Brett MacFadden

Brett MacFadden is a seasoned professional in the field of design, serving as a Senior Adjunct Professor at California College of the Arts since 2009, where instruction and advisement focus on typography, design systems, and speculative research for undergraduate Graphic Design and graduate MFA in Design programs. As Co-founder and Creative Director of MacFadden & Thorpe since April 2008, Brett has led a high-craft boutique design studio that has collaborated with notable clients such as Autodesk, Airbnb, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and The Boys & Girls Club of San Francisco. Prior experience includes roles as Senior Designer at Chronicle Books and Tenazas Design, as well as Marketing Director at Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype, Inc. Brett holds an MFA in Graphic Design from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a BS in Journalism from Ohio University.