Barbara Hyde Evans, founder and principal of Hyde Evans Design, holds a BA in Fine Arts from the University of Washington and an AA in Advertising Art from Seattle Central Community College. She began her career in Seattle as an advertising art director, eventually moving to New York City where she served a major advertising agency as a Vice-President and Creative Supervisor. Leaving advertising and following her passion for interior design she returned to Seattle for formal training as an interior designer. In 1995 she established the firm that bears her name.