Hi.My name is Christine Allen. I am a graphic designer based out of upstate New York. I specialize in branding and packaging for small and new businesses. I really enjoy working one on one with business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs to help make their ideas into something visual and tangible. I love working with my hands and doing as much initial work away from the computer before bringing my ideas to fruition digitally. I'm excited when I get the chance to develop a new skill that will enhance a piece I am working on. This process helps me to develop a layered and thought-out concept for each project I take on. I love what I do and I take pride in it. Every project I start is an exciting new challenge for me. I live in upstate New York, splitting my time between Albany, NYC and a small town where I live in a treehouse community with my friends and make really cool stuff happen. I got my BFA at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn for graphic design & art direction and worked in the Madison Avenue advertising world for many years after that. I often go back down to NYC for work and/or pleasure, but I love the freedom I have upstate to go hiking, explore and spread out. Let's have some fun.