Tom Adolphs
I am an educator, designer, photographer, and philosopher working across classrooms, design systems, and the responsible integration of AI into creative practices.
Fragmentation, digital photo manipulation, 2023
A connected practice
Teaching and making.
Making gives me questions to bring into the classroom. Teaching helps me think through the tools, decisions, and responsibilities that shape creative work.
Featured project · 2026
Modulate
An image is only the beginning.
A photographic instrument that turns an image into something to shape, listen to, and perform.
Case study coming soon Music: “Floating Cities” by Kevin MacLeod · CC BY 4.0 (excerpt).
Teaching
Courses and methods.
I guide students through experimentation, critique, and refinement, using step-by-step assignments that connect concept, research, craft, audience, and storytelling.
Explore Teaching
About + CV
My story and record.
About brings together my background, teaching, and approach to practice. My CV documents my academic history, exhibitions, publications, and professional work.
