Tom Carlson is an award-winning publication designer living in Arizona. He also paints in oils and acrylics — look for a fine art website in 2021.
WORK HISTORY
Art Director: Riverfront Times (St. Louis) 1988-2015; Village Voice (NYC) 2013-2016; Phoenix New Times 2015-2017; MetroTimes (Detroit) 2018-2020; Phoenix New Times 2020-Present
Design Director: Voice Media Group 2011-2017
Creative Director: Euclid Media Group 2017-2020
EDUCATION
Missouri State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fine Arts, 1979
AWARDS
Association of Alternative Newsmedia
Cover Design: First Place – 2007, 2011, 2017; Second Place – 2006, 2010; Third Place – 2009, 2019
Editorial Layout: First Place, 2015
Missouri Press Association
Best Front Page, 2002
Arizona Press Club
Statewide Tabloid/Magazine Cover Design: First Place, 2016
Photo-Based Illustration: First Place, 2016
Society of Professional Journalists, Detroit Chapter
Cover Design: First Place, 2020
PRESS
Newmanology
The Village Voice: An Art Directors’ History
The Village Voice Covers of Tom Carlson
Riverfront Times
The Genius of Tom Carlson