Chris Converse

Chris Converse

About

Chris has over 30 years of experience in graphic, animation, and interactive design, with a unique focus on both design and development. He earned his BFA in Graphic Design at the Rochester Institute of Technology (R•I•T) and has continued to study the landscape of design and its crossroads with various technologies. Through the company he co-founded, his client list includes Adobe Inc., BBC Studios, Pfizer, LinkedIn, CIA, Target, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and many more.

In addition to design and development, Chris has authored a wide range of articles for various publications and websites, created and taught over 100 online courses, and has been a featured speaker in over 340 industry-related events, conferences and webinars, including NAB, Adobe MAX, Post Production World, How Design Live, AIGA, CreativePro, CreativeLive, PHOTOPLUS, and more.

Speaking at these events

Event
The Presentation Design Conference 2026
February 17–20An Online Event

The essential how-to event for anyone who creates, designs, or delivers presentations.

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The InDesign Conference 2025
December 9–12An Online Event

Available for purchase through March 12, 2026. On-demand access ends December 12, 2026. The essential how-to event for creative professionals who rely on Adobe InDesign.

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Archived
CreativePro Week 2025
June 2–6Now Available On Demand

Available for purchase through September 6. On-demand access ends June 6, 2026. CreativePro Week is the world’s best how-to conference to master the tools of…

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Archived
The Design + Marketing Summit 2025
July 28–30An Online Event

Master design and production techniques for social media, email, print, video, and more.

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Article
Compositing Video in Photoshop

Tips for using masks, blend modes, filters, and more with video in Photoshop.

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Article
How to Use the Substance 3D Viewer With Photoshop

Learn how to use the new 3D Substance Viewer for Photoshop to work with objects in 3D space, including mapping artwork to the object.

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Article
How to Embed a Section Within a Slide in PowerPoint

Learn how to create non-linear structure within a PowerPoint presentation by creating a separate section then embedding that section into a single slide.

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Article
How to Export Animated Charts from PowerPoint for Use in Video

Learn how to export animated charts from PowerPoint so that you can use them in your video projects.

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Article
Making Social Media Videos with Premiere Pro and Motion Graphics Templates

Boost your brand on social media with eye-catching ads that combine your video with Premiere Pro and its Motion Graphics templates

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CreativePro Week Sneak Peek: How to Use Motion Graphic Templates in Premiere Pro

Learn how easy it is to find and implement motion graphic templates in your Premiere Pro projects and how you can easily customize them to suit your needs.

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Article
The Photoshop User’s Guide to Motion and Video

Get your design work moving with an app you already know and love!

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Article
How to Update Multiple Images at Once in InDesign

Learn how to create a master image for multiple images in a layout. By cropping each differently, they look like separate images, but you can actually update them all at once.

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Article
How to Animate Using Smart Objects in Photoshop

See how to quickly bring a static image to life with multiple animated items.

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Article
Learning After Effects

How to create attention-grabbing content with After Effects and InDesign

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CPW Icons

June 29–July 3, 2026

Nashville, TN (and online)