GRAPHIC DESIGN IS MY PASSION

Aloha, I'm Yvonne. I am the founder of ‘Fat-Cat-Design’.
On this website you will find my personal graphic design portfolio
and you will learn about the services I provide in Maui, Hawaii,
which include, but are not limited to: print design, logo design, branding,
typography, advertising and more.

MY EXPERIENCE AS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER

I was born and raised in Germany.
In 2015 I moved to Lahaina, Maui.

I am self-employed as a graphic designer. I specialize in the fields of
corporate identity, logo design, print design and branding. I spend the
majority of my time designing and implementing marketing promotions
for businesses such as logos, flyers, catalogs, letterhead, business cards,
packaging and more.

I have almost 20 years of experience in producing elegant and innovative
visual designs with quick turn-around. I worked as an Art Director for
award winning companies in Germany, New Zealand and Australia before
I became a freelancer.

MY GRAPHIC DESIGN BACKGROUND

I hold a degree in graphic design from the chamber of commerce in Germany.

I graduated in 2000 and got immediately hired by an award winning graphic
design company in Stuttgart. I acted as an interface between translation
service providers, photographers, reproduction departments, printing companies
and the client. I was also responsible for the form and content of the print media.
After 7 months I was promoted to an Art Director for my readiness to take
responsibility, my dedication and my reliability. I was charged with the creative
planning of catalogues, posters, other print media and pre-press production in
several different languages.

In August 2008 I moved to New Zealand for a year. After traveling across the
country for 3 months I started to work as a graphic designer for a wine retailer.
I was responsible for all the graphics in this company like press ads, monthly
flyers, tasting notes, posters and booklets.

My next stop was Melbourne, Australia. As the only Art Director in this company
with branches in Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia, I created all of their print
media and a new Corporate Identity. After I moved back to Germany,
I stayed employed as an off-site subcontractor for 4 more years.

During this time I established Fat-Cat-Design. My life is graphic design, I love it and
I surround myself in it every day. I have a strong grasp of visual design principles,
typography, color and imagery.  And a work style that is extremely detail oriented.