As a usability “expert,” I’ve worked with a lot of excellent Web designers and Creative Directors, but Robert really “gets” this stuff in a way that very few people do. And besides, he’s a delight to work with.

Web usability guru and author of Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability

A tremendous creative talent who inspires great work from his entire team…the combination of his excellent management, sharp wit and intelligence makes him an outstanding Creative Director and team leader.

Design Director and former colleague at AOL,
Creative Director at Second Life

The relationship between an editor and a design director is crucial in creating a great magazine or Web site. Working with Robert is one of those rare pleasures where that interaction is more than the sum of its parts. He consistently surprises and always exceeds your highest expectations with his ideas – and his execution. Robert is one of the most creative Art Directors I have ever worked with. He brings a plethora of ideas to every task; quickly grasps the editorial goals and consistently delivers results that go well beyond the expected. His work is insightful, beautiful and absolutely crystal clear to the reader or viewer. I would love to work with him again.

Editor-in-Chief, Information Week, Red Herring,
Fortune, Time Warner

Robert Raines is that rare creative individual – one who can adapt to new technologies, platforms and media. A publication designer at the start, he has widened his scope, successfully, to books and the Web. Most recently he has received international acclaim as a classical composer. Somehow, he has kept fresh his print and online skills. There are few designers with his multimedia perspective, and certainly none who are better to work with.

Renowned Art Director and former colleague at Rolling Stone,
The New York Times, Newsweek and The Interactive Bureau

...I really experienced how good an Art Director he is: sensitive to the needs of a freelancer, precise in giving a brief, straightforward in his advice. Some Art Directors push you to do your best work with great results. Robert is one of those!

Celebrated information graphics designer,
and former colleague at Time Magazine

Robert Raines is a multi-talented Creative Director who has worked at the highest levels of major organizations as a consultant and teamleader on numerous significant projects. He is a skilled manager who has directed large teams, on complex projects, and has met strict deadlines and budgets. It was a pleasure to work with Robert Raines.

Co-Founder of The Interactive Bureau, and Marketing
Manager at Rolling Stone, Time Magazine and Dragonfly

Robert possesses all of the must-have qualities of the finest Art Directors: talent, vision and the ability to see a project through from beginning to end. He’ll get the job done and done well.

Award-winning Art Director, The Hollywood Reporter,
The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal