Branding, Strategy & Design
Gus Granger is a senior creative executive highly regarded for 20+ years of experience driving creative strategy as an innovation leader and developing and guiding cross-functional teams to achieve all performance goals and objectives. He excels in building a fun, inclusive culture while supporting and encouraging distributed teams to deliver impactful work.
He has been recognized for the rare combination of a keen business mind and unparalleled creative abilities. Gus is a decisive and strategic leader yet amicable collaborator who works well with diverse personalities and people at all levels of an organization.
Favorite Resources
Online
AIGA Business & Freelance Resources
Black Type Designers & Foundry Owners
Books
Black, Brown + Latinx Design Educators, by Kelly Walters
The Black Experience in Design, edited by Anne H. Berry, Kareem Collie, Penina Acayo Laker, Lesley-Ann Noel, Jennifer Rittner, Kelly Walters
The Business of Expertise, by David C. Baker
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design, by Douglas Davis
Extra Bold, by Ellen Lupton, Jennifer Tobias, Josh Halstead, Leslie Xia, Kaleena Sales, Farah Kafei, and Valentina Vergara
Reimagining Design, by Kevin Bethune
W. E. B. Du Bois's Data Portraits: Visualizing Black America, edited by Whitney Battle-Baptiste and Britt Rusert
Bookshop
Podcasts
Revision Path showcases Black designers, artists, developers, and digital creatives.
2Bobs, conversations on the art of creative entrepreneurship.