Art Direction + Design
Carl Bender is a designer and Senior Art Director working for Esri, a mapping and data technology company pioneering GIS. With over 20 years of experience, his work has appeared in numerous professional publications and has been recognized for awesomeness by leading design standards including AIGA, Communication Arts, Fast Company, and Print Magazine.
When not working with designers to bring big ideas to life, Carl obsesses over personal design projects, makes whiskey, and enjoys the outdoors with his special lady friend and two dogs.
Capabilities
01. Branding
- Brand Strategy
- Brand Evolution
- Naming
- Visual Identity
- Brand Guidelines
- Design Tools
02. UX/UI
- User Experience
- User Interaction
- Design System Development
- Web Design
- Product Design
03. Illustration
- Editorial Illustration
- Spot Illustration
- Iconography
- Icon System Development
04. Print
- Packaging
- Signage + Wayfinding
- Book + Editorial Design
- Advertising
Credentials
01. Clients
- A3 Ventures
- Adobe
- AFAR Magazine
- AIGA
- Apple
- Dwell Magazine
- Esri
- The Gates Foundation
- General Electric
- MTV
- The North Face
- Time Warner
- Toyota
02. Agencies
- AKQA
- Attik
- Meta Design
- I Shot Him
- Kasman Design
- LightSky
- Tomorrow Partners
- Tuft + Co.
- Word, Pictures, Ideas
03. Publications
- CMYK Magazine
- Communication Arts Magazine
- Design & Design
- The Die Line
- Fast Company
- Gallery Magazine
- HOW Magazine
- The New York Times
- Print Magazine
- Site Inspire
04. Awards
- Adobe Achievement Award
- AIGA Cause & Affect Award
- National Magazine Award
- Neenah Unshow Award
- Spark Award
- W3 Award
- Webby Award