
Our city is developing an appreciation for high quality design and our design community is growing, fast.
Charlotte’s got design talent.
You can feel a certain creative buzz around the city that’s grounded in remarkable work (not fluff). Here’s a list of 31 designers that you need to know in Charlotte. You need to learn from them, hire them, work with them and pay attention to the breakthrough work they’ll continue to produce.
David Adams – LinkedIn
Josh Ashton – @joshua_ashton, LinkedIn
Carrie Barker – @Pink_Toast_Ink, LinkedIn
Christain Billings – @cbillins, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site
Jon Cain – @joncainecu, LinkedIn, Site
Racine Davis – @itsracine, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site
Ron Edelen – @ronedelen, LinkedIn, Site (+Myjive team)
Joey Ellis – @joeyellis, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site
Maria Frey – @mariafrey, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site
Joe Haubenhofer – LinkedIn
Addie Holby – @addiediller, LinkedIn
Adam Howell – @ahow, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site
Adam Iscrupe – @adamiscrupe, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site
Laura Knight – @lknight3, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site
Rob Luke – @RobLukeDesign, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site
Rachel Martin – @rachellmartin, LinkedIn, Site
Joshua Mauldin – @joshuamauldin, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site
Conor Merrigan – @plaidpenguin, LinkedIn, Site
Coard Miller – @coard, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site
Jeremy Olson – @jerols, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site
Bermon Painter – @bermonpainter, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site
John Pietrafesa – LinkedIn (+ MODE team)
Tim Rebich – @timrebich, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site
Eric (Eroch) Roch von Rochsburg – LinkedIn
Brandon Scharr – @d3dlaast, LinkedIn, Behance, Site
Teddy Shipley – @teddyshipley, LinkedIn, Site
Matt Stevens – @MattStevensCLT, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site
Brett Smith – @_brettsmith, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site
Matt Taylor – @mattmade, LinkedIn, Site
Kyle Toukatly – @kyletoukatly, LinkedIn, Behance, Site
Derrek Turner – LinkedIn, Behance
Samantha White – @iamsamwhite, LinkedIn, Site
Mark Williams – @MarkDTN8, LinkedIn