Profile
About Troy Myatt
Design shaped by experience, restraint and a need to make things better.
Biography
I’ve spent more than three decades using design to make ideas clearer, stronger and easier to believe in. My path has moved through publishing, travel, aviation, museums, live experiences, brand identity and photography. The work changes. The instinct does not: understand the problem, remove what does not belong and build something that can hold up over time.
Along the way, I’ve helped shape how Fort Worth presented itself, worked across American Airlines’ publishing portfolio and modernized communications for the Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Association. Today I’m Design Director at Corporate Magic, helping turn ambitious ideas into presentations, identities and live experiences for major organizations and brands.
I’m equally at home working with Texas museums, historic sites, ranches and destinations. Photography has made me a better designer—more attentive to light, material, place and the small details that make a story feel true.
I’m proud that the work has been recognized, but awards have never been the point. I still enjoy solving the problem, still care too much about typography and still believe restraint usually wins. Experience has made me faster at spotting what does not belong; curiosity keeps me looking for a better answer.
Involvement
Beyond the Work
- Texas Forts Trail Region
- Board Chair
- Friends of the Texas Longhorn Herd
- Vice Chair
- Aviation
- Private Pilot · PPL
- Photography
- Texas landscapes, historic sites and Western culture
- Texas History
- Museum and heritage collaborator
- Typography
- An unreasonable level of interest
By the numbers
A practice built over time.
Recognition
Selected Honors
A selection of recent recognition for identity, publishing, photography and experience design.
AAF Dallas
Gold (3), Judges Choice, Design, Photography
Society of Publication Designers
Gold (3) Design, Photography
AAF District 10
Silver (2), Photography
Frontier Texas Report
DSVC The Dallas Show
Bronze (2). Photography
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AAF Dallas
Silver Award
Corporate Magic Business Card
Society of Publication Designers
Gold + Silver Digital
Lights Magazine
AAF National
Silver, Art Direction / Illustration
Lights Magazine
AAF District 10
Goldy Addy (4) Digital
Lights Magazine
AAF Dallas
Goldy Addy (8) Judges Choice, Best in Show
Lights Magazine
DSVC The Dallas Show
Gold (1), Judges Choice, Digital
Lights Magazine
AAF National
Silver (2), Digital
Lights Magazine
AAF District 10
Gold (1), Judges Choice, Digital
Lights Magazine
AAF Dallas
Gold (3), Best of Show, Digital
Lights Magazine
WPA Maggie Awards
Gold (2), Digital
Lights Magazine
WPA Maggie Awards
Gold, Digital
Range Magazine
AIGA Texas Show
Best in Show
Range Magazine
Print Magazine Design Awards
Regional Design Award, Digital
Range Magazine
DSVC The Dallas Show
Silver, Illustration
Range Magazine
DSVC The Dallas Show
Best in Show, Digital
Range Magazine
WPA Maggie Awards
Best Magazine Design Award
Hilton Moments
AAF Fort Worth
Gold (3), Campaign
Visit Fort Worth
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