# Inke Noël

> Principal & Designer, Founder & Artist @YukiDream

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/inke

I'm your happy conduit for ideas to come to life :)

For the past 20+ years, I've enjoyed delivering visual clarity through Graphic Design, UI Design, and Experience Design. I specialize in transforming complex concepts into intuitive, engaging interfaces that people love to use.

My approach centers on three core principles:
1) Collaborative partnership - Working openly with stakeholders, users, and clients in a productive and genuinely fun way.

2) Functional beauty - Turning your concepts and visions into clean, purposeful designs that solve real problems while looking exceptional.

3) Experiences that inspire action - Elevating designs beyond aesthetics to create visual experiences that captivate users and motivate them to engage.

What drives me:
This role as a conduit for transformation is what energizes me most. Whether it's a digital product, brand identity, or user experience overhaul, I'm drawn to projects that have a positive mission for our society and planet. I'm passionate about advocating for users and ensuring their needs remain at the heart of every design decision.

Let's create something meaningful together - If you're building something that matters and need a design partner who brings both expertise and enthusiasm, I'd love to connect.

## Work Experience
### Principal & Designer, Founder & Artist @YukiDream @ InkëDesign
Jan 2002 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States
I'm your happy conduit for ideas to come to life :)

For the past 20+ years, I've enjoyed delivering visual clarity through Graphic Design, UX/UI, Signage and Experiential Graphic Design. I specialize in transforming complex concepts into intuitive, engaging interfaces that people love to use.

My approach centers on three core principles:
1) Collaborative partnership - Working openly with stakeholders, users, and clients in a productive and genuinely fun way.

2) Functional beauty - Turning your concepts and visions into clean, purposeful designs that solve real problems while looking exceptional.

3) Experiences that inspire action - Elevating designs beyond aesthetics to create visual experiences that captivate users and motivate them to engage.

What drives me:
This role as a conduit for transformation is what energizes me most. Whether it's a digital product, brand identity, or user experience overhaul, I'm drawn to projects that have a positive mission for our society and planet. I'm passionate about advocating for users and ensuring their needs remain at the heart of every design decision.

Let's create something meaningful together - If you're building something that matters and need a design partner who brings both expertise and enthusiasm, I'd love to connect.

### Principal at InkëDesign / Designer & Artist @YukiDream @ InkëDesign
Jan 2002 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States
I'm your happy conduit for ideas to come to life :)

For the past 20+ years, I've enjoyed delivering visual clarity through Graphic Design, UI and Experience Design. I specialize in transforming complex concepts into intuitive, engaging interfaces that people love to use.

My approach centers on three core principles:

1) Collaborative partnership - Working openly with partners, stakeholders, users, and clients in a productive and genuinely fun way. Great design emerges from great conversations.
2) Functional beauty - Turning your concepts and visions into clean, purposeful designs that solve real problems while looking exceptional.
3) Experiences that inspire action - Elevating designs beyond aesthetics to create visual experiences that captivate users and motivate them to engage.

What drives me:
I truly love being the conduit for ideas to come to life. Whether it's a digital product, brand identity, or user experience overhaul, I'm energized by projects that have a positive mission for our society and planet. I'm passionate about advocating for users and ensuring their needs remain at the heart of every design decision.

Let's create something meaningful together - If you're building something that matters and need a design partner who brings both expertise and enthusiasm, I'd love to connect.

### Founder & Designer @ InkëDesign
Jan 2002 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area
I lead a full-service strategic design studio with a focus on public agencies and companies that create a positive impact in our world. We create user friendly experiences at every touch point, whether it's in the physical space while walking through a park or online and on digital devices. As a collective of business partnerships and creatives, I manage all aspects from client communication, design and implementation.

Clients Include: San Francisco Recreation & Parks Dept., San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco Port, AECOM, MWA Architects, America SCORES, Presidio Trust, Sunforce Solutions

### Branding Consultant & Graphic Designer @ San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department
Jan 2010 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
We got the opportunity to re-brand the entire department after they had received a new identity, but had no way to implement it in a way that would make the public aware of the change. 

Highlights Include:
Integrating the fresh colors of the logo with the silhouette of the girl on the swing, I used the language of the new logo with the silhouette of the girl sitting on the swing to create the department's quarterly Activities Posters and Covers plus camps, World Cup Soccer event posters.

### Experience Designer (XD) @ San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Jan 2018 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
In close collaboration with AECOM, I helped create the design guidelines for the new Waste Water Recovery Plant with a focus on way-finding, campus signage and the educational tour.

Upon completion of that project we started working with MWA Architects to design the detailed signage that spans the 11 panel fountain in the Plaza, entrance of Building 600 and 3 of its floors that will help educate visitors about the complex processes involved in the waste water recovery cycle.

### Branding & Visual Designer @ Napa Valley Transportation Authority - NVTA
Jan 2015 – Present | Napa Valley, CA
Our team lead the re-branding of the Napa Valley Transportation Authority and VINE Transit, managed by NVTA.

I created 2 unique identities that set the tone for a forward thinking transportation agency spanning 6 counties in Napa Valley. Through our inclusive process as a consulting team, we were able to get buy-in from all 12 board members, including the Mayors of all 6 counties, for the re-design. This effort was followed by creating 7 sub-brands in the same visual language.

In 2018 we re-branded the ride-share program co-managed by NVTA and Solano Transportation Authority (STA) to re-energize the program. Instead of re-inventing the wheel we re-purposed the recognizable “V” - identity calling it “V-Commute” for better identification of the program’s mission (see image).

Highlights include:
• Extra budget was unanimously approved by the board to not only change the exterior of the busses, but also the interiors to include USB charging stations, making the commute for riders more desirable
• Vine Express Bus ridership increased by over 21% in 2017
• Contract expanded to creating environmental graphics, retail, and print-collateral 
• Created the ever evolving style guide to ensure the ongoing success of the new brands, maximizing their effectiveness
• Currently working on the new electric bus design

### User Interface Designer (UI) @ San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
I was responsible for the UI of the complete re-design of the website, which was to help engage the customers in a positive way. My team and I worked with the SFMTA leadership and a team of developers to design a mobile-first approach. I executed the UI to create an engaging visual design after my team interviewed 80+ internal, and external stakeholders and users to find out what the pain point were.

### User Interface Designer (UI) & Marketing @ Sunforce Solutions International
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | Muenster Germany
InkëDesign is providing the marketing, website design, and web application that weaves together investors, property owners and local solar installers. Our role is to simplify the online user experience and connect these parties for a successful partnership that benefits all.

### Art Direction & Graphic Design @ Presidio Trust
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights Campaign was a multi-agency collaboration between the Presidio Trust, YMCA, SF Rec&Park, and Kids in Parks to design a poster to be displayed in all public areas, hospitals and schools to encourage kids to engage with nature in our city, to promote healthy childhoods in the city's outdoors.

I successfully implemented the use of silhouettes to invite people to able to relate to the characters on the poster and be inspired to take charge of their outdoor experience (multi-language).

### User Interface (UI) & Visual Designer @ Xoom Corporation
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | San Francisco Bay Area
Contract position where I created a set of icons and Home Page design helping users to quickly find their preferred need of sending and receiving money, by addressing their unique variables and offering clear, and actionable solutions.

### Graphic Designer @ Pinwheel.tv
Jan 2005 – Jan 2006
While working at this boutique design firm my responsibilities included managing clients, and designing in all of these areas, ranging from online to print. I designed websites, online ads, magazine ads, icons, and shot the photography for our portfolio.

### Jr. Graphic Designer @ Listen.com
Jan 2000 – Jan 2001
Getting hired at Listen.com solidified my path to becoming a graphic designer. Here my self-taught skills got polished while learning about motion graphics and executing animated online banners promoting the music on Listen.com (Rhapsody), as well as creating flash animations showcasing featured artist, internal newsletter design, and various other promo animations.


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Business & International Affairs Minior
Skidmore College

### George Walton High School Atlanta Georgia


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/inkedesign
- Portfolio: https://www.inkedesign.net

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Last updated: 2026-04-13