Comments on: Staff Spotlight #8: Jon Styer, brand guru

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 19:41:23 +0000

Your favorite sport is soccer!!!

By: Philip E. Martin

Philip E. Martin — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 16:35:23 +0000

Another space at EMU that illustrates Jon’s designer’s touch and aesthetically attuned eye, is the newly renovated Suter Science Center #106 Lecture Hall. Jon was instrumental in selecting a fabric for the chairs that blended with the building’s color palette and assisted in creating the desired ambiance. The original front wall design was also heavily tweaked by Jon to yield the attractive natural wood wall that now features an EMU logo and strategically placed oak and maple panels. Thanks Jon, for your imaginative, creative touch to this space. It would not be what it is without your gifted ability to synthesize various design elements into an aesthetically pleasing product.

By: Bonnie Price Lofton

Bonnie Price Lofton — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:53:22 +0000

I was blessed in being able to work alongside Jon for about 8 years as EMU’s editor-in-chief. This article does a fabulous job of capturing the range and depth of his talents as a designer. During my time at EMU, ending in 2015, he was also our lead photographer. As such, he and I traveled widely to document alumni stories in far-flung states. To this published list of talents, I’d like to add his patience in having a large goldendoodle dog in our back seat (I traveled with my beloved dog whenever possible), leaning over his shoulder and periodically whining for a rest stop. Plus, the phenomenal multi-course, celebratory, gourmet meal he orchestrated for me and my husband (with some help from a few of his friends) when my first-born brought her fiance from the West Coast to meet the rest of the family for the first time. Jon is one of the most amazing people I’ve known. He’s humble too. [I’d like to add that his older brother Matt was also talented — he was the first designer I worked with at EMU — I will always remember him in my heart.]

By: John Sibole

John Sibole — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:55:19 +0000

We love “Lead Together” in the aviation program at Lancaster. It really fits with the leadership qualities we are endeavoring to foster in our aspiring aviators. Good work!

By: Marybeth Showalter

Marybeth Showalter — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:15:41 +0000

Great article Jon! I learned so much about you and appreciate your role, even more, keeping our branding on point! Thank you for all you do for EMU!

By: Andrea Wenger

Andrea Wenger — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 22:15:25 +0000

Thanks for featuring Jon in this series! In addition to all the talents captured here, it should also be noted that he has a great ability to listen to a client, hear what they want to accomplish, and diplomatically steer them toward solutions that will be within brand standards and serve their purposes well. (He does this with such finesse that they don’t realize he sometimes is steering them clear of an idea that is a branding “no-no”). Thank you, Jon, for sharing your creative genius so generously! I learned so much from working together for 10 years.