Michael Hendrix


R. Michael Hendrix is an American graphic designer and entrepreneur, known for being a partner and director at IDEO.

Biography

Hendrix graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design. In 2002, he co-founded sustainable design firm Tricycle Inc. He was a Partner and the Global Design Director of design firm IDEO, based in the Cambridge, Massachusetts, studio.
Hendrix teaches at the Berklee College of Music and a co-founder of the Open Music Initiative Hendrix writes and performs music as R.M. Hendrix. 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.

Recognition

Hendrix has received the following national awards:
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.