Expertise

Chris Parody is an award-winning designer with expertise in the higher education, financial, sports/athletics, and healthcare industries. His background also includes freelance design skills in the beverage, supplement/vitamins, and food label design areas.

Chris possesses a strong layout design, typography and illustration skills. He has worked in a range of highly creative environments, giving him the ability to adapt and implement new ideas, while keeping the client and their needs the main focus of the design projects he has worked on. From art direction on projects, to print production and management.

Chris was born in Herkimer, New York, with an early passion for design. Chris graduated in 1999 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, from the College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York.

HONORS & AWARDS

2015
Albany Ad Club ADDY Award Finalist
Publication Design (Entire magazine)
Saint Rose Magazine

Albany Ad Club ADDY Award Finalist
Poster-Single
Follow the Bird

2014
Albany Ad Club ADDY Award Winner
Illustration Campaign
Social Media Achievement Badges

2013
Albany Ad Club NORI Award Winner
Collateral Material-Campaign
It’s Siege Time Basketball

PUBLICATIONS

  • HOW Magazine

  • Graphic Design USA magazine

  • Creativity

  • American Corporate Identity 2007

  • TypoShirt One

  • The Big Book of Self-Promotions

  • The Big Book of Layouts

  • The New Big Book of Layouts

  • Big Book of Design Ideas

  • Bright Ideas in Poster Design

  • Best of Brochure Design