Born in Palo Alto, California in 1970, Brett MacFadden is a Co-Founder and Creative Director at the San Francisco graphic design studio MacFadden & Thorpe and is a senior faculty member at the California College of the Arts (CCA). Along with his studio mates at MT, he has made a number of supergraphic installations as well as taught Supergraphic Workshops with students and professionals. He holds an MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art.