Ketaki Poyekar
hello@studiok8ki.com
+1 (415) 940-3264
Bio
Growing up in Mumbai, India I always knew I wanted to be a designer and in 2011 I found myself graduating from college with a BFA degree from Sir. J.J. School of Applied Art. Eager to learn more and increase my odds of success, I moved to the other side of the world — San Francisco, to be exact. There, I pursued my MFA in Web Design & New Media at the Academy of Art University.
Halfway into my master’s, I met my then-boyfriend and now my husband Tony Hauber. After spending almost a decade in San Francisco we realized we wanted to start our independent practices. So in 2017, we moved to Tony's hometown in Iowa to start a new chapter of our life.
Now we are living and enjoying the life we always dreamt of — running a small design & development studio - Studio K8KI, helping small businesses and startups with my passion for design, and Tony's passion for developing/coding. We are living a contentful life in a cute little town called Elkader in the beautiful driftless river valley of NorthEast Iowa with our two fur babies and our baby boy, Zeb who joined us in the summer of 2021.
StatemenT
Studio K8Ki is a creative studio that is at the cutting edge of trends, technology, and contemporary aesthetics. We provide custom, innovative, eye-catching solutions that help brands to stand out from the crowd. Together, we can create visionary projects that will push boundaries and shine in the years to come.
Work Experience
Upper Iowa University
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Graphic Design
Jan 2022 - Current
335 Publishing Design
334 History of Graphic Design
208 Web Publishing - UI & UX
San Francisco Ballet
Marketing Designer
November 2021 - Current
Contracting with San Francisco Ballet for their marketing print and digital needs.
Studio K8KI
Founder & Designer
June 2017 - Current
Brand Identity
Websites
Apps
Book
Illustration
Mural
MedExpert International
Graphic & Product Designer
October 2014 - May 2017
Designed marketing and promotional materials like flyers, banners, magazine ads, booklets, packaging, icons, stationery, brochures, posters, postcards, wallet cards, etc. Work with the engineers to design User Interface and UI / brand stylesheet and guidelines. Also, design presentations, and websites.
Silver Spring Network
Graphic Designer
January 2016 - March 2016
At Silver Spring Network I work with the Marketing team to design artwork for marketing materials in print media, presentations, and icons. Simplify complex network diagrams for presentation use. Create other material for company events.
Education
MFA in Web Design & New Media
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
2011 – 2014
BFA in Applied Art
Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai, India
2007 - 2011
Softwares
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Dreamweaver
Figma
InVision
Asana
Slack
Design Skills
Grid & Layout
Typography
Color
Illustration
Image Editing
Infographics
User Flows & Wireframes
Motion Graphics
Mockups & Prototypes
UX Design
Usability Testing
Visual Design
Iconography
CODING Skills
HTML
CSS
Squarespace
Shopify
Showit
WordPress