Who We Are

RED Partners is a collection of designers, illustrators, writers, photographers, strategists, and communicators. Together we form a design firm specializing in branded identities, campaigns, and events.

With all projects, we care most about telling a meaningful story, and strive to work with people we admire because we believe our efforts should in some way add value to the world.

Based on that philosophy, we form lasting relationships with our clients, built on hard work, excellence, and reliability.

Team

Awards & Published Work

Sam Eckersley

Partner, Creative Director

Sam is a creative director and founding partner of RED Partners with over 20 years of experience in brand development and design. While he participates in just about every level of the company, his primary focus is to see through the eyes of his audience and offer clear vision to his staff and clients.

Past work experiences include SpotCo, one of the world’s leading arts and live entertainment advertising and branding agencies, Milton Glaser, Inc., and the National Football League, where he led brand development for the annual NFL Kickoff campaign. Sam earned a Bachelors of Journalism from the University of Nebraska, and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts, where he also taught advanced graphic design.

Sam is a third generation graphic designer. He has regularly played the role of advisor, lecturer, and speaker at SVA, Parsons, FIT, and SCAD. He’s currently Co-President of AIGA-Atlanta, and an adjunct professor at Portfolio Center in Atlanta. Select clients include the NFL, CNN, Google, PBS, Guggenheim, NBC, Nike, and Apollo Theater.

Stuart Rogers

Partner, Design Director

Stuart has been active in the design field for 20 years—for the past 12 as co-founder of RED Partners, where he currently acts as design director on a range of projects, from campaigns to branded events. His approach is to always meet client business goals with smart, elegant, and clear visual solutions.

Before starting RED Partners, Stuart earned an M.F.A. in design from the School of Visual Arts. He previously worked as a designer for NYC2012: New York’s Olympic bid, Russell Design Associates, a New York firm specializing in branding and environmental graphics, and Modem Media San Francisco, a digital advertising agency. Stuart is also a design educator with a passion for typography, which he taught for several years at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Living abroad, and traveling extensively, Stuart has gained a special view of visual cultures around the world that serve as ongoing reference for his work. He documents his surroundings obsessively with his camera, pen and sketchpad.

Courtney Waddell Eckersley

Art Director for Publication

Courtney Waddell Eckersley has been practicing design professionally for over 15 years. After earning her MFA in Design from the School of Visual Arts, Courtney worked for Louise Fili Ltd., where she developed a passion for brand packaging, book design and working with food. She went on to become the Art Director at Food & Wine magazine, where she oversaw the design of the magazine, Food & Wine books and the monthly iPad issues. She now works with a variety of clients on projects ranging from branding to books.

Courtney's work has been exhibited at the Art Directors Club and the Visual Arts Gallery. She was the winner of Time Inc.'s Henry Luce Award for Design in 2008. She lives with her husband and two small children in Atlanta.