In 2014, with Andrew LeClair, he co-founded LeClair Lucas, a graphic design studio that works in close collaboration with artists, architects, and cultural institutions to produce identities, publications, and collateral for print and screen.

Adam was previously an art director at Wieden+Kennedy, where he worked on projects for clients including American Express, Coca-Cola, and Nike; and a design intern at the Whitney Museum, where he worked on collateral projects for exhibitions and research-based projects in preparation for the museum's recent redesign. In addition to teaching at MICA, he's taught at Rhode Island School of Design, where he received an MFA in graphic design in 2012.