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
CreativePro Week 2025
CreativePro Week is the world’s best how-to conference to master the tools of design, June 2-6, 2025 in Phoenix and Online. No matter your skill...
The Design + Marketing Summit 2025
Master design and production techniques for social media, email, print, video, and more.
Articles
See all articlesHow 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.
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.
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.
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
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.
The Photoshop User’s Guide to Motion and Video
Get your design work moving with an app you already know and love!
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.
How to Animate Using Smart Objects in Photoshop
See how to quickly bring a static image to life with multiple animated items.
Learning After Effects
This article appeared in Issue 132 of InDesign Magazine. How to create attention-grabbing content with After Effects and InDesign As humans, we’re hardwired to notice objects in motion. Things that move instantly become interesting to us. Eons ago this trait helped our early ancestors avoid danger and stay alive. Today, designers are using motion graphics to promote […]
HTML: The Secret Sauce for Layout, Animation, and Interactivity
This article appeared in Issue 125 of InDesign Magazine. As we publish more content across more screens and devices, HTML remains the most prevalent technology in these workflows. Learning to incorporate HTML into digital experiences opens up amazing possibilities for presenting content to your audience. Screens surround us, and have become so commonplace that it’s easy to […]