Theo Fels
CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Designing publications and web sites for prominent news, corporate and media/entertainment clients, Theo is highly regarded for his adroit use of design to intensify communications impact and address critical business issues.

A seasoned digital news designer, Theo directed the online redesigns of the Independent newspapers in Ireland, England, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.

He also redesigned chron.com, the web site of the Houston Chronicle as well as Rumbo and La Voz, both high-end Spanish-language newspapers.

His other media and entertainment clients have included Bloomberg.com, The New York Sun, CondéNet, MSNBC, MTV, HBO, Newsweek, Metro Newspapers, AOL and Univision.

During Theo’s 20+ years as an art director and a designer, he has led publication, multimedia and annual report engagements for IBM, American Express, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Coca-Cola, Alcoa and Goldman Sachs, among other firms.

His work has been widely recognized by the design industry’s elite publications and organizations, including Print, How, Communication Arts, Graphis, ARC, and the Society of Publication Designers.

Before establishing his own studio, Theo was creative director at Danilo Black Inc., and prior to that he was managing director of VSA Partners’ New York studio.

He holds bachelor’s degrees in art and art history from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Faye Richardson
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

With more than 20 years corporate and commercial communications experience, Faye brings distinctive insights and clarity to the work of Richardson+Fels.

She has written, managed, produced and implemented successful communications programs, publications and web sites for American Express, Time Warner, Goldman Sachs and IBM, among other clients.

Faye specializes in corporate communications strategy and content development. Distinguished by a high level of editorial quality, creativity and substance, her portfolio includes corporate histories, documentaries and reportage, shareholder communications, content architecture and editorial production for consumer web sites and employee intranets.

She has partnered with companies to develop highly effective communications programs to support key initiatives such as employee diversity and recognition, executive recruitment, corporate compliance and crisis management, as well as strategic shifts in company policy, organizational structure and business direction.

Faye has received a number of awards for her work in print and online communications, including both Gold and Silver Quills from the International Association of Business Communicators.

Prior to establishing her own practice, Faye headed corporate-wide online and print communications for American Express.

She received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona.