Greetings

I’m Colleen Hartley, a graphic designer and business owner based just outside of Dallas, Texas. My specialty is brand identity, creative marketing design, and Squarespace website design.

I graduated from the Visual Communications (emphasis in Graphic Design) program at the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, where I learned how to research and ask great questions to make brand identity design more compelling.

Before I stepped into my own business in 2013, I had been lucky enough to spend 10 years working within the brand guidelines of companies such as Hallmark Cards, Walmart, FritoLay, Susan G. Komen Foundation, AT&T, Bacardi, the Texas Lottery, and non-profits alike.

It’s all about the right visual solution for the right project. And when it comes to your project, it’s about opening my eyes and ears. I love working with forward-thinking, passionate individuals with a burning desire to share their vision. If that sounds like you, here’s the good news — I have the enthusiasm and experience to make your project sing. Because in the world of graphic design, I’ve kept my creative juices flowing. Working with clients both small and large, I’ve developed my design skills in everything that makes up a successful brand package.

Let me help you create a brand identity system or creative marketing system to promote growth and attract more clients/customers with a solid foundation of cohesive visual elements.

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Experience

TPI - Telecom Products, Inc.  |  Garland, TX
Director of Brand Marketing
2020 - Present

University North Texas  |  Denton, TX
Marketing Graphic Designer
2020 - 2021

Colleen Hartley Creative, LLC  |  Prosper, TX
Designer & Creative Director
2013 - Present

The Marketing Arm  |  Dallas, TX
Associate Creative Director
2012 - 2013

Hallmark Cards, Inc.  |  Kansas City, MO
Graphic Designer III
2006 - 2012

Cerner Corporation  |  Kansas City, MO
Graphic Designer
2004 - 2006

More About Me

I’m a born and raised farm kid from Kansas, drawing & coloring everything since the age of three. This is how I got to where I am and my deep-rooted design mission: I seek to share the work of an entrepreneur in a more beautiful way.

I love helping entrepreneurs quickly launch their identity, and seeing how their online presence can attract new customers and actually change their life.

Today, I’m a mom of two amazing daughters in Prosper, TX. Our favorite thing to do is dance and sing loudly in the kitchen together.

Those who know me best know that I love:
1. The power of color in design
2. Documenting life through photography
3. Collaboration with people from all walks of life
4. Peony flowers
5. Unconditional love from our children & pets