Michael Hendrix
American graphic designer and entrepreneur
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R. Michael Hendrix is an American graphic designer, entrepreneur, educator, and musician, known for being a partner and director at IDEO.[1]
Biography
Hendrix graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design.[2] In 2002, he co-founded sustainable design firm Tricycle Inc.[3] He was a Partner and the Global Design Director of design firm IDEO, based in the Cambridge, Massachusetts, studio.[1]
Hendrix has taught at the Berklee College of Music and at Bifröst University in Iceland, and is a co-founder of the Open Music Initiative, a research and advocacy organization focused on music rights and technology.[4][5] Hendrix writes and performs music as R.M. Hendrix.[6] 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.[7] In 2025 he released recordings YUKS and The Hole, both reviewed extensively for their layered production. [8][9][10][11][12]
Recognition
Hendrix has received the following national awards:
- 2006: Industrial Designers Society of America IDEA award.[13]
- 2008: AIGA Fellow in graphic design;[14]
He has also been recognized for design excellence by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 2010 Triennial, "Why Design Now?"[15], and American design organizations the One Show, Type Directors Club, Print, HOW and Communication Arts.[16]
Bibliography
2021: Two Beats Ahead: What Musical Minds Teach Us About Innovation,[17] with Panos Panay[18]