Calvin Ross Carl is a Portland-based creative director, designer, branding consultant, and artist. For nearly twenty years, he has worked with companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 to bring focus, clarity, and differentiation to their brands. With a focus on brand strategy, he creates internal and consumer alignment around a distinct position and identity that can be communicated consistently across any channel—whether it is branding, strategy, product, video, digital, print, or environmental experiences. In a not so distant past life, he has also been a nationally exhibited artist and was the former co-founder and director of Carl & Sloan Contemporary. Currently, he serves as Creative Director at Parliament.