We are a San Francisco creative studio passionate about doing work that is beautiful, sustainable and impactful across a wide range of disciplines from branding > interactive > industrial design.
As the consulting arm of lifestyle/home product purveyors, Yield Design Co., we know firsthand what it takes to take a product from idea to reality and employ that real world knowledge in service of our clients.
Andrew is a designer & strategist with an ability to unite big picture thinking with an eye for craft and detail. Prior to founding Yield, he was a hybrid designer/strategist at fuseproject where his collaborations with Yves Béhar and partners such as Herman Miller, GE, Nivea, Sodastream have won numerous awards.
Andrew holds a BFA in Graphic Design and an MBA in Design Strategy from the California College of the Arts.
Rachel is an Industrial Designer with a knack for pairing the unexpected. Her experiences equip her with the unique ability to harmonize high design and conceptualization with a practical, efficient eye for the manufacturing and sourcing processes.
Rachel earned her Bachelors degree in Industrial Design from the California College of the Arts after a 3 year study of Architecture at Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo.
Concept + Ideation
Product Development
Soft-goods + Hard-goods
Interior + Furniture
Sourcing + Manufacturing
Naming
Brand Creation
Brand Collateral
Packaging + Print
Signage + Environmental
Brand analysis
Marketing Analysis
Product Positioning
Foresight
Planning: IA + Wireframing
User Experience Design
Mobile Design
Website Design
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