Hello, my name is Christine Ricks. I’m a designer, developer, and artist based in northern California.
I’ve built a fashion discovery platform, worked for Adobe, done my own bootstrapped startup, and drawn something that went to space. See my work, read my résumé, or find out more about me.
Work
Résumé
Experience
Adobe Systems 2018-present
Growth Design for Creative Cloud, focusing particularly on Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, and Photoshop
Freelance, multiple clients Various dates, 2009-2018
Identity design and marketing design across many mediums for Adobe, non-profits, small businesses, and startups
Joyable 2015-2016
Design, illustration, and front-end development for the Joyable product and public website
SF Dev Labs 2014
Design & front-end development for clients and internal projects
Adobe 2010–2011 & 2013
Design & front-end development for Business Catalyst & Muse
ZenBookings 2012–2013
Co-founder, design & front-end development
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) 2008–2009
Design & front-end development for MICA.edu
Education
Maryland Institute College of Art
BFA 2008, Painting with a Concentration in Graphic Design
Skills
Programs
- XD
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Lightroom
- InDesign
Languages
- HTML
- CSS
- Sass, Less, & Stylus
- Front-end JavaScript
- Node.js & Jade
- PHP & WordPress
- Python & Django
About
My life started in Phoenix, Arizona, but I’ve called the San Francisco Bay Area home for over a decade. My partner, Steven, and I moved out of San Francisco to Sonoma County in 2016 in pursuit of space to grow food and raise animals.
After spending a few years along the Russian River, today we are in the process of creating a four acre permaculture farm on Coast Miwok/Southern Pomo lands near the Laguna de Santa Rosa. We have two extremely affectionate cats and five rambunctious hens.
When I’m not designing for Adobe, I read, paint, take photos, care for our chickens, snuggle with our cats, try to grow things, and hoard animated GIFs.
A lot of people probably arrive on this site because I drew the Dogecoin logo. I do not currently hold any Dogecoin or participate in the cryptocurrency space. I do not recommend contacting me about Dogecoin.
I’m serious about the gif hoarding.
Questions?
Email me: hello@christinemix.com