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I am a graphic designer with over twenty years of experience in interaction design, design systems and training, design leadership, and business and marketing strategy.
I’m the Chief Design Officer at Newfangled. I manage our design teams that deliver work across product, web, and content.
Over the last decade, I have also personally consulted over 200 creative, digital, and marketing firms on how to better understand audience attention, leverage design and technology to make the best use of it, and measure the signals that matter.
Professional Chronology
| Title, Organization | Date(s) |
|---|---|
| Chief Design Officer, Newfangled | 2018-Present |
| Board Chair, First Presbyterian Day School | 2022-2024 |
| Board Member, First Presbyterian Day School | 2019-2024 |
| Creator, Design Tomorrow podcast | 2018-2019 |
| Program Director, HOW Interactive Conference | 2014-2015 |
| Contributing Editor, Smashing Magazine | 2013-2014 |
| Board Member, Carrboro Economic Sustainability Commission | 2012-2015 |
| Chief Operating Officer Newfangled | 2012-2018 |
| Author, The Strategic Web Designer, HOW Books | 2012 |
| Contributing Editor, Interaction, PRINT Magazine | 2011-2012 |
| Vice President Newfangled | 2008-2012 |
| Designer, Developer, and Project Manager Newfangled | 2004-2008 |
| Adjunct Faculty, RISD | 2004 |
| Freelance, Human Progress Landscape | 2003-2005 |
I graduated with a BFA with Honors from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2003.
Where in the World
I live and work in Durham, North Carolina, USA, from my homestead with my wife, two children, dog, and six chickens. We are guarded by six hawks that maintain our perimeter. Our commune grows ever larger with one sibling and their family just four doors down and two sets of parents within sight of our front step in either direction. Proximity is good.
Contact
You can reach me by good old-fashioned email (butler.christopher {at} proton dot me) or, if you must, on LinkedIn.