island School of Design.
︎︎︎ Design
Her work has spanned across all aspects of design; from strategy and design to final production and implementation. Her projects have included corporate communication, publications, branding, environmental, exhibit, packaging, multimedia, web and interface design. Her design work has received recognition from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, and appeared in numerous publications.
Her work has spanned across all aspects of design; from strategy and design to final production and implementation. Her projects have included corporate communication, publications, branding, environmental, exhibit, packaging, multimedia, web and interface design. Her design work has received recognition from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, and appeared in numerous publications.
︎︎︎ Teaching
In addition to her design work, she teaches undergraduate and graduate level classes. Classes include: Advanced Typography, Media Theory, Visual Communication and Visualizing Interaction. Currently, she is a lecturer at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
In addition to her design work, she teaches undergraduate and graduate level classes. Classes include: Advanced Typography, Media Theory, Visual Communication and Visualizing Interaction. Currently, she is a lecturer at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Book Design: A New Reality: Human Evolution for a Sustainable Future by Jonas Salk, MD and Jonathan Salk, MD.
Client History︎︎︎
MIT PKG Center
Jonathan Salk
The Coca-Cola Company
Interface
Library of Congress
Smithsonian’s National Zoo
Etsy
Jonathan Salk
The Coca-Cola Company
Interface
Library of Congress
Smithsonian’s National Zoo
Etsy
will.i.am
Accenture
Charles Schwab
Dow Jones
FedEx
High Museum of Art
The Walt Disney Company
Accenture
Charles Schwab
Dow Jones
FedEx
High Museum of Art
The Walt Disney Company
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Hewlett-Packard
Turner Foundation
WGBH
The Boston Children’s Museum
HBO
City of Akron
Hewlett-Packard
Turner Foundation
WGBH
The Boston Children’s Museum
HBO
City of Akron
Publications
Communication Arts Design Annual, 2011
Communication Arts, 2006
STEP Inside Design, 2006
Graphic Design USA, 2002
ID Design Review, 2002
Step-By-Step Graphics 100, 2002
HOW International Design Annual, 2002
Black Book AR 100, 2002
Dynamic Graphics, November 2002
Print’s Regional Design Annual 2001
Step-By-Step Graphics 100, 2001
Print’s Regional Design Annual, 2000
AIGA Year in Design 21
Awards
AIGA, 50 Books | 50 Covers, 2020
AIGA, 50 Books | 50 Covers, 2017
AIGA 365, 2011
AIGA Seed Awards, 2011
STEP Inside Design 100 Competition, 2006
Communication Arts Design Annual, 2002, 2006
ID Magazine Annual Design Review, 2002
HOW International Design Competition, 2002
Step-By-Step Graphics 100, 2001, 2002
Black Book AR 100 Show, 2002
Print Regional Design Competition, 2000, 2001
AIGA Year in Design, 1999
IDSA Student Merit Award, 1994
Speaking
Stickers on the Mic Podcast, 2020
AIGA Poster Show Atlanta, 2019
First Round / Brand New Conference, 2018
36th Interaction Symposium, Auburn, 2014
Design Conversation: On Paul Rand Museum of Design Atlanta, 2013
How important is it to follow color trends? Entrepreneur Magazine, May 2013
Teaching
Yale University
Teaching Assitant, 4D with Chris Pullman
Savanah College of Art and Design
Associate Professor, Advanced Typography and Media Theory
Georgia Institute of Technology
Lecturer, Visual Communications, Branding and Visualizing Interaction