Rick Granados is a designer, typographer, educator, photographer, and printmaker based in California’s High Desert.
With more than two decades of experience spanning branding, typography, visual systems, and creative direction, his work is rooted in clarity, craft, and concept. Granados helps brands, institutions, and cultural organizations communicate with distinction through thoughtful and strategically driven design.
He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in New York City and began his career working with leading agencies including Grey, JWT, and Arnell Group before relocating to Los Angeles.
In 2000, driven by a deep fascination with letterforms and language, he founded Stereo Type Haus, an independent type foundry specializing in commercial and custom typography. Through this venture he collaborated with clients including The New York Times, filmmaker Wes Anderson, and Fader magazine.
Granados later joined Deutsch LA as Vice President and Design Director, where he helped expand the agency’s design practice and led visual strategy and design initiatives for national brands including Sprint and Pandora.
Today, he operates as an independent creative director and founder of NOMMO DESIGN, collaborating with select clients and ethical brands while continuing to explore the evolving relationship between design, technology, and culture.
Alongside his professional practice, Granados serves as an instructor of graphic design and typography at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, where he mentors emerging designers and emphasizes concept-driven, rigorous visual thinking.
His work has received recognition from Graphis, including a recent Gold Award, and reflects a lifelong commitment to typography, image-making, and visual communication. Outside of client work, he maintains an active studio practice centered on photography, music, and fine art printmaking.
Recognition & Experience
Graphis Gold Award, 2026
Professor, Graphic Design, Academy of Art University
Founder, Stereo Type Haus
VP Design Director, Deutsch LA
BFA, School of Visual Arts, New York City
Selected Publications & Features
Type Specific (Rotovision)
Poster Art (Rotovision)
Offerta Magazine
Plastikomb Magazine
Recognition & Experience
Graphis Gold Award, 2026
Professor, Graphic Design, Academy of Art University
Founder, Stereo Type Haus
VP Design Director, Deutsch LA
BFA, School of Visual Arts, New York City
Selected Publications & Features
Type Specific (Rotovision)
Poster Art (Rotovision)
Offerta Magazine
Plastikomb Magazine
Selected Clients
The New York Times
Wes Anderson / The Darjeeling Limited
The Fader
Pandora
Sprint
American Airlines
Yale School of Medicine
Wes Anderson / The Darjeeling Limited
The Fader
Pandora
Sprint
American Airlines
Yale School of Medicine
