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Ed Illig

Brand Design Strategist
Ed Illig
Ed began meddling with, and melding, available technologies with strategic design and the human experience early in his career. From the retail store, space, packaging, and graphic design, to the web, apps, martech, engagement platforms, and SaaS, Ed definitely loves delivering a goodly mashup of seamless possibility with outcome-oriented thinking to the projects in his care.
Ed Illig

The person behind the work

What to expect working with Ed

Having spent time on both the agency side and client side I’ve led results-driven brand, creative, and design teams as well as internal marketing teams. At TBH Creative I focus those experiences on our client’s brand challenges and desired business outcomes—bringing a mix of pragmatics and unbridled, “what ifs,” to bear on them.

Started with TBH in 2020

“Everything is designed, both the forgotten and the memorable. Be memorable.”

– Ed Illig

Ed hiking

Q&A with Ed

What do you like best about working at TBH Creative?

The people. I enjoy their astute expertise, their helpful and good-humored attitudes, their team and service-minded approach, their poise — even under duress, their sturdy work ethic. And, they’re simply flat out nice people. There’s a quiet and steadfast focus on applied excellence here that really resonates with me.

Name one thing you wish clients already knew or understood.

Just how much the people behind their work want to ensure they succeed. But I think they actually know that.

What do you do when you're not sitting in front of a computer?

Hopefully in my Fiat, top down, on my way to a hike.

Fun facts

Born
Sandusky, Ohio
Coffee or tea
Coffee—black
Family
Wife, two daughters and one son
Favorite trip
Eurorail-ing all over France and adjacent countries
Favorite color
Dusty yellow orange
College
CCAD
Favorite song
Overgrown — written and recorded by my son for his (much, 7 years) younger sister
Favorite book
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", "Hunt for the Wilderpeople", or "The Accountant"
Favorite animal
Probably the Puffin
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