The School of Art in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to welcome eBay senior director of design and former U of A student Tyler Moore to the fall Visiting Lecture Series. All are invited to his lecture at 5:30 p.m. tonight, Thursday, Oct. 17, at Hillside Auditorium 202. 

As senior director of design at eBay, Moore leads a diverse team of multidisciplinary designers, strategists, engineers and writers working to unify product and brand through a global unified design language.

His team includes experts in product design, design systems, brand strategy and design, content, motion, 3D and sound design, all collaborating to shape eBay's design vision.

"We are excited to welcome Tyler back to Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas," said Rachel Debuque, director of the School of Art. "His expansive career and creative leadership are widely known and respected in the field of design, and we are thrilled that students will have the opportunity to hear directly from him about his work."

Prior to his role at eBay, Moore was the design director at Amazon's Device Design Group, where he developed a unified design language for Alexa devices. Preceding his tenure at Amazon, he co-founded MM Company, a creative consultancy agency, and led a team for 17 years delivering holistic brand solutions and products for global clients such as Microsoft, Nokia, Amazon and Founders Fund.

With 25 years of experience in design and creative leadership, Moore specializes in developing brand systems, translating concepts into product visions and creating seamless, human-centered experiences. He believes that design can improve lives, transform businesses and shape culture.

Moore began his education at the U of A in the former Department of Art, now the School of Art, and completed a B.F.A. in design from The Hoogschool voor de Kunst en Utrecht in the Netherlands. Throughout his education, he studied branding, product design and screen printing, it was this multidisciplinary approach became foundational to his innovative problem-solving methodology in design.

All are invited to join Moore's lecture at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at Hillside Auditorium, 202.