Patrick Richardson
Chief Creative Officer, Swirlingmedia

M.A., Integrated Marketing Communication, Emerson College
B.F.A., Communication Design, Syracuse University

Patrick Richardson is a freelance integrated communications designer working in the Greater Boston area and doing business under the name of Swirlingmedia. The name, Swirlingmedia, comes from Patrick’s ideas on the constant movement and change of our culture and its effect on communications and the media.

Before launching his solo career with Swirlingmedia, Patrick was Creative Director at ASRI in Waltham, Massachusetts, where he provided creative direction for the successful acquisition of several key accounts including Cape Cod Healthcare, Investors Bank & Trust and Habit Management. Previously as Art Director at Recourse Communications Inc. (RCI) in Beverly, MA, Patrick’s strategic and design contributions were integral in winning and servicing national clients such as Sprint, IBM, APC, Ameriquest Mortgage and Solomon Smith Barney. Additionally, he is the winner of 6 creative excellence awards and is a member of AIGA’s Boston chapter.