About Manning Krull
The short version:
I'm a New Orleans-based technology director, web developer, and occasional illustrator and sculptor. I'm currently director of creative technology at Studio Rx. Thanks for stopping by! How've you been?
The long-ish version:
I've been working in digital media professionally since 1997(!), largely in the healthcare industry. I get asked about my career path a lot, so I'll explain how I got here...
I started out as an illustrator/designer and later developer for a tiny web design shop in New Jersey in my early twenties — this was actually in the pre-dotcom-boom era! I started at my first large agency in Philadelphia in 2000, and then I moved to France in 2005, where I worked remotely as a freelance designer/developer for ad agencies and small-business clients, mostly in the US.
In 2010 I moved to NYC and joined a mid-sized ad agency in the role of technology director, and that evolved into my current position as director of creative technology. I work as a liason between creative and tech teams as we produce various digital tactics, and I do a lot of writing and consulting on digital best practices. I still love designing and coding stuff myself whenever I get the chance, hence this website and my many personal projects.
What else...
Enough about work; here's a little about me and my real life. Although I haven't lived there since 2010, I still write about Paris occasionally on my site, Cool Stuff in Paris, however it's pretty outdated these days. I enjoy tinkering with various art projects; I used to do a lot of freelance illustration, though recently I've been more focused on making paper-maché sculptures, most notably big Halloween decorations and Mardi Gras masks. I'm a proud co-founder and member of Cryptique Krewe of Cemetery Shamblers. My year is basically half Halloween planning and half Mardi Gras planning!
Feel free to contact me at manning@manningkrull.com!