ABOUT - Chris Everett of Chris Everett Design
The design collective includes graphics professionals with an assortment of experience and skills. Most are full-time designers who perform part-time freelance work for Chris Everett Design. In addition to providing art direction for all projects, Chris Everett does a lot of the freelance work himself.
With 20 years as a MarCom/Publishing/Visual Information Professional (print and online) working in corporate and independent settings, Chris Everett managed creative teams in areas of advertising, package design, corporate identity/branding, signage, collateral/promotional items, training programs, annual reports, trade show displays, web development, and new product launches.
In addition to the custom services provided through this design collective, Chris Everett is also available for full-time opportunities. A resumé is available - please go to the contact page to send a request.
For more information, see Chris Everett’s LinkedIn profile here: 
TESTIMONIALS
“I have known Chris for many years and have found him to be a highly skilled graphics designer, web designer/master, and conventional paper publisher. He is a complete gentleman, has an extremely quick mind, sense of humor, and a strong sense of design. Chris has a strong commitment to his community and has done extensive pro bono work in marketing his neighborhood. He has created and maintained an excellent website and has frequently produced beautiful booklets and brochures for house and garden tours.”
Francis Rahl, Northrop Grumman
“Chris is an incredible talent. This guy helped me produce many awesome commercials. His baritone provided a great contrast to my tenor. Clients went nuts over his comic timing and clever deadpan takes. Chris’ script ideas were always spot on... his rewrites made our spots hugely successful so we got a lot of serial ads. Chris loved doing live remotes at store openings and movie openings. The crew at the station said he would show up for the opening of a paper bag... anyplace where he had an audience. Some of his best moments were when Chris would MC the comedy clubs... the man can work a crowd! When the station changed to the Mix format, he jumped into the advertising and promotion of our new look. He got one Gold and two Silver Addy Awards for the billboard graphics, the van graphics and the direct mailers. He was always excellent with that design stuff. Chris is reliable, hard-working and enthusiastic. He’ll challenge you to do your best and doesn’t miss an opportunity to make things sharper and more effective. So it’s not just about him... he likes to make his colleagues and managers look their best. He actually enjoys that part and I’ve personally gained from it!”
Chris Michaels, Clear Channel
“Chris is the go-to individual for any questions concerning digital art. His exceptional knowledge and cheerful willingness to impart it to others is nothing short of amazing.”
Linda Edelman, Society of American Foresters
“I heard about Chris and his creative abilities from a friend of mine who had no first hand experience from hiring him however she had heard of him by reputation. In short, Chris lived up to his reputation and his results creating a web page and corporate identity for my own business far exceeded my expectations. Chris is very talented, not only in terms of his creativity and design skills but also in his technical and people skills. He is smart, reliable, trustworthy and he has an outstanding sense of humor. A rare combination of positive attributes! I sincerely recommend Chris and am confident anyone who hires him will pass the word on to friends, colleagues and even family members.”
Carl Dahlstrom, Entrepreneur
“Chris was a level headed manager that could effectively manage the day to day business operations as well as promote the business using his creative skills and artistic talents. He was always approachable and easy to work for. I would gladly go to work for Chris again.”
Anita McLellan, BD Biosciences
“I worked with Chris when he was Art Director - Labeling and Packaging at Alpharma. Among his many qualities, Chris’ most impressive and unique strength is his dedication to continuous improvement, learning, and staying current with state-of-the-art (no pun intended) developments in the field. That strength is key to achieving excellence and successfully implementing cost-effective solutions. Even at that point in his career, Chris could easily have rested on his laurels and been quite successful simply recycling solutions that had worked in the past. Among Chris’ many other strengths are his intelligence, wisdom, creativity, work ethic, and razor-sharp wit. In summary, Chris exemplifies excellence, and is a pleasure to work with.”
Vincent Andolina, Alpharma
“If Chris had a specialty at Alpharma, I’d say it would have been understanding customers’ needs. He was often able to meet a unique design challenge with with just the right innovative tweak. Within the confines of generic pharmaceutical labeling, that is no small task. Chris also kept the department humming. We churned out a lot of work there, and Chris kept it all running smoothly.”
Michael Gig Coleman, Alpharma
“Chris and I worked closely together at Cadmus. We adjusted work flows accordingly and tried to help further some of the other artists abilities in the Adobe Suite programs with weekly training. Chris was a terrific leader and I enjoyed working with him.”
Jim Kozlowski, Cadmus Communications
“I worked with Chris on several technology projects that dealt with the digital art functions at Cadmus. Chris was a talented and innovative manager who continually looked for ways to improve processes and take advantage of new technology to improve production processes and customer service. Chris has excellent communication skills and people skills. He advocated and embraced change eagerly. It was a pleasure working with him and I would look forward to an opportunity to do so in the future.”
Vicky Boardley, Cadmus Communications
“Chris helped my team every day solve problems with digital art files. He and his team responded quickly to requests to determine why a file was not working within the system or what was wrong with it individually - and to fix that file. Cadmus maintains a very strict production atmosphere, so everything is time sensitive. Chris kept his team on its toes in that regard using his technical knowledge and his great sense of humor in addition to his technical skills.”
Heather Dittbrenner, Cadmus Communications
“I have been a business associate and friend of Chris Everett for four years. I worked under Chris’ supervision as a Digital Art Specialist at Cadmus Communications for over a year. Chris has a hands on managerial style, and fostered a positive working atmosphere among his staff of artists at Cadmus Communications. He created an open forum to discuss design issues and encouraged peer-to-peer training and development. In addition, Chris provided his staff with valuable, constructive feedback. His enthusiasm for his work and for his colleagues was unfailing. My time working for Chris was not only enjoyable, but also a valuable learning experience. It is my opinion that the continuing success and professional development of the Digital Art Specialists was a direct result of Chris’s management, encouragement, and enthusiasm.”
Kristi Martik, Cadmus Communications
“Chris was an internal customer for me while I worked at Cadmus. I found him always striking a pleasant balance between calmness and patience as well as being assertive and confident. He showed flexibility with limitations introduced by the systems I was involved in designing (which he and his team used), but would also stand firm on issues that would adversely affect his team. Chris was always a pleasure to work with.”
Paul Vivier, Cadmus Communications
“I had the pleasure to work under the leadership of Chris at Cadmus Communications in the digital art team. He was brought into the team as the Team Leader to reconstruct work flow processes and enhance efficiency within the digital art process for dozens of print publication journals. Chris quickly learned current processes and was able to make immediate changes to improve work flow. Chris not only improved work flow but also reduced man hours, increased productivity and maximized resources. His expertise and leadership skills brought many successes to both the Digital Art Team and the company. I highly recommend Chris and am honored to have had the opportunity to work under his leadership.”
Scott Conlon, Cadmus Communications
“I recommend Chris Everett based on my years of working with him at Cadmus. Chris applies his graphics expertise with enthusiasm and clarity of thought that transitions highly technical material to highly understandable information for the recipient. Chris’ communication ability excels in both his presentation and written skills. As a Business Manager at Cadmus I always had confidence that Chris would explain with equal adeptness to my clients on both an individual and group basis. Chris accompanied me many times in the successful presenting to clients and prospective clients. I received positive comments from clients to his written technical materials as well, especially, on his Guidelines for Submitting Digital Art. In addition, with regards to his supervision of the group under his leadership I witnessed a measurable increase in their graphic skills and their responsiveness. I highly recommend Chris Everett in the application of his business skills to achieve positive results within his working group and your client base.”
Mark Hoffman, Cadmus Communications
“Chris has excellent leadership skills. Whenever a concern arised, Chris was always available to answer any questions and provide service. He has provided extensive knowledge in his field of expertise, and is a valuable asset in his position. I highly recommend Chris for any high level leadership role.”
Dawn German, Cadmus Communications
