Hi there.
I am a graphic designer living in the Chicagoland area, currently working as the Creative Director at Oak & Oscar, and serving as the Vice President of the Society of Typographic Arts. I have worked as a designer and creative director in a variety of in-house and agency roles and have experience in just about any design challenge that could be thrown at me—print and digital applications, fast paced and long term projects, from motion graphics to photography to mural painting and everything in between. My greatest design expertise is in typography, which I used to teach in Chicago, and custom lettering.
Other facts: I have two daughters and a dog. I collect watches and am an avid Chicago Blackhawks fan. I’m the only student in my high school’s history to win both the Fine Art departmental award and the Physical Education departmental award for excellence in gym class (at least I assume I’m the only one). I have eaten at McDonald’s on every continent that has one.
CONTACT ME
Email: thomas[at]tqvinn.com
Instagram: @tqvinn
Twitter: @tqvinn
Linked In: linkedin.com/in/tqvinn
Dribbble: dribbble.com/tqvinn
TIMELINE
Oak & Oscar
Creative Director
2025-Present
Society of Typographic Arts
Vice President: 2025-Present
Brand Manager: 2024-2025
Swag Golf
Chief Creative Officer: 2017-2022
Co-Founder and Co-Owner: 2017-Present
Blank Is The New Black
Designer/Founder: 2011-2017
Holly Hunt Enterprises
Art Director: 2006-2011
Pressley Johnson Design
Graphic Designer: 2004-2006
Rhode Island School of Design
BFA, Major in Graphic Design
RECOGNITION
Print Magazine Regional Design Annual
2006, 2007, 2009
Communication Arts Typography Annual 4 (2013), Communication Arts Typography Annual 16 (2025)
STA100 Winner: 2025
EXHIBITIONS
Chicago Design Museum, 2013