Areas of Expertise
Identity
Branding
Apparel
Packaging
Collateral
Ryan Carlson has spent his career doing the kind of work that keeps people up at night — not from stress, but from the pull of getting it right. After cutting his teeth at some of the most respected design firms and agencies in the industry, he went on to build Twin Six from the ground up, shaping it over two decades at the intersection of cycling, culture, and craft.
In a landscape where brands are often fragmented across strategists, designers, and production teams, Ryan operates differently. He serves as a true one-stop partner for brand managers, directors, and founders — a multidisciplinary designer who carries ideas from initial strategy through concept, execution, and final delivery. The result is not just consistency, but cohesion: work that feels intentional at every touchpoint because it’s been shaped by a single, deeply invested perspective.
His philosophy is simple: the work that moves people is never accidental. It lives in the details most never consciously notice — the ones they feel without knowing why. That’s where he focuses, refining, questioning, and pushing until something shifts from good to undeniably right.
Ryan doesn’t coast. He brings a relentless creative energy and a commitment to seeing things through to the end — the often overlooked, sometimes uncomfortable final stretch where good ideas become great ones. Still hungry and always evolving, he continues to seek out work that challenges assumptions and raises the bar.
For brands that deserve that level of care and follow-through, he’s ready to get to work.Email
ryan@twinsix.com
Phone
(612) 280-8194