Christopher Simmons

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For the Christopher Simmons whose death penalty sentence was overturned by the Supreme Court, see Roper v. Simmons, 125 S. Ct. 1183 (2005).

Christopher Simmons (b. April 10, 1973) is a Canadian-born, San Francisco-based graphic designer, writer and educator. He served on the board of directors of the San Francisco chapter of the AIGA from 1996–1999, and again as president (2004–2006). On completion of Simmons' tenure in that position, mayor Gavin Newsom issued an official proclamation declaring San Francisco to be a city where "design makes a difference." Simmons is the principal creative director of the noted San Francisco design office, MINE.

The author of three books on graphic design, Simmons is also a frequent speaker on graphic design at schools and design organizations across the United States. His column My First Time appears regularly in "STEP inside design" magazine [1]. He has contributed to works in the permanent collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Smithonian Institution. He has developed and taught courses in Identity Design at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, where he also served on the Advisory Board of the School of Graphic Design. He is currently an instructor of design at the California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco (his alma mater).

Although he has worked for numerous notable clients (including The Nature Conservancy, Star Trek Producer Herbert F. Solow, Scientist Aubrey de Grey, The California Academy of Sciences, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence among many others, Simmons' most famous and often-cited work remains his enduring Paradox logo (shown below).