ProfileDerick Carss, Designer

I lead the Communication Design team at AppDirect in San Francisco with expertise in user experience, illustration and the Scottish accent.

I began my career with Freight, a leading creative design agency in the UK, before moving to the US. There I worked at Bureau Blank in New York for four years, a multi-disciplinary design consultancy driven by three key values: creativity, process and service. Along the way I was fortunate to work with clients like Ferrari, Amtrak, Salesforce, Bloomberg, Heineken, and NYU.

More recently I moved to San Francisco to work as Head of Communication Design at AppDirect. Our team plays a central role in promoting the AppDirect product, a cloud commerce platform that empowers companies of all sizes to buy and sell software, as well as engaging customers and strengthening the company values.

With over a decade of agency and in-house experience I'm comfortable working on websites, print design, identities and illustration, taking each from concept to production. And why do I have a squirrel for a logo? Well, you'll just have to ask, but as it happens I'd like the chance to chat about how we could work together so please download my resume and get in touch. I look forward to hearing from you.