Hi.
I’m Yvette. Design Director, Wayfinding Strategist, Brand Integrator, Photographer, Problem Solver and Creator in the Chicagoland area.
I live by the words of my mentor, “Design is Design is Design.” Graphic Design. Interior Design. Industrial Design. Architecture. I love how all the spaces and artifacts we encounter daily can be shaped to make us a feel a certain way – happy, motivated, inspired – that’s by design.
I’m currently the Design Director at Forcade, where I lead a multidisciplinary team in creating custom design experiences for some of the world’s most prominent brands. Oh yeah – I helped build Forcade from a 2-person studio (I was person 2) to one of the industry’s most sought-after environmental design firms.
Skills
I am creative, flexible, curious, efficient, friendly, proactive, collaborative, reliable and driven.
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite - InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom. Microsoft Office Suite - Excel, Word, PowerPoint. Apple Keynote, Pages. Web design - Squarespace, WordPress. DSLR Photography.
Collaboration Apps - Miro, Hive, Slack, Asana, Teams, Zoom
Volunteer & Industry Affiliations
House Corporation Director
Northwestern University, Alpha Delta Pi
Member
SEGD
CV
Design Director
Forcade
Jan 2021 to present
Partner
Connect_CX
May 2017 to 2022
Design Manager
Forcade
Aug 2014 to Jan 2021
Senior Designer
Forcade
Jan 2004 to Aug 2014
Photographer
yffoto
May 2004 to present
Designer
Forcade
Jan 1999 to Jan 2004
Associate Designer
Forcade
Jun 1995 to Jan 1999
Education
BFA Interior Design
University of Kansas
Design Philosophies
Istituto Europeo di Design