ABBY COON
art director
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Every Hat Fits.

I'm an art director. I'm also a photographer, videographer, editor, and designer.
A lot of hats, some of them literal.

Art Director

My mom was a fashion designer. She taught me to make something out of nothing with a little side of a shopping addiction.

I got a BFA in Fine Art and a BA in Creative Advertising from SMU, and somewhere along the way I fell for art lawyers, specifically the Supreme/Kruger story. Barbara Kruger took from photographers and won. Supreme took from Kruger and won. I don't love appropriation art, but I love a good story, and that one shaped how I think about design.

Human

I was born in Utah and grew up racing on skis until my family moved to Austin when I was 12. When my dad asked what I loved about skiing, I said going fast. His response was "well I like cars."

Now I still race for fun and ride a motorcycle in the city. The adrenaline is the only thing that quiets the squirrel brain.

Camera in my hands, helmet on my head, or laptop in my lap. That's where I live.

These mock Supreme's Futura logo, which Supreme lifted from Barbara Kruger, who lifted her images from other photographers. I shot mine myself — the reverse of Kruger, in Supreme's spirit. If a business card is meant to say who you are, this one says it plainly.

Business card front Business card back

As Seen in CMYK Spring Showcase

flip the switch. or don't, whatever.

serious personality