KRBEE
Creative director, designer, educator.
KRBEE
Creative director, designer, educator.
kristin rogers brown
is a creative director, educator, and problem solver who believes that form, function, and moments of delight are equally important to strong work and great client relationships. She has spent the last 15 years using her background in award-winning publications to design experiences and brand strategies across media, all driven by strong content.
Her work with AIGA, Bitch Media, and Bear Deluxe, and her experience as an educator, has allowed her to connect with passionate writers, designers, and illustrators from all over the world.
Kristin spent 2010-2018 as art director for Bitch Media, an independent media organization whose mission was to provide and encourage an engaged, thoughtful feminist response to mainstream media and pop culture. There, she worked to prove that thoughtful design drives readership, builds community, and makes a difference.
A non-profit media organization with a global reach based in Portland, Oregon, Bitch Media started as a zine in 1995. Bitch grew the programming to produce podcasts, an award-wining magazine, writing fellowships, a rich campus education program, and an extensive online presence.
"I am excited about how art and design can inspire our readers, listeners, and users to engage. Intriguing and fun conceptual visuals might encourage people to think more deeply about the media we're all consuming."
"I've designed and art directed 32 magazine covers, completely overhauled our website, and redesigned the print magazine. I've also created 15% cost savings in printing the magazine, upgraded to perfect binding, and moved to FSC-certified manufacturing on stock from mixed-use post-consumer sources."
Talks
Talks
show & tell
CREATIVE TENSIONS
Seven Mantras for working under pressure or creating it when you need it. Including: Strength + Vulnerability, Love + Money, and How to Be a One-Woman Show.*
*HINT: You never are.
For PSU Graphic Design
PDX Creative women unite!
Design Week Portland, 2018
Lightning-quick, three-minute stories from women who launched design initiatives to shape the creative climate in Portland. Sign up!
Other speakers include Eugenie Jolivett Fontana (w(HERE) we are), Freda Ceaser (Central City Concern), and Marisa Green & Sarah Lane Ferguson (AIGA Women Lead).
PORTFOLIOs
ROUNDTABLE PANEL
A panel of Portland design stars talks about putting together their own portfolios, making hiring decisions, and portfolio successes and pet peeves.
Part of AIGA Portland's Portfolio show.
Mentorship
Mentorship
students
creative teams
interns
KRB's FORMER STUDENTS, MENTEES, AND INTERNS
...are starting publications, running studios and design teams, creating meaningful comics, winning awards, and inspiring the next generation of creative minds.