I’m Carl Bannister, a senior creative designer and art/creative director based in Atlanta, Georgia. I founded Pixelcup Design in 2014, building a reputation for extremely detailed, highly creative work across brand identity, packaging, and digital experiences—while staying deeply involved in strategy, presentation, and client communication. My career has included high-impact sports and entertainment design for major organizations such as Madison Square Garden (NBA/New York Knicks) and AMB Sports & Entertainment at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United). I enjoy collaborating across teams and time zones, leading design direction, and delivering on everything from in-game graphics and billboards to UI/UX, motion graphics, and print campaigns.…

CARL BANNISTER

I’m Carl Bannister, a senior creative designer and art/creative director based in Atlanta, Georgia. I founded Pixelcup Design in 2014, building a reputation for extremely detailed, highly creative work across brand identity, packaging, and digital experiences—while staying deeply involved in strategy, presentation, and client communication. My career has included high-impact sports and entertainment design for major organizations such as Madison Square Garden (NBA/New York Knicks) and AMB Sports & Entertainment at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United). I enjoy collaborating across teams and time zones, leading design direction, and delivering on everything from in-game graphics and billboards to UI/UX, motion graphics, and print campaigns.…

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I’m Carl Bannister, a senior creative designer and art/creative director based in Atlanta, Georgia. I founded Pixelcup Design in 2014, building a reputation for extremely detailed, highly creative work across brand identity, packaging, and digital experiences—while staying deeply involved in strategy, presentation, and client communication.

My career has included high-impact sports and entertainment design for major organizations such as Madison Square Garden (NBA/New York Knicks) and AMB Sports & Entertainment at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United). I enjoy collaborating across teams and time zones, leading design direction, and delivering on everything from in-game graphics and billboards to UI/UX, motion graphics, and print campaigns.

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Senior Graphic Designer (Remote Contract) at Madison Square Garden / NBA / New York Knicks
November 1, 2018 - January 31, 2019
Collaborated with the Madison Square Garden creative director on multiple projects. Created graphics for a TV show segment, built in-game graphics for basketball match-ups, and developed branded outdoor billboard designs and indoor screen graphics within the Madison Square Garden venue. Focused on sports entertainment deliverables with fast turnaround requirements and consistent brand execution across arena and broadcast contexts.
Remote Contract Senior Graphic Designer at Madison Square Garden / NBA, New York Knicks
November 1, 2018 - January 31, 2019
Collaborated with the MSG Creative Director to create graphics for televised content, in-game match-up graphics, and branded outdoor and indoor venue assets for arena sports and entertainment events. Built game-day visuals and supported broadcast needs, including graphics tied to Knicks-related content and player travel segments (Road Bites).
On-Site Contract Senior Graphic Designer at AMB Sports & Entertainment / NFL & MLS (Mercedes-Benz Stadium)
July 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018
Produced sports media and billboard designs for Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United while working on-site at Mercedes-Benz Stadium offices. Designed apparel/scarf concepts, print and editorial layouts, in-house branding and layout, and stadium/in-game graphics. Created custom illustration and poster work, social media graphics, and editorial magazine layouts. Also supported large event design initiatives including panoramic kick-off artwork, IPTV graphics, web banners, email layouts, invitations, and entrance-to-field pyro box graphics.
On-Site Contract Senior Graphic Designer at AMBS+E / NFL & MLS, Mercedes-Benz Stadium
July 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018
Worked on short-term, on-site contracts supporting AMB Sports and Entertainment Group at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United. Produced sports media and billboards, apparel/scarf designs, print and editorial layouts, in-house branding and layout, in-game and stadium graphics, and custom illustration and posters. Also delivered social media graphics, editorial magazine layouts (e.g., Garth Brooks & Monster Jam), web banner design, internal emails/invitations, and entrance-to-field pyro box graphics, plus event invitation and stadium graphics.
On-Site Contract Senior Graphic Designer at AMB Sports and Entertainment (NFL & MLS), Mercedes-Benz Stadium
July 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018
Delivered short-term, on-site marketing and advertising design for the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Designed sports media assets, apparel and scarf designs, print/editorial layouts, in-game and stadium graphics, custom illustration and posters, and social media graphics. Produced venue/event visuals including kick-off panoramic designs, IPTV graphics, web banners, internal email invitations, and entrance-to-field pyro box graphics.
Founder, Art & Creative Director at Pixelcup Design, LLC
October 1, 2014 - Present
Founded Pixelcup in 2014 and served as acting art/creative director, leading a small design team and collaborating with professionals and teams across the globe. Managed sales, design, and operations while delivering custom brand identities, packaging, app and web UI/UX, motion graphics, and print/collateral for major brands. Responsibilities included end-to-end execution across branding, layout systems, typography, illustration direction, and production for multi-channel campaigns.
Founder, Art & Creative Director, Salesman, Administrator, Designer, Strategist at Pixelcup Design, LLC
October 1, 2014 - Present
Founded Pixelcup Design in 2014 and served as art/creative director, strategist, designer, and operator across sales, production, and administration. Led a small design team and collaborated with professionals and teams globally. Produced custom brand identities, packaging, app and web UI/UX, motion graphics, and print collateral for major organizations including Microsoft, Atlanta Falcons, Mercedes-Benz USA, New York Knicks, Madison Square Garden, and other sports, entertainment, and consumer brands.
Senior Creative Graphic Designer at Yellow Pages (yp.com)
May 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014
Created and redesigned direct-mail campaign materials at scale. Mentored and taught InDesign and graphics to new team members. Built master templates, developed conceptual brand presentation designs, and redesigned and edited thousands of campaign layouts while supporting improvements to the design process and file structure for incoming artists.
Graphic Designer at Primedia (FKA RentPath, The Apartment Guide)
October 1, 2005 - October 1, 2010
Produced nationwide graphic layouts and ads for apartment listings across all 50 states. Created thousands of apartment ads and participated in ad campaign design for major corporate clients. Retouched and manipulated thousands of photos to meet campaign and publication needs.

Education

Fine Arts Degree at The Art Institute of Atlanta
September 1, 2002 - September 1, 2005
Fine Arts Degree at The Art Institute of Atlanta
September 1, 2002 - September 1, 2005
Fine Arts Degree at The Art Institute of Atlanta
September 1, 2002 - September 1, 2005

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Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Retail, Consumer Goods

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