Stacey Hudson Padova
Principal
What comes to mind when you think of Kansas? Besides the Wizard of Oz. Stacey Hudson Padova thinks of home-cooking values, strong family ties and a respect for tradition including the annual winter rite known as Jayhawk basketball.
Her Midwestern roots also inspire her work. The color of fields rich with wheat and tobacco. Highways straight as lines. The bluest blue skies and stars too many to count.
Those images have stayed with her all her life. In earning a degree in Visual Communications from the University of Kansas. In holding a series of art directorships. CSR. Perceptus Design. Now her own shop, HDN Studio. In learning first hand how design supports a winning campaign.
Perceptus Design, the design group of public relations firm Burson-Marsteller, speaks volumes about her. Built it from scratch. Full responsibility for big projects and big budgets. Every type of design you could imagine. And some you couldn’t.
You’ve seen her work. On lampposts. From buildings. In airports. On materials. American Airlines. Association of American Universities. Bureau of Engraving and Printing. DaimlerBenz. DC2012. Medtronic. Philip Morris. It’s strong. Optimistic. It commands attention. It wins awards.
No, she’s not in Kansas anymore. But the vivid colors and will-do spirit of the Midwest are still in her.