Light Ohio Blue
Krista was the lead graphic arts designer for Light Central Ohio Blue campaign for 2017. This effort was a community support effort during Police Week where fallen officers are recognized. Krista volunteered her time and talents which was reproduced on flyers, posters and billboards throughout the city as an awareness and participation effort. Her work was outstanding and led to a substantive number of residential and business involvement, where Central Ohio was blanketed in blue lights! Thank you Krista!
Robert Meader, Commander City of Columbus
KHM Travel Group
I hired Krista in 2011 to join a growing team of in-house marketing professionals as a graphic designer. As an employee, Krista never failed to exceed my expectations and her important contributions to our marketing and design initiatives led to her promotion to Creative Design and Print Manager. As a designer, Krista rose to every challenge presented to her, whether a tight deadline, a challenging internal project manager to deal with, or a complicated project to complete. She eagerly took on new duties as we upgraded our in-house digital printers and it became clear we needed someone not only to manage the operation of these complex machines, but also to train new designers, troubleshoot print quality and keep up with an aggressive print schedule. Krista is a talented designer who can produce fresh, contemporary, on-target print and web graphics. Krista is also a skilled photographer. She traveled with the company for training events in Mexico and Jamaica, where she photographed resorts, training events and awards banquets, and even orchestrated our first-ever large group photo! In an ever-changing, deadline-oriented team environment Krista was able to focus and produce, no matter the challenges around her. She also excelled at organization and documenting work procedures for other designers to follow. As a co-worker, Krista worked hard to maintain a positive attitude and actively contributed to department and company-wide initiatives. Krista would be a valuable contributor to any design team.
Carrie Sekerak, Creative Marketing Director
Krista is a dedicated worker and a talented designer. She is eager to please clients and come up with creative solutions. Her professional nature is a pleasure to work with, and her designs are refreshing.
Ashley Kramer, Memberships Director
I have known Krista Trusz from working with her at KHM Travel Group. Krista was my direct supervisor as Senior Graphic Designer and Print Manager. Krista led by example by finishing tasks well before the deadline and setting high goals for herself and her team. She is extremely organized, and an amazing graphic designer. Through her leadership I learned a lot of what it takes to be a graphic designer and leader myself. Her excellent communication skills allow her to connect with all kinds of people. I highly recommend Krista for any position or endeavor that she may seek to pursue. She will be a valuable asset for any organization.
Kristin Vegera, Graphic Designer and Photographer
Krista is one of the most well-organized people I have ever worked with! She is very detail-oriented and manages multiple tasks with ease. She is a very strong designer, with a great work ethic, all the way from conception of a project to completion.
Katie Smotek, Graphic Designer
I worked with Krista for about a year at KHM Travel Group. In the time I worked with her, she was continuously improving her design skills as well as taking on more responsibilities at work. Krista is a very hard worker and worked late almost every night to complete her projects. She is also very understanding and approachable, which makes her a role model for her peers. I would recommend her for any job she was interested in, especially any where she is in a position to manage or train others.
Megan Rose, Developer
I worked with Krista for over four years and in that time, I was consistently impressed by her creative design talents and excellent organization skills. Krista's willingness to take on new projects, along with her ability to make messages come alive through design, made working with her a great experience. I would definitely recommend Krista for any graphic design work!
Michelle Bakula, Communications and PR Manager
Krista's bright and fresh designs brought life to several campaigns that the company desperately needed a thorough going-over.
Amanda Zisk, Training
Wedding Photography
Krista photographed my wedding and I was extremely pleased with how the photos turned out! She is definitely detailed oriented and does a great job with all the edits of the photographs. She was a delight to work with and it was great to have her spend our wedding day with us. I recommend her wholeheartedly for wedding photography!
Kate Slogar
When we needed to come up with a new graphic treatment for a client, we searched for a resource that could take a concept and bring it to completion. Like many projects we work on, everything has a quick turn around time and Krista hit the target on the first try. We were not sure how it was going to work out long distance, but now we can't wait to hire her again.
Colleen Hartley, Vice President
We contacted Krista for a logo design project recently. Conditions were quite typical- last minute, tight deadline, very sketchy idea of what we wanted. Krista dove right in and rapidly produced some detailed and highly polished initial concepts. Our feedback sent her in a completely new direction, which she did cheerfully and with undiminished enthusiasm. The final result amazed the whole team, going beyond our expectation and introducing a degree of insight into our brand that we did not expect. Krista is highly creative with a very advanced design sense, but more importantly she understands the process of helping clients figure out what they want and need. Thanks, Krista!
Ralph Metzner
Video Wisconsin
Krista is driven and strives for excellence in all of her pursuits.
Josh Zucker
Krista is great to work with and very easy to talk to and share ideas. She worked with me very well to come up with something I really liked for my final portfolio.
Amanda Leininger