about us

Studio 22 Design is a creative design firm located in the San Francisco Bay area. We deliver strong creative solutions to companies and organizations of all sizes—without the typical agency ego.

Studio 22 Design takes pride in working with a diverse set of clients, from Fortune 500 to local non-profits. This perspective enables them to provide uniquely creative, truly original solutions.

Our Team

We are artists, programmers, designers, writers and social media marketing gurus. We generate powerful ideas based on experience, client collaboration, and simple, old-fashioned hard work.

Rocky Tilney

Creative Director & Founder

Rocky began his design career during the early stages of the internet explosion while working for various Silicon Valley start-up companies. After the "bubble" burst, he launched his own design firm and helped a number of internet and technology companies solve design challenges.

He utilizes his experience in interactive and print design to form a synergy in the digital and physical design world. Rocky believes that understanding how design functions in all mediums is essential to creating work that stands the test of time.

E-mail: rocky@studio22.com

Monica Tilney

Account Manager

Monica has been involved with studio 22 design since the beginning. As account manager and project lead, she works closely with our clients to ensure projects stay on track and within budget.

Monica earned her B.S. in Business Administration/Marketing from San Jose State University.

E-mail: monica@studio22.com

James Welborn

Marketing Strategy and Social Media

James has created strategy and highly-effective marketing campaigns for clients such as Budweiser, Microsoft, Virgin, GM, Baskin Robbins, Whiskas, Mars Inc. and many others. He's worked at major agencies in cities on both coasts, and has won essentially every national and international award for creativity and copywriting.

In early 2008, James recognized just how substantially marketing was going to change as a result of emerging social media trends - and he decided to focus on best practices in that area.

Natalie Nieman

Graphic Designer

Well versed in marketing and advertising development with strong conceptual ideas, Natalie creates consistent, recognizable visuals and makes decisions based primarily on the end-user's experience.

Natalie has a reputation for high standards, attention to detail, commitment, adaptability, organization skills and dependability in meeting deadlines. She attended California State University, Chico.

Kelli Erisman

Marketing and Business Development

Kelli is an experienced marketing professional with years of experience in communications, lead generation, and promotions. During her tenure at Concentric/XO Communications, Kelli managed high-level, on-line campaigns and developed a keen understanding of advertising and evaluating campaign performance through relevant metrics.

When she is not working with clients on campaign strategy, she helps us keep in touch and grow our client base through e-mail communication and our ever expanding social media presence.

Kelli is a graduate of San Jose State University.