Robert Parsons

Principal, Creative Direction + Design

Robert is an award-winning creative director with a background in magazine design and branding, having overseen Boston magazine for nearly a decade decade and launched its sister publications (Home, Weddings, Travel). He’s also toiled in the art departments of Natural Health, The Atlantic, Cook’s Illustrated, Northshore, Ocean Home, and the cult-worshipped music mag Lollipop. For the past 15 years, he’s been running Seven Elm, bringing that same editorial eye and design sensibility to brands of all kinds. He thrives on making order out of moving parts, thinks big picture, and approaches branding with an eye for beauty. He keeps a very neat desk. You can call him Bob.

Paul Thompson

Technology + Development

Paul’s been making websites run smoothly—programming creatively, working out the kinks—since 2000 as a software engineer and technical lead for major advertising agencies like Mullen and Digitas and content delivery networks Akamai Technologies and Cloudinary, and now as the engineering mind who makes it all work at Seven Elm. He’s everything technology should be, but often isn’t—consistent, reliable, straightforward—which is why companies like Stop & Shop, Timberland, General Motors, and the Department of Defense have trusted him to get their URLs up and running and keep them that way. His favorite movie of all time is Jersey Shore Shark Attack.

Clients

Past + Present, Selected

AE Events
Akamai Technologies
American Airlines
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston College
The Boston Globe
Boston Magazine
Cape Integrative Health
Carpenter & MacNeille Architects
Cedars-Sinai
Centric Park
Chive Events
Climate Control Projects
Cloudinary
College of the Holy Cross
Covet + Lou
Drift
eBay
Fisher College
Flosum
Forsythe Cosmetic Group
Hello Sweet Potato
Hera Sport
Howard Greenberg Gallery

Interlocks Salon + Spa
Javelin Biotech
Joppa Fine Foods
KWÄF Wine Aerators
Loft Salon
McLean Communications
Myopia Polo
Napier Financial
Northeastern University
Northshore Magazine
Portland Power Yoga
Randolph Engineering
Royal Food Import Corp.
Shag Boston
Simmons University
Special Projects
Suffolk University
Twin Hill
United Airlines
Upper Crust Pizzeria
US Airways
We Art Boston
Windhill + Co.
Yaya's Garden

Collaborators

Our Go-To Creatives