michelle crossley

Bio

Michelle Crossley Creative Services Manager Michelle Crossley is an award-winning art director, graphic designer, illustrator and photographer, and an Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator guru. Ms. Crossley has worked on both Macintosh and PC platforms since 1989 in the areas of layout, design, logo development, website development, visual identity, desktop publishing, typographic design, photographic manipulation/restoration and computerized illustration. She received her Associates degree in Graphic Design from Washtenaw Community College (Michigan) and went on to earn her Bachelor's degree in English and Fine Art from Eastern Michigan University, graduating with high honors. Later, she taught graphic design at the secondary school level and returned to Washtenaw Community College as a graphic design faculty member, earning exceptional reviews from her colleagues, supervisors and students alike. Ms. Crossley worked for the Detroit Newspapers, third largest in the country, as one of their top designers, and was often selected from the pool of more than one hundred peer designers to work on unique, high-end projects. Her array of work has received special recognition and awards in several states.