Armistead Arnold Pollard LLC | Land Innovations LLC
SESAC, Inc.
At Cronin Creative, we leverage the power of great design and strategically targeted branding to break through the din and deliver clarity to the lives of our clients, their companies and their customers. We are designers, writers, creatives, and very good listeners. We are a company on a mission. Cronin Creative. Clarity By Design™.
“A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”I keep this quote from “The Little Prince” author Antoine de Saint-Exupery sticky-noted to the edge of my computer screen where I can read it every day. It neatly sums up how we feel about the power and importance of clarity by design; it’s a philosophy we apply to everything we do and every piece of work we deliver.Consciously and unconsciously, we all process countless images and messages as we move through life every day. Actually, they don’t so much get processed as they bounce off of us. From billboards to road signs to TV and radio ads to the barrage of social chatter, they’re vying for our attention at every turn. It’s crowded out there.
In tennis, in baseball, in golf, there’s a lot of emphasis on the “follow through,” that smooth, complete stroke that makes all the difference. As a graphic designer, I apply that same principle, staying focused on quality until the finished piece is in the hands of the client.
I was fortunate at the dawn of my career to have a boss that allowed me to participate in every step of the design process, from conception to execution, and instilled in me the importance of carefully monitoring a project as it moves through the various steps in production, and on to the all-important press check with the printer. Ensuring quality at every step results in a superior looking project every single time. No exceptions.
That comprehensive approach to the creative process has served Cronin Creative’s clients well over the years, giving the final delivered piece that extra touch that separates just okay from really great.
“With everything we’ve worked on together, there is a signature, definable Cronin Creative look, and I really identify with it. I consider them a part of the team.” – Shannon Pollard, Partner, Armistead Arnold Pollard Real Estate Services, LLC
“We lean on Cronin Creative to step up quickly. Because they truly understand SESAC, they’re able to turn the work around in a very timely manner. That’s huge for us.” – Ellen Truley, Vice President, Corporate Communications, SESAC, Inc.
“No matter what the assignment might be, whether it’s a last-minute thing or a higher-end project, Cronin Creative meets the deadline and brings an uncommon freshness and energy to the task.” – Steve Horswill-Johnson, Executive Director of Communications & Brand Strategy, Discipleship Ministries, The United Methodist Church
“When it was time to do our television show, Karen Cronin and I had already done a lot of CD packaging and books and side projects together, so I knew that the set for the TV show was just a matter of turning the wheel in yet one more direction. We had one conversation, and I knew Cronin Creative had it covered. I’m spoiled.” – Marty Stuart
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We collaborate with the best and brightest to provide our clients with true brand clarity through exceptional design.
We jumped at the chance to design the commemorative book for Alan Shuptrine: Appalachian Watercolors of the Serpentine Chain, an exhibition currently on view at the Tennessee State Museum. Shuptrine's nationally renowned watercolors and handcrafted frames pay tribute to the land and people found along the Appalachian Trail. Be sure to check out this amazing exhibit (and while you're there, pick up a copy of the Cronin Creative-designed book!)
With the tagline, "Life. Centered.," Cronin Creative's branding and marketing campaign showcased the upscale lifestyle and strategic location of this new apartment complex, located just outside of Nashville in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee.
