Kris Crosby (Graphic Designer & Illustrator)
Kris, an East St. Louis, Ill. native, who first attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as a basketball student-athlete in 2003. Before joining the University Marketing and Communications team as a graphic designer in 2013, he was a SIUE's men's basketball assistant coach for six years and a freelance graphic designer.
An SIUE double alum, Kris holds a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications (2006) with an emphasis in Media Advertising and a Master of Science in Kinesiology (2009) with an emphasis in Sports Management. His responsibilities in his current position are to create and design print, social media and web material for the SIUE and other freelance clients.
Kris describes himself as a family man, and loves spending time with his wife and three sons when he is not working. He is a member of America Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). He also coaches AAU basketball for the Southwestern Illinois Jets Basketball Club and volunteers and participate each year in the American Cancer Society East St. Louis Chapter Relay for Life.
The following are some highlights of my skills and accomplishments:
Department of Athletics liaison designer: In charge of developing and creating designs for print, web and social media content for multiple sports.
Developed numerous marketing assets including gameday programs, logos, wordmarks, posters, flyers and social media content.
2020 Educational Advertising Award winner for:
SIUE Winter Sports Marketing (awarded gold in the category of “Total Athletic Marketing Program”)
2019 Educational Advertising Award winner for:SIUE Arts & Issues Brochure (awarded silver in the category of “Brochure – Series”)
SIUE Theater and Dance Marketing (awarded gold in the category of “Brochure – Series”)
SIUE Men’s Basketball Schedule Poster (awarded gold in the category of “Sports Specific”)
2018 Collegiate Advertising Award winner for: SIUE Theater & Dance Brochures (awarded gold in the category of “Brochure – Series”)
SIUE Men’s Basketball Schedule Poster (awarded gold in the category of “Sports Specific”)
33rd Annual Educational Advertising Award winner for:
Cougars Secondary Wordmark (awarded silver for category of “Logo”)
32nd Annual Educational Advertising Award winner for:
Athletic Marketing Program (awarded gold in the category of “Total Athletic Marketing Program”)
2017 Collegiate Advertising Award winner for:
Cougar Athletic Bus Wrap (awarded gold)
2017 Educational Advertising Award winner for:Cougars Secondary Wordmark (awarded silver in the category of “Logo”)
2016 Collegiate Advertising Award winner for:Wrestling Poster (awarded gold in the category of “Sports Specific”)
2016 Educational Advertising Award winner for:
SIUE Athletic Marketing Program (awarded gold)
2015 Educational Advertising Award winner for:
SIUE Cougars Fall Sports Schedule Poster (awarded merit in the category of “Poster/Display”)
Eddie the Cougar Mascot (awarded silver in the category of “Logos/Trademarks/Mascots”)
2014 Educational Advertising Award winner for:
SIUE Cougars Women's Soccer Schedule Poster (awarded Bronze in the category of “Poster/Display”)