Good Design Matters
Creative Direction • Narrative • Systems

Creating stories and systems that inspire.

Creative Director with 25+ years leading multidisciplinary teams across film, digital, social, experiential, and public environments. I blend cinematic storytelling with scalable brand systems and UX logic.

A few projects that capture how I think.

Lockport Case Study
Brand Platform • Experiential • Narrative
Lockport — City as a Brand Platform
Transforming a Midwestern city through story, systems, and experiential placemaking.
Brand architecture, events, film, policy as UX.
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Twist & Seal
Product Launch • Packaging • Retail
Twist & Seal — From Sketch to Global Product Line
Turning a napkin sketch into an award-winning product line sold internationally.
Prototyping, identity, packaging, tradeshow.
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UX Systems • Iconography • B2B
Gamma Technologies — Universal Clarity
Designing a 1,000+ icon system and cohesive brand presence for complex engineering software.
Icon systems, UI clarity, global trade shows.
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Creative Director • Storyteller • System Builder

I’ve spent my career at the intersection of storytelling and systems: launching products, revitalizing a city, designing icon languages for engineers, and building experiences that change how people feel about the places and brands in their lives.

I’m comfortable in complexity — whether that’s reconciling the needs of residents, businesses, and state partners, or translating dense engineering concepts into simple, intuitive visuals. I thrive leading teams, coaching talent, and selling ambitious creative platforms to non-marketers.

Currently based in Lockport, Illinois. Open to roles where emotionally powerful work and rigorous systems thinking are both required.

If you’d like to talk about creative leadership, brand systems, or the work on this site, you can reach me directly at

steven.streit@gmail.com or by phone at 630-804-3503.