Craighton Berman is an industrial designer and creative director based in Chicago, USA. Craighton Berman Design was established in 2006 as platform for shaping conceptual ideas into tangible objects.

Craighton views design from a transdisciplinary perspective, fueled by his background in Industrial Design, Design Strategy, and Experience Design. His practice is split between concept definition and creating idea-driven products—both stemming from a desire to bring unique ideas, meaningful designs, and authentic experiences to life.

Additionally, Craighton is a lead designer with the innovation consulting firm gravitytank. In this role he collaborates with teams of designers, strategists, and researchers to define future products, interactions, and experiences. He also teaches in the Designed Objects program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Craighton maintains an illustration practice and a sketch blog under the name 'fueledbycoffee'.

Exhibitions

• New York International Gift Fair 2010; Group exhibition with Object Design League; NYC, NY; August 2010
  
  
• Guerrilla Truck Show; Exhibition during Neocon; Chicago, IL; June 2010
  
  
• YALL & US; Exhibition during Modern Atlanta; Atlanta, GA; June 2010
  
  
• Lift Hold Roll; Exhibiton curated by The Future Perfect during ICFF; Brooklyn, NY; May 2010
  
  
• Uncomfortable Conversations; Exhibition curated by DesignGlut during ICFF; NYC, NY; May 2010
  
  
• Clairvoyant; Pop-up Store; Brooklyn, NY; December 2009
  
  
• Worth Your Salt; Pop-up Store; Chicago, IL; November 2009
  
  
• Design Chicago 2010; University of Central Missouri; Sept - Nov 2009
  
  
• The Promise of This Moment; Chicago, IL; June 2009
  
  
• Guerrilla Truck Show; Exhibition during Neocon; Chicago, IL; June 2009
  
  
• Modern + Design + Function; Design Within Reach; Chicago, IL; May 2009
  
  
• Deceptive Design; Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL; October 2008 - January 2009
  
  
• Modern + Design + Function Retrospective; Design Within Reach; Chicago Arts District, Chicago, IL; September 2009
  
  
• Handled With Care curated by Designboom; Designersblock Exhibition, London Design Festival, London, UK; September 2007
  
  
• Guerrilla Truck Show; Exhibition during Neocon; Chicago IL; June 2007
  
  
• Modern + Design + Function; Design Within Reach; February 2007. Received honorable mention recognition.

Lectures & Workshops

• TEI 10; MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA; Storyboarding Interactions Workshop; January 2010
  
  
• Virginia Tech Industrial Design program; Virginia Tech; Blacksburg, VA; Day-long innovation workshop for 50 students; March 2009
  
  
• VizThink; San Jose, CA; Presentation on collaborative experience storyboarding; Feb 2009
  
  
• Designweek Monterrey; Monterrey, Mexico; Facilitated and presented an all-day innovation workshop to 200 participants; November 2008
  
  
• IDSA Midwest District Conference; Kansas City, MO; Facilitated a workshop on experience storyboarding; April 2008
  
  
• Guest lecturer for integrated product development class and senior thesis critiques for industrial design studios at University of Illinois at Chicago, 2007-2009