Mustafa Horton is an accomplished creative director, senior graphic designer, and abstract realism artist from Denver, Colorado.

He has 15 years of experience in design leadership, successfully managing corporate identity rebranding, digital campaigns, and printed collateral for mid-sized companies, startups, and non-profit organizations. He worked with organizations like IKEA and Cambridge University Press in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region for seven years, living in Riyadh, KSA, and Dubai, UAE.

Additionally, he is the founder and Chief Creative Officer of the nonprofit creative studio United Colors of Design (UCD). UCD hosts the ongoing “Leadership + Design" speaker series, which features talented and influential creatives from various disciplines.

In June 2025, he completed an Executive MBA program for design leaders at Future London Academy.