Carmen Garza is Founder, Creative Director & Senior Designer.
Currently:
CEO of fun fun studio.
Carmen works at her mobile communications design studio, Think Carmen, and now funfun.studio. She has collaborated with many studios/companies around the nation (like: Apple, Google, Disney Pixar, Top Shop, MOEN, Rigsby Hull, VSA Partners, Havas and more). Carmen specializes in all types of design projects—brand identity, rebranding, brand strategy, packaging, collateral, stationery, annual reports, publishing (books & magazines), print design, web design, augmented reality, video direction and editing, photo direction, lettering, calligraphy and more.
Carmen’s work has been featured in many local and international magazines, displayed and archived at AIGA National Design Center’s gallery in New York City. She has served as part of the AIGA Houston Board, has been CreativeMornings Houston host, guest speaker at First Round Austin Conference, SCAD University, hosted for Type Directors Club and has been invited to give lectures for organizations and universities throughout the country. She has worked with clients from Mexico, USA and Europe.
New work from here, there, anywhere, and everywhere in the world is welcome. let's talk!
Speaking Engagements
2024
Hosted Day 2 for Type Directors Club
Interview, The Design Rescue Show
Judge, American Advertising Awards (AAF District 4)
2023
Judge, American Advertising Awards (AAF Miami)
2021–2023
Founder and Host for Global Fireside Chats, frog worldwide
2021
SCAD Conference, Guest Speaker
2020
Judge for Posters
Guest Speaker, Dialogue
2019
First Round, Austin by Under Consideration
2017 & 2018
ACC, Guest Speaker
2016
Folio Summit, Guest Speaker
Panelist, Sam Houston State University
2015
AIGA, Guest Speaker, University of Houston
AIGA, Guest Speaker, Art Institute of Houston
INTERESTED IN A:
SPEAKING EVENT? motivational speaker?
CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP? purchasing a calligraphy LETTER? A COLLABORATION? COMMISSIONS? rebrand? Design?
let's talk!
Accolades / Publications
2017
Merit Award: HOW International: Texas Junk Co. Brand
Merit Award: HOW International: BrainCheck
Merit Award: HOW International: Correspondence in D Minor
2016
Merit Award: HOW International
2012
PUBLISHED:
Livestrong Annual Report Gets in Gear
GD USA Magazine
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PUBLISHED:
Sophistication a New Goal for Sports Graphics
GD USA
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American Inhouse Design Award
Annual Report: GD USA
AIGA Texas Show 2012
Annual Report: LIVESTRONG
AIGA Texas Show 2012
Pro-Bono: CELEBREMOS LIBERTAD POSTER
Creative Summit 26th
Certificate of Excellence: OBSERVATIONS
Creative Summit 26th
Certificate of Excellence: LIVESTRONG
Creative Summit 26th
Certificate of Excellence: MIMOSAS
2011
Portfolio Best of Show
Graphis New Talent 2012: MRS EAVES
Graphis New Talent 2012: OBSERVATIONS
American Inhouse Design Award
Poster: GD USA
American Inhouse Design Award
Book: GD USA
Creative Summit 25th:
Chris Hill Creative Passion Award MRS EAVES
2005–2010
EDMC Foundation Scholarship
Merit Scholarship; Dean's List
National Technical Honor Society
Photography/Audio Visuals 1st:
Barcelona, Spain
PUBLISHED:
Photograph for Nowpublic.com;
Munich in Schmap Guide
Clients
Carmen has had the pleasure of working, and/or contributed in a team for the following clients:
New York Design Week
Fidelity
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan Chase
J.P. Morgan Wealth Partners
Google
Google Cloud Next
Kodak
Disney Pixar
Topshop
Apple
Sappi North America
The Post Oak School
Livestrong Foundation
Weingarten Art Group
Purple Songs Can Fly
Rebuilding Together-Houston
Lullagram
Thin Slice of Life
La Salle's Ghost
Ransom Island
North Beach
BrainCheck
MOEN
Miles Arceneaux
MECA
Laredo Philharmonic
Por Mi Por Ti Por Todos
Union of Concerned Scientist
Halliburton
Diamond Offshore
Landmark Software
Weingarten Art Group
Texas Junk Co
The Center for Science and Law
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Thornton Tomasetti
Saudi Aramco Co
Born and Raised
and many more...