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Interviews, features, and recognition from the design community.
Adobe MAX 2026
Speaker session
Presenting "The Balancing Act of In-house Design: Speed, Strategy, Stakeholders" this November.
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Episode feature
A conversation on branding, in-house design, and running an independent studio.
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Rising Stars
An interview on building Clites Creative and a decade in food & beverage branding.
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Community Involvement
Every feature, mention, and speaking engagement, most recent first.
Nov 2026
Upcoming
Upcoming
Adobe MAX
Guest speaker — "The Balancing Act of In-house Design: Speed, Strategy, Stakeholders"
2023–Current
Ongoing
Ongoing
Adobe Community Expert
Industry professionals from among the Adobe customer base who use their experience and expertise to educate and inspire their fellow users on the Adobe Support Community and other platforms.
Mar 2026
Voyage Denver
"Rising Stars: Meet Colby Clites" — article interview
May 2025
Shoutout Colorado
"What Was Your Thought Process Behind Starting Your Own Business?"
Apr 2025
Able Heads Podcast
"A Rising Musician Turned Packaging Designer: Meet Colby Clites"
Apr 2025
CoLab Group
"Packaging Design: Process for New Clients"
Mar 2025
Canvas Rebel
"Meet Colby Clites"
Jan 2025
The Quickie: Conversations with Designers
Episode 291: "Colby Clites — Designer + Illustrator"
2019, 2021, 2025
Creative South
An annual design and creativity conference based in Columbus, Georgia, focused on personal development, practical business skills, and hands-on craft workshops for visual creators.
Apr 2024
Adobe Live
Hosted "Creating a Poster with Ben Courtice from Boring Friends Creative Studio"
Oct 2023
Adobe Live
"Interstellar Poster Design in Illustrator and Photoshop with Colby Clites"
2020–2023
Behance
Independent livestream series hosted on Behance and sponsored by Adobe
Sep 2022
Adobe Creative Jam
Guest contestant, "The Perfect Match" gameshow series
Oct 2021
Adobe Creative Careers
Hosted an Adobe MAX online Discord interview session for students, with Corridor Digital
Feb 2021
American Advertising Federation — Tampa Bay
Silver Addy Award, for work with Clites Creative.
2020
Ad 2 Tampa Bay
Mentee in the Ad 2 Tampa Bay Mentorship program, Summer 2020.
2018–2020
Graphic Design Student Association at UCF
Secretary (2018–2019), then President (2019–2020). Planned and coordinated biweekly design meetups for the UCF design community alongside other volunteer officers.
Sep 2019
Adobe Live
3-part livestream series on Adobe XD hosted at Adobe's San Francisco office: "Creating a Hurricane Preparedness App with Colby Clites"
May 2019
Adobe Government Creativity Awards
Honorable Mention, associated with SOFWERX. Credential ID CREDLY-19855334.
Nov 2018
Adobe Creative Jam LIVE — University of Central Florida
3rd Place, Judge's Choice — a two-hour virtual design contest hosted by Adobe and UCF, building a mobile app around the prompt "Connecting Veterans."
Oct 2018
Adobe Creative Jam
2nd Place, People's Choice — designed a mobile app in Adobe XD in three hours around the theme "The Other Side."
Jan 2018
TEAMWERX (USSOCOM)
Won $300 in USSOCOM's TeamWERX Feedback Challenge for ideas submitted toward a future site revision.
Jan 2016
The Triad — Hillsborough Community College
Featured photographer published in The Triad, HCC's student-run publication.
Elsewhere