A graduate of Cranbrook Academy of Art and currently serving as Assistant Chair, Transmedia, Graphic Design Department and Senior Faculty at ArtCenter College of Design, Brad Bartlett received ArtCenter's prestigious Great Teacher Award in 2003 and 2014. Bartlett is also the on-screen author of Transmedia Typography, published by LinkedInLearning.

His studio, Brad Bartlett Design, is a four-time winner of the Frances Smyth-Ravenal Prize for Excellence in Publication Design (2012, 2015, 2018, and 2019). This grand prize is awarded annually by the American Alliance of Museums for the best publication designed by an art museum in the US. the studio has also been recognized by the Art Directors Club, Type Directors Club, AIGA 50 Books/Covers, Communication Arts, and more.