CranfordTeague Digital Strategy

About

Jason Cranford Teague, the founder and principal of CranfordTeague Digital Strategy (CTDS), began as a user experience professional in 1994 while getting his Masters of Science in Technical Communication at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. While there, he worked with a team of students to produce the Computer Mediated Communications Magazine, the first web-based publication.

A lot has changed in the digital communication landscape since then.

The World Wide Web has grown to be a dominant force for human interaction, while apps and mobile devices have provided an unprecedented opportunity for education, entertainment, and connectivity. Jason has been at the forefront of this growth, by helping create products used by millions, defining the standards being used, and training and mentoring a younger generation of UX professionals.

Today, CranfordTeague Digital Strategy offers that broad and in-depth knowledge to clients looking to improve their digital presence, whether for the web, apps, or future Web3 technologies.

We provide services to help with digital strategy, practical project advisement, and advanced training to help you grow from our experience.

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Who is Jason?

Jason Cranford Teague has more than 30 years of digital technology experience in corporate, agency, non-profit, NGO, education, and government services.

Before starting CTDS, Jason’s Experience includes:

11 years at digital design agencies including Forum One, Rivet Logic, and Capgemini where he worked on projects for The US EPA, The Aspen Institute, The PGA Tour, and many others.
12 years at fortune 100 companies including Bank of America, Time Warner, Marriott, and Capital One. He led design initiatives for education, FinTech, hospitality, eCommerce, and web design standards, as well as working to train and mentor fellow employees.
Designing Computer Mediated Communications Magazine in 1994, the first web-based publication.
Writing a weekly column about the Web in The Independent (UK) from 1997 to 2001.
Leading the design for the launch of WebMD in 1998.
Helping define the CSS3 standards used today in every website as a member of the World Wide Web Consortiums CSS Workgroup from 2006-2008.
Leading the Marriott website relaunch as Sr. Design Manager in 2009.
Speaking at conferences around the world including SXSW (5 times), MacWorld (3 times), HOW Design (twice), and Web Visions (6 times).
Writing 18 books on digital design and strategy.
Writing for Wired Magazine on parenting in the digital age as a core contributor from 2010 to 2014.
Teaching UX Design at Drexel University as an Adjunct Professor from 2018-2020.

Through these roles and others, Jason has gained broad exposure to the possibilities of digital education and developed an extensive network across companies, agencies, nonprofits, and higher educational institutions, helping them realize their online potential. This has given him a unique vantage point from which to advise his clients at CTDS.

Jason and his wife, Tara Cranford Teague, live in beautiful Greensboro, NC. They are the parents to two children and two cats. In addition to his consulting work, Jason is the author of 18 books on digital design, and one children’s book about Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space.

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Industry Experience

Aerospace
Banking & Finance
Education & Academia
Entertainment Media
Food & Agriculture
Government
Hospitality
Journalism
Medical
Non-governmental Organizations
Non-profits
Publishing
Technology