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Joe Christensen

Rigby, ID

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Over 20 years experience working in multiple facets of design, including: product design, apparel design, graphic design, illustration, packaging, layout, presentation, branding/corporate identity and advertising.

Apparel Design: Technical Gore-tex Outerwear, Layering, and Casual

Graphic Design: Branding/Corporate Identity, Packaging and Layout

Illustration: Conceptual, Technical, Surface Pattern and Product Applied

Product Design: Functional Innovation, Action Sport Gear and Accessories

Writing: Creative, Technical and Advertising copy
Education
- Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA Industrial Design
  
  Brigham Young University
  
  1993 - 1996
Experience
- Principal
  
  Skybeast Design
  
  Feb 2009 - Present (15 years 9 months)
  
  Product Design, Graphic Design, Illustration and Writing
- Senior Product Designer
  
  Teton Outfitters / Klim
  
  Rigby, ID
  
  Jun 2009 - Jul 2018 (9 years 1 month)
  
  Design Technical Riding Gear
  • Gore-Tex Outerwear, Layering and Casual Apparel
  • Packs, Gear and Accessories
- Senior Product Designer
  
  Ogio International
  
  Dec 2000 - Feb 2009 (8 years 2 months)
  
  • Manage design projects from concept to production
  • Work with multiple overseas manufacturers
  • Design and presentation of custom products for OEM clients including: Callaway Golf, Easton Sports, Cleveland Golf, Prince, Costco & Target
  • Develop new innovations, prototypes and components in internal "Lab"
  • Co-author of several patented technologies
- Art Director
  
  Intelliquis
  
  May 1997 - Dec 2000 (3 years 7 months)
  
  • Manage internal graphic design department
  • Illustration, design and layout for print, software interface and website
  • Design packaging, logos/corporate identity, advertisements and collateral
- Senior Graphic Designer
  
  MicroBlvd
  
  Aug 1996 - Apr 1997 (8 months)
  
  • Design packaging, manuals, advertising and brochures
Awards

Bloomberg Business - 50 Coolest Products of the 21st Century

IDSA - Silver IDEA Award - Consumer Products

2013 Idaho Innovation Awards
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Joe Christensen

Assistant Professor - Educator, Communication Design, Myron E. Ullman, Jr. School of Design

Systems Administrator, Visible Futures Lab (VFL)