About DA Studios

As Owner and Art Director of DA Studios, my passion is to create compelling visual designs—from websites to merchandise—that engage music and entertainment fans. Working closely with each client, whether it is Rihanna's merchandise company or PayPal's mobile business team, I make designs that resonate with each audience to increase sales and enrich people's lives.

Expertise

I specialize in art direction and design for merchandise, web and print work. I partner with agencies, marketing teams and direct clients to help solve problems and lead the creative effort for visual communication projects. Clients hire me to produce projects independently or to work directly with their team.

Recognition

Unwritten Law logo design

Publications & Awards

  • 1,000 Garment Graphics, a collection of "the best wearable art and designs."
  • Typoshirt One, a showcase of unique T-shirt designs from around the world, including the Unwritten Law logo design (pictured left).
  • Letterhead + Logo Design 12, a volume featuring the best in creative and innovative letterhead and logo design.
  • Selected for the Design and Design daily showcase on 9/28/11.

Music Fans

Seeing fans purchase, wear and rave about work I've created is rewarding. Occasionally I receive email from someone excited about a tour program they just picked up at a concert, or a fan showing off their tattoo of a band's artwork I created. Online product reviews are great, too—"This one rules!" and "A perfect tee to commemorate a killer song!" were written by ARTISTdirect to advertise System of a Down tees.

 

Collaborators

Working with great business partners and team members is essential for meeting project goals and makes each job more fun. Hear what collaborators have to say about working with me:

"[Deanna's] ability to balance projects at both the macro and micro levels makes working on her team incredibly rewarding—her creative vision, ability to listen to others, and focus on practical project needs is just simply rare in the design field."
   – Jess Sand, Marketing Strategist & Copywriter

"[Deanna] did an outstanding job leading our group to fully utilize each individual's skill set and to complete the project on time. Deanna was easy to communicate with and her web and graphic design skills made for a beautiful website."
   – James Lin, Web & Graphic Designer

Design Community

Schools

As Guest Speaker for a graphic design class at City College, my presentation inspired students with insights into the creative process, music industry work and starting a business.

Organizations

As former Events Chair for Spark SF, I collaborated with board members, businesses and speakers to plan events for design professionals.