Karl Eggers

Creative Director

Kansas City, MO, USA
To me, design is the distillation of clarity from ambiguity. I strive to understand and help others be understood; to hear and help others be heard; to listen to where my clients want to go and help them achieve their goals.

Work Experience

Wrenbird Design

Co-Owner, Co-Creative Director

Graphic design, advertising, branding, web design, user experience, art direction.
February 2015 - Present Missouri, United States

Efeqdev

Partner, Creative Director

Graphic design for web and print, brand strategy, art direction, user experience design.
September 2012 - January 2015 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Karl Eggers Design

Principal

May 2012 - September 2012 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

The Eleven, Inc.

Creative Director

Responsible for design solutions and brand strategy created to suit a wide variety of clients and budgets. Executions included publications, advertisements, catalogs, packaging, logos, posters, websites and invitations; art direction of photographers and illustrators.
July 2006 - May 2012 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

JWRE, Inc.

Sales and Marketing Consultant

Created marketing materials, developed branding strategy and product presentations for multiple product lines.
June 2005 - July 2006 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

CheckMark Communications

Senior Designer

Responsible for the development of successful strategic package design solutions for national
and global pet food and treat brands; oversight of production; art direction of photographers and illustrators.
December 2002 - June 2005 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Education

Southwest Missouri State University

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design

August 1997 - December 2001 Springfield, Missouri, United States

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Branding And Visual Identity, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office, Motion Design, Motion Design, Photo Manipulation, Photo Manipulation, Poster Design, Poster Design, Publication Design, Publication Design,

Design and Artistic Skills

Visual and hierarchical organization of complex ideas and data into successful, easily understood design solutions. Able to work within complex brand architecture to create targeted designs with a high level of client satisfaction.

Fluent in the process of achieving successful visual solutions for any design-related challenge, from concept to actualization, including logos, brochures, interface design, presentation graphics and package design. Comfortable with art direction of illustrators and photographers, production artists and other designers.