As creative director of Kym Abrams Design for over 25 years,
Kym collaborates with the client and the design team, directing the
development of integrated and creative solutions. Kym has been
featured in Communications Arts magazine and received the first
Woman of the Year award from Women in Design/Chicago. She has
served as a board member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts
and as advisor to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Design
Department. She served as a judge for Communication Arts national
Design Annual and is a frequent contributor to design publications.
She and her staff have worked with market leaders to create, launch
and refresh effective brands. Kym holds a BFA from the University
of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.
Nancy has been designing for Kym Abrams Design for over a
decade. Nancy is the day-to-day point person for her clients'
projects, managing process and design to completion. She has
contributed her experience and creative solutions to several clients
such as Learning Curve International, Harcourt Brace, LeapFrog,
Delta Institute, Music of the Baroque, MacArthur Foundation, Harris
Theater, and USSA. Her work has won design awards including
Society of Typographic Arts for identity and branding of Beansprouts.
Nancy holds a BFA in graphic design from the University
of Illinois Champaign-Urbana.
Deborah joined Kym Abrams Design in fall 2007. She holds a
BFA in Graphic Design and Art History from Washington University
in St. Louis. Deborah contributes to a wide variety of print and digital projects: ranging from publications and identity development,
to websites and social media strategy. Clients include Heartland
Alliance, Erikson Institute Chicago-Kent School of Law, Northwest
Community Hospital, Zoobooks, Kindermusik, Harris Theater and
Music of the Baroque. Her work for the Joyce Foundation has been
recognized by multiple Graphis awards.
Staci came to Kym Abrams Design from Connecticut in September 2010. She has worked with clients such as the Harris Theater, Northwest Community Hospital, UHC, New Schools for Chicago, and HFMA. She holds BFA in Communication Design from the University of Connecticut, and she has been recognized by the Connecticut Art Director's Club.
For more than a decade, Wade has been developing a strong typographic voice and a love for the subtle details of visual communication. He joined Kym Abrams Design in the fall of 2011. His client experience includes: Cargill, CME Group, ProLogis, Sara Lee, The University of Chicago and WellPoint. His work ranges from packaging to annual reports and has received acclaim in the Black Book AR100 and the International ARC Awards. Wade holds a BFA in Design from the University of Kansas.