Ciao! I’m Christopher

As a Brand Designer and Brand Architect, I've developed over 100 brand identities. As a no-code Website Designer and Developer, I've built over 60 websites.

I've integrated my brand identities and brand strategies with:
—20 years of web design and development, including site architecture, copywriting, and messages and headlines using no-code platforms like WordPress, Joomla, Squarespace with recent certifications with WebFlow and contributing to over 60 websites

—20 years of graphic design and video including print, packaging, trade show graphics, books, web graphics, motion graphics, video direction and scripts, photography, podcasts and social media graphics

—Senior digital marketing experience designing and managing campaigns, SEO, mailing lists, drip marketing, autoresponder systems, CRMs, webinars, landing pages and social media advertising

Christopher Running

A bit about me

2003

Taking the Leap

After designing part-time, I made the leap into quitting my day job. With five years of web design experience under my belt and a degree in film with a bunch of festival awards. My first big client was in corporate video and I earned several Telly Awards in addition to offering web design using tools like Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flash, winning a prestigious Webby Award.

2006

Brandweaver

After three years full-time and being mentored by several leading brand designers through the CEO Space network, I rebranded my company as Brandweaver to focus on Brand Identity Design. I began take on several high-profile start-up brands in technology and luxury retail.

2013

Brand and Web Design

While building with WordPress since 2007, we were now in the golden age of WordPress. I began offering combined web and brand design for solopreneurs and start-ups in addition to managing digital marketing campaigns.

2016

Name and Messaging Focus

While always offering brand naming and messaging, what I call Brand Verbal Positioning, I began consulting with several larger local organizations to help build consensus and clarity in their brand positioning.

2021

Getting Over the Covid Hump

In 2021, we settled into living in rural Minnesota after urban California and Utah and working fully remote with little local business networking. I continued to work with legacy clients and several in-state projects.

2023

Webflow

While I had worked with Flash in the old days and now Adobe Animate for a recent project, I realized the value of web native tool for building rich interactive presentation websites. I was blown away by the potential of Webflow and dove with a commitment to mastery for clients.

In case I haven't bored you enough with things about me, I'll also tell you what i like

I spend most of my time doing these two things:

Webflowing

Webflow gives me superpowers. It's like being Thor and having my hammer. I couldn't do without.

Designing

Can you imagine bringing amazing websites to life with a bad design? Me neither.

Startups
Webflow
Design
Travelling
Languages
No-code
Running
Backpacking
Startups
Webflow
Design
Travelling
Languages
No-code
Gymming
Basketball
Learning
Surfing
Architecture
Art
Business
Geopolitics
History
Italian food
Connecting
Skiing
Business
Art
Theology
Learning
Geopolitics
History
Philosophy
Connecting

This page is named about, not about me. That’s because I would love to hear your story too

Your narrative matters. Share your story, and let's create something extraordinary together. About us all.