Texttile is a full–service publication design, illustration, website design, packaging, and brand development studio.
Our clients are forward– thinking organizations, brands, and individuals looking for passionate, personal service, exectuted with elegance and intelligence.
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Texttile is the independent design studio of Daniel O. Williams. Started in
2006 after moving from New York City to Cottonwood, Arizona, the studio is based around a clean,
focussed, problem-solving approach to design. Its strength is in pedagogic design, forms, and identity.
Daniel O. Williams
Dan has been working in art and design since college.
For the last ten years he has worked on professional projects from cartography to packaging and series design. He has an interest in the intersection of modern design, usability, and emotion. As an artist, Dan works primarily in pen and ink, using a mix of abstract and representational forms to create intricate systems of semi-organic growth. Texttile is the formal outlet of these abstract artistic ideas.
Cambridge, MA (1993–1998)
Magna cum laude in Visual and Environmental Studies
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Cambridge, MA (2006)
Summer architecture discovery program
New York, NY (2002–2006)
Art Director (2006)
Managed the art department, created identities for several new sub-brands, and streamlined series look-and-feel
Senior Designer (2004–2005)
Created and executed design for entire
SparkNotes series
Designer (2002–2004)
Redesigned SparkNotes flagship literature guides; designed and Illustrated No Fear Shakespeare,
Barnes & Noble's best selling Shakespeare series
n+1 Magazine
New York, NY (2005–present)
Designer
Responsible for redesign, layout, and production of
a semi-annual literary journal
Cognoscenti Map Guides
Cambridge, MA (1998–2000)
Design Director
Responsible for all aspects of map design, text design, covers, illustration, and information design for
a startup travel guide company
Pop-Up Video
New York, NY (2001)
Writer
Emmy-nominated writer for the popular
Emmy Award-winning VH1 series
For the last ten years he has worked on professional projects from cartography to packaging and series design. He has an interest in the intersection of modern design, usability, and emotion. As an artist, Dan works primarily in pen and ink, using a mix of abstract and representational forms to create intricate systems of semi-organic growth. Texttile is the formal outlet of these abstract artistic ideas.
Education
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA (1993–1998)
Magna cum laude in Visual and Environmental Studies
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Cambridge, MA (2006)
Summer architecture discovery program
Experience
SparkNotes / Barnes & Noble PublishingNew York, NY (2002–2006)
Art Director (2006)
Managed the art department, created identities for several new sub-brands, and streamlined series look-and-feel
Senior Designer (2004–2005)
Created and executed design for entire
SparkNotes series
Designer (2002–2004)
Redesigned SparkNotes flagship literature guides; designed and Illustrated No Fear Shakespeare,
Barnes & Noble's best selling Shakespeare series
n+1 Magazine
New York, NY (2005–present)
Designer
Responsible for redesign, layout, and production of
a semi-annual literary journal
Cognoscenti Map Guides
Cambridge, MA (1998–2000)
Design Director
Responsible for all aspects of map design, text design, covers, illustration, and information design for
a startup travel guide company
Pop-Up Video
New York, NY (2001)
Writer
Emmy-nominated writer for the popular
Emmy Award-winning VH1 series