STUDIO

photo of building at 4916 Kelvin Drive, Houston, TX

FORMED IN 1981 by James Tiebout, a graduate of the College of Graphic Arts and Photography at RIT, TEBO Design‘s first client was an oil & gas company. Brochures, marketing material and 40 x 60 inch 4-color maps were created for them.

The non-profit field provided an area of growth for the studio, and work was done for various arts organizations. A founding member of the Houston Center for Photography, Tiebout designed posters, invitations, exhibition catalogs and their magazine, SPOT, through the early 2000s.

The studio further diversified its base by adding clients from the profit sector: corporate, law and small businesses.

The studio’s design work has grown from this cross fertilization of projects and ideas. We have strived to stay current with technological changes in the field and the needs of our clients, from the introduction of the Macintosh and the evolution of design software to our work creating websites.

The principals of typography and design are at the heart of our work, enriched & expanded by the new tools and technologies.

James is currently teaching 2 graphic design classes at the University of Houston Downtown for their new degree, a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts (BAFA).

4916 Kelvin Drive
Houston, TX 77005
713.520.9602
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The studio is located in the Rice Village area of Houston, in a building designed in 1960 by the architect David Red for the late Jim Glass. A wooden structure with large, north facing glass windows, it is comprised of individual studios with a shared conference room and common areas. The two wings of the building are separated by a courtyard that has a koi pond, a water oak and 30 foot tall crepe myrtles that create a calm and reflective space in the midst of the city.
The building is occupied by a diverse group of creative individuals: designers, photographers, painters, and architects, a clientele promulgated by Mr. Glass.