Tyler Barnes

Tyler Barnes, a second-generation artist, originally from Alexandria, Louisiana, received his BFA in Graphic Communications from Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana in 2008 and his MFA in Graphic Design from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in 2016.

With over 15 years in the graphic design industry, Tyler has maintained his professional design practice, T.Barnes Graphics, an independent identity design studio since 2009. He currently resides in Oxford, Mississippi teaching graphic design as an Associate Professor at the University of Mississippi. His research subjectivities lie in brand development and its impacts on community and commerce, and his experience in the creative process, conceptual thinking, visual actualization, and brand strategy has framed his curriculum since 2016.