Make Your Stories Count
The founders of Contagious Compassion came to me with a marvelous vision of training and mentoring young social entrepreneurs. Responding to their passion, I designed and developed their start-up website and we are currently working on the second phase of development.
What Do Clients Say?
“Yasmine Rafii is not only a world class web developer, she is a partner in every sense of the word. She is strategic, direct, responsive, creative and thoughtful in her approach to every assignment. I have enjoyed working with her and look forward to future projects. —Melissa Lloyd, Co-Founder, Contagious Compassion
Does your marketing collateral communicate ideas?
For more than 15 years, I've created graphic design that helps my clients achieve their business objectives. From musicians to medical research institutions, photographers to furniture manufacturers, I work closely with my clients to develop their concepts and strategy, advertising campaigns, Web sites, identity packages and print collateral. When the project requires , I put together a team of experts in areas such as copywriting and Web and application development, and photography. This means my clients get the benefit of top-drawer skills – like those of the hot development team at Abendago Media – all without having to pay for big agency overhead.
My design philosophy is simple: Good design isn’t just pleasing to the eye—it communicates ideas. When I start a project, I ask a fundamental strategic question: How can the design best convey my client’s messaging and produce results?
Answering that question is a highly collaborative process. When you partner with me you can expect a lot of listening, questioning, back-and-forth discussion and idea sharing. Along with a level of service and support you’ve probably never received from a designer before.
I had the good fortune to receive an education in art and psychology that trained me to be a visual thinker. That was followed by corporate experience that taught me the value of listening, collaboration, and teamwork. I have a good feel for what people respond to, and I’m skilled at—and passionate about—creating design that moves people to take action. It’s the kind of design I can bring to your business too.
Yasmine Rafii
Y Art Works
Seattle, WA
206.937.3417
BFA, California College of Art
MA, Antioch University
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