Ted Billups

Principal, Creative

Ted began his career at Turner Broadcasting, marketing and selling inventory on TBS, TNT, The Cartoon Network and CNN to the big ad agencies and advertisers. His lifelong passion for digital creative finally manifested in helping create CNN.com prior to its launch. Soon after, in 1996, he co-founded an upstart Web agency called Web Design Group and, after building it to 70 employees, sold it in 2000. Excited by the emerging convergence of digital and traditional creative, he opened Billups Design in 2003. Ted continues to lead Billups Design and he is proud that the quality of the agency's work continues to attract passionate talent and produce happy clients.

Interesting Tidbits

  • He's got chops: Created and patented a browser testing application, MeerMeer, and then sold it to Adobe in 2007 (now called BrowserLab).
  • He's got heroes: Created the first online university (Cardean / Unext) working directly with Don Norman and Jakob Nielsen.
  • He's got history: Began interface design and programming on the Atari 800 in 1979. But he never used punch cards.
  • He's got skills: Enjoys painting, especially outdoors. Favorite artist is Thomas Hart Benton.

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