Christine Walker

Bio

Christine Walker established The Design Guild in 2012. She saw that there was a better way than the traditional agency or freelance models to build creative teams and produce the highest quality communications. Christine has more than 25 years working with some of the biggest brands on the planet, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, Pepsi, Kellogg’s, Belkin, Wal-Mart and Disney. In addition, she lead all marketing and design efforts for O'Reilly Media, an international technology publisher and conference producer. An analytical mind and background in design make her ideally suited to a holistic and strategic approach to communication design. Christine lives in Benicia, CA where she enjoys a small town life and long walks on the coast of the Carquinez Strait.

Creative

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Curious

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Unpredictable

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Creative ✻ Curious ✻ Unpredictable ✻

Current Roles

Founder

CEO

Strategist

The Basics

Nickname: CC Little . I was CC Little and my mom was Capt. MA Clark whenever we set off on adventures.

Birthday: 06/25/1966

Birth Order: I am an only child and only grandchild, on both sides of the family, until I was 12.

Roles I’d Like to grow into

Illustrator (some day)

My background

Before founding The Design Guild, I worked as a consultant for commodities and CPG brands. Prior to that I was VP of Marketing for a multinational technology company. I was responsible for articulating the brand and regulating its use across nine business divisions. I spent fifteen years as a creative director at a partnership promotions agency establishing and building CPG brand partnerships. I worked as a location portrait photographer. Worked as a graphic designer for a large scale graphics house. Worked in my parent’s gallery as a kid.

I love the work I do because effective communication can be transformative. The creative process is always a teacher. And the people I work with are exceptional; they stretch me to be my best.

I love the work I do because…

Effective communication can be transformative. The creative process is always a teacher. And the people I work with are exceptional; they stretch me to be my best.

When on a team, I tend to…

Have a lot of questions. I like to challenge assumptions.

Working for the Guild is great for me because…

I work best when I have the flexibility to pursue the creative muse when it strikes.

Super Powers

  1. Courage

  2. Intuition

  3. Resourcefulness

Skills or habits I want to build

  1. Organization

  2. Draftsmanship

  3. Writing/speaking

Aspirations

I want to write a book sharing some of what I have learned over the course of my career. I want to impart some insights that I wish I had when I was younger. Along with that, I want to replicate the beauty of the Design Guild model in other cities. 

Favorite things to do when I’m not working

Drawing, painting, long walking, knitting, sewing, book making. And house music!

More about Christine

I have been married to John for 30 years! We have two sons, Jackson (26 yrs.) and Joseph (24 yrs).

Three things I love: my husband John, good food and travel!

Joseph, my younger son, is an artist and a chef in training. He works as a line cook at The Grange in Sacramento.

Jackson, my older son, commercial construction project engineer and music promoter (check out @rinsedsf). This was us playing on the beach at the Oregon coast.

My Dad, not really Dad material. But he was a gifted structural packaging designer.

Capt. MA Clark, an extraordinary woman. She had this note taped to the inside of her medicine chest when she died. I miss her.