Anatomy of an Experienced Designer

I’m Yolonda Baker, a Graphic Designer specializing in high-impact visual communication for modern brands—especially in fast-moving, detail-driven industries.

Eyes: Ability to recognize and successfully apply design principles such as color theory, typography, imagery and space to any deliverable type.

Brain: Astute problem solver that turns complex themes into digestible visuals.

Heart: Radiant personality that encourages team to feel comfortable with showing up as their best selves.

Lungs: Ability to breathe life into
your story in a visually stunning way.

Ears: Keenly listen to and absorb
the details of your message.

Bones: Uses sound structure and organizational skills to get the job done.

Intestines: Possesses the guts to try new things in order to arrive at the optimal solution.

My Portfolio

Featured Work

A collection of projects focused on clarity, structure, and visual impact.


Deloitte


Hallmark


Cooper Carry


Freelance & Creative Exploration


Forvis Mazars


Visa

About Me

Hi I am Yolonda Baker

I'm an enthusiastic and exceptionally creative designer with over 20 years of experience. I've had the pleasure of working on various deliverable types including branding, illustration, digital presentations, infographics, and marketing campaigns to name a few. My journey has been amazing and I'm enjoying each step of the way.

I love being able to offer a client centric experience through authenticity and having a true desire to exceed creative and deadline driven expectations. I adapt quickly to ever changing priorities, manage multiple projects, and operate from a collaborative space so your goals are accomplished. I look forward to us collaborating.

Why Choose Me

Strategic design thinking—not just visuals

Strong focus on clarity and communication

Clean, modern aesthetic aligned with professional industries

Reliable, deadline-driven workflow

Experience working in structured,collaborative environments

Testimonials

  • Visa Leadership principle: Execute with Excellence

    Yolonda, Visa is so lucky to have you as part of our team! Thank you for the incredible work you did bringing our narrative to life through your design.Your ability to create a clear, compelling visual story made a meaningful impact on how our submission came across. Looking forward to working on future projects with you.

  • Recognized for “Visa Leadership Principle: Execute with Excellence”

    “Hi Yolonda! I can’t tell you how impressed I am with the CX cardmember deck. You’re not only one of the most positive people I’ve met, but your skills and designs are stunning, and you help bring some of the most complex concepts to life through visual storytelling. Thank you for your patience with the way my brain works, and how I get my very rough thoughts out onto a “powerpoint canvas.” You were able to take those raw inputs, interpret them, make them better, and then spin them into a final end product and design that looked absolutely spectacular. Thank you again for all your hard work and support!”

  • Recognized for “Visa Leadership Principle: Execute with Excellence”

    Thank you for being such an amazing partner. Your eye for design, patience through all the iterations, and steady collaboration made this a standout. I’m grateful for you and excited for what we build next.

  • “Yolonda is amazing! We had a pre-call and sheheard everything I said- her first pass back to me was the final version. She captured the crisp, clean and light visual we were going for. Her color choices and images were spot on as theybrought depthandinterest to pages that were light on content. I really enjoyed chatting with Yolonda. She is funny and builds rapport and trust easily. I wouldhighly recommendher and look forward to working with her and her teammates in the future.”

  • “Hi Yolonda,
    This is fantastic! Thanks once again to you and your team for the quick turnaround on this very unconventional request. We know the client will be quite pleased with the result.

    Warm regards”

  • “Thank you for all your work on the Arvest training materials. You dramatically elevated our content through the beautiful presentation
    I echo that - not only you did a fantastic job making the presentation look substantially more professional, but all of that (50 slides) in 2 days and while 4-5 team members were making real time changes to the deck. Impressive! Many thanks again!”

  • Hi Yolonda,

    This is extraordinary! Thanks a million, to you and your team for your hard work on this! I cannot thank you enough for your team’s work on this! It is a lifesaver with a big client

    Warm regards

  • “Looks AWESOME- thank you, Yolonda! You’ve been such a pleasure to work with this whole time.”

  • “As a CoRe Local Office Community captain, we’d like to take a moment to thank and recognize your for efforts above and beyond your role. The work you’re doing to engage and bring together our CoRe professionals helps to further our leadership’s goal of cultivating a strong and connected CoRe community. Thank you for your time and support of this initiative.”

  • “Yolonda, I wanted to recognize you for your unique contributions in fostering inclusion — raising awareness through your beautiful designs for the Black Workforce initiative, women superhero graphics, and inspiring others through the creative events you plan as Community Captain. I appreciate all your contributions to our team.“

  • “Yolonda, Please accept my sincere congratulations on your promotion―it is well deserved.

    You are making an impact that matters to our customers, our colleagues, and our organization. In our 175th milestone year, we’re reminded of what makes us Deloitte—our Shared Values and a purpose to make an impact that matters. It’s in our DNA—and yours.

    Your promotion will be announced to Deloitte Global professionals in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, I want to congratulate you on your outstanding accomplishment.”

  • “Keith and I just met to run through the proposal. We both commented on how great a job you did > so thank you very much.”

  • “I cannot wrap my head around HOW AMAZING YOU ARE AND THE ARTWORK WHICH YOU CREATE!!! Just fabulous!!! “

  • “Dear Yolonda, You are an AMAZING artist. The Global Women In Tech community is in “AWWW” about the imagery/style..basically art which you have created. Thanks SOOO much! #workittogether #thankyou “

  • “Hi Yolonda – I just wanted to send a quick note to let you know how much I absolutely love the cover art work you did for the white paper. It is breathtaking in its beauty and simplicity and I was thrilled to see it.

    Also, huge kudos on getting the cover and also for the spotlight sharing the story behind it.”

  • “Very much appreciate the hard work to present a high quality deck that was very well received by the client. Thank you, Yolonda.”

  • “Hey Yolonda,
    I’m reading the Supporting Black Workforce document and just wanted to say how much I
    loved your design as well as your message along with it. I especially loved, “Black Lives Matter is a loving affirmation.” I’m going to use that!

    Thank you for sharing your creativity during such a tough time and helping me learn and spread an important message.”

  • “This is fantastic!! Better than I could have imagined, and DAYS ahead of schedule. Perfect. Thank you so much.“

  • “As usual, you NAILED it, Yolonda!

    Thank you!”

Interested in Working Together?

I look forward to the opportunity to discuss my background, qualifications, and how I can be of value to your team. Please feel free to contact me.