A dose of creative rocket fuel.
There is no silver bullet for becoming a great creative leader.
Recognizing that the most subtle lessons leaders learn are almost never delivered in traditional trainings or classrooms, we take on a client, bring in deeply experienced Principal Designers to guide that client’s project, and layer a custom curriculum in creative leadership over the experience. The results are profound.
At The Summer Studio, Fellows grow through real practice on a real project.
Fellows help do the work while learning how to lead this kind of work well.
Principal Designers guide Design Fellows - who already have design chops - through real client work, simultaneously teaching what makes great projects and great teams. It’s a magical professional development experience that is far from a typical corporate training.
A modern apprenticeship in creative leadership.
It’s experiential, intensive, impactful, and joyful. Like all learning should be.
Studio Outcomes
The results are three-fold:
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In 2024, we worked with KUT/KUTX, our local public radio station, on a project to increase listener donations and support.
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Our team is a unique combination of experienced professional designers who are also exceptional educators at some of the best design schools in the country.
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We have pulled together practical resources and research that supports what all designers need in their career growth and leader trajectory.
Case Study
Summer 2024
In May 2024, Austin’s public radio station partnered with The Summer Studio to address a business challenge. Our team applied tried-and-true design methodology to a one-week sprint to deliver results.
Dive Deeper
Design Fellows
Learn and create in an experiential and joyful environment that is focused the most important skills and mindsets of leadership.
Combine your expertise as a designer and as an educator to lead the next generation of design leaders through a client project.
Principal Designers
Project Partners
Invite the Summer Studio team to explore your most pressing business challenges with new insights and innovative concepts.
Ready for more?
Summer Studio 2025
Join the next cohort May 2025 in Austin, TX.
