Karnes Coffey is a multi-disciplinary branding, design and creative marketing studio in richmond, virginia.

Led by creative director Christine Coffey, Karnes Coffey’s diverse team seeks to engage versus present, create connections versus ephemera; and present uniqueness versus trends. Our creative culture can be distilled into these seven core values:

•    Identify the critical insight.
•    Pursue the power of creative.
•    Embrace strategy.
•    Create relationships, not simply campaigns.
•    Do more with less.
•    Understand that creativity is solving problems.
•    Have an open and honest relationship with our clients and collaborators.

ABOUT US

Christine Coffey  :  Owner and Creative Director
Christine, along with Eric Karnes, founded the studio in 2013, bringing over twenty years experience designing for a wide range of corporate and institutional clients.  

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We like to keep things small so we can work with our clients directly and not have to worry about the bottom line affecting the work we do. To facilitate this, we work with a diverse network of like-minded professionals. Depending on a client’s needs, we often collaborate with the following highly experienced and talented team of creators and strategists:

Eric Karnes  :  Designer
Eric co-founded Karnes Coffey with Christine in 2013 and they worked together on all of the studio’s early projects, including the Richmond Ballet and ZZQ: Texas Craft Barbeque. He left the studio in 2017 to pursue poster and typeface design full time, but can still be found drawing custom lettering for some of Karnes Coffey’s identity projects. His work has been recognized by numerous international organizations and publications, including the Type Directors Club, Art Directors Club, Communication Arts, Graphis, and Print Magazine.

Jamie Mahoney  :  Art Director
Jamie was Vice President / Senior Art Director at The Martin Agency for 15 years with an established reputation in creating campaigns for major national and international accounts. She has led the creative initiative on national and international consumer accounts such as Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler Plymouth, Valvoline, Seiko, Nickelodeon, Timberland, Finlandia Vodka and Coca-Cola USA and developed creative marketing campaigns for cultural and public service accounts that include the Richmond Ballet, the National Salvation Army, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

CLIENTS

We work with large and small organizations across all industries. Some of our recent clients include:

AWARDS

The Karnes Coffey team has been recognized by numerous peer and industry awards. The most recent ones include The One Show, Communication Arts, Print Magazine, Graphis, Type Directors Club, Art Directors Club and American Advertising Federation awards.