Tori Thomas is creative director and co-founder at Circa. She is Circa’s visionary, focused on auditing, refining and improving work to generate the highest return for our clients.
A Texan by birth, Tori spent eight years in Nashville, Tennessee working for a variety of studios and in-house departments, including as a design director for the Ensworth School and as a graphic designer for Seigenthaler Public Relations.
Education:
- BFA, Graphic Design, Auburn University, 2005-2009
- University of Oxford, British Studies Abroad, Architecture and English Literature, 2007
- Istituto Lorenzo de’Medici, Art History – Criticism and Conservation, 2008
- Yale University – Business Certificate, Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders, 2014
Awards/Accomplishments:
- Addy awards, Best in Show Interactive, 2012
- AIGA Command X finalist, 2013
- Panel Guest at Ladies Wine and Design, Kalamazoo 2018
- Adjunct Professor of Typography, Western Michigan University 2018
- Addy Award Judge Southeast Region 2021
- Nashville Design Week Panelist, 2022
- The Entrepreneurs’ Organization, 2023
- Podcast guest on Creative Waffle 2018, Down the Foxhole 2017, The Entrepreneur Way 2018, and Winning through Culture 2023
Fun Fact:
Tori grew up in a log cabin in Texas without TV. She therefore has no reference to pop culture that occurred between 2000-2005.
