Pressley
Johnson
Design

Wendy Pressley-Jacobs

PRINCIPAL | wendy@pjd.com

Wendy formed Pressley Jacobs Design in 1985. She has over 45 years of experience in the design consulting industry, Wendy’s previous affiliations were with Goldsholl Design & Film as Vice President/Design; Burson-Marsteller as Vice President, Creative Group Director, Design Group; and Design Planning Group as a Designer and then Principal Design Manager. She was educated in graphic design and liberal arts at Indiana University, graduating with a BFA degree in graphic design. 

Wendy is a member of the AIGA. She received the prestigious AIGA Fellow award in 2015 in recognition of her significant contribution to raising the standards of excellence in practice and conduct within the Chicago design community. For many years she has sat on the AIGA Chicago Chapter Advisory Board, and was the chapter’s first president. In 1983 Wendy was elected to the membership of “27 Chicago Designers.” In 1991, Women in Design/Chicago selected Wendy as “Woman of the Year.” In 1993 Wendy was selected “Alumni of the Year” by the School of Fine Arts at Indiana University. And in 1996 Photo District News named Pressley Jacobs Design one of eight “Hot Design Firms” in the Chicago market. She has received individual design recognition from numerous design organizations, and has been tapped to judge design shows across the country, including the 2010 Communication Arts design competition.

William Lee Johnson

PRINCIPAL | bill@pjd.com

Bill has over 35 years of branding and marketing experience. More than enough to figure it out and not enough to sate curiosity. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Bill’s talent and achievements as a designer over the last 35 years have been recognized by some of the profession’s most prestigious organizations and publications: Graphis, The Type Directors Club Annual, New York Art Directors Club, Black Book’s AR100, Print’s Regional Annual, The Best of Print Logo’s Casebooks, American Corporate Identity, Triad Annual Report Competition, Nova Interactive Annual Report Award, Graphic Design: USA’s Desi Competition, TIA Typographic Design Excellence, National Calendar Awards, IABC/Chicago Spectra Award, Gilbert Paper, Society of Typographic Arts—Design Archives along with other notable design publications.

Bill is a member of the AIGA, chairing and participating in various chapter programs. In addition, he volunteers his services to help support MBA programs in the field. He has been featured in Crain’s Chicago and participated in speaking engagements discussing the challenges small businesses face today regarding healthcare cost.

AWARDS, mentions & recognitions

ACD 100
AIGA: 365 Design Annual
American Corporate Identity
The Arc Awards
The Best of Print Logo’s Casebooks
Black Book’s AR100
Chicago Women in Publishing
Communication Arts
Donside International Design Competition
Financial World
GD USA
Graphis
HOW Design Competition
IABC/Chicago Spectra Award
Illinois Association of Business Communications

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