HELLO, I’M KRISTIN PONCEK JONES.
But, you can call me Kristin (or KPJ). I’m an art director and graphic designer who currently resides in the Midwest. Over the years I’ve lent my skills to a boutique design firm, a small regional shop, and a few mid-sized agencies. Most recently I did a 7-year stint at an agency in Michigan, but I am now happy to be back in my home state.
I grew up in Northwest Indiana in an area known as “The Region” and was brought up to have the mentality that getting your hands dirty isn't a bad way to live your life. It sounds cliché, but I’ve found it to be true. This is evidenced by the variety of jobs I've had since I was 15, and what I've learned from each. Drying mass quantities of cattails for autumn floral arrangements taught me that getting paid by the bushel is a complete sham. Bagging groceries showed me that everything has a logical place (and that I’m really good at Tetris). Stocking office supplies gave me a love for writing instruments that probably seems a bit overboard. And, customer service has taught me that people will almost always hear you out if you're confident in what you're saying.
Before I was old enough to work, I spent a good deal of time at car shows. Weird right? I mean, what’s a 10-year-old girl doing hanging out with her dad by the A-Team van while gear heads are hawking motor oil? I was enjoying it, that's what I was doing. And as odd as it may be, my love for design started with an instructional book on drawing cars that I was awarded in second grade for reading the most books in class (let me tell you, Mrs. Blastick's class had quite the heated competition).
Besides cars and reading I have a deep love for all things design, college towns, carbs, Prosecco, knowing certain Pantone colors by heart, my husband, and my dogs Iggy and Lottie.