The Art of Creativity

Creative Problem-Solving

Christine is a seasoned art director with over twenty-five years of advertising agency, healthcare marketing, and in-house creative department experience. Her background in the medical industry has spanned a world of healthcare issues and therapeutic categories. She is the Founder and Creative Director of Crucible Communications, providing studio and consulting support since 1994. Early in her career, she was instrumental in the development of several pharmaceutical advertising firms. Christine’s portfolio manifests a wide range of print campaigns and web designs which convey a strong image for her clients' promotional efforts. Her work has been recognized with numerous awards and accolades.

An entrepreneur at heart who transforms challenges into creative solutions, Christine utilizes a unique blend of personal creativity, intuition, traditional art, and computer skills to bring concepts to reality. Working independently, or coordinating with allied associates such as product managers, writers, photographers, printers and marketing consultants who provide complementary value and resources, Christine builds strong customer relationships. In particular, she specializes in brand development, logo design, website development, illustration, advertising collateral design and graphics production — from concept through product launch to innovating mature brands.

Christine holds a BFA from TCNJ, a MFA from the School of Visual Arts, a scholarship award from the Association of Graphic Communications, and has advanced her acumen in digital design through involvment with AIGA, VLA, and Noble Desktop in NYC. Christine is skilled in Mac and PC hardware and software. She is an expert in Adobe Creative Suite applications. She also brings to her design acumen responsive web development.

Some of Christine's prestigious clients have included: Applied Clinical, Caring Capital, Ciba-Geigy, DraftFCB, Exerpta Medica, ICC Lowe, Integrated Clinical Trial Solutions, Marketing Insights, Merck, Neptune AquaPure, Ogilvy CommonHealth, Parke-Davis, ProCom, RJR Nabisco, Silver Burdett Ginn, Sentrix, Sudler & Hennessey, SynerMed and a multitude of cherished small business ventures.