Anna Baumann.
Brand design. Brand strategy. Behavioral design. Illustration. Web design. Event design.

Hi, I'm a creative director, brand strategist and designer, based in Oakland, California. I've been humanizing software tech brands for over a decade in the Bay Area. I continually evolve my creative workflow to optimize how my human creativity can flourish, and how my use of AI tools in today's stack can open my capacity to build.

Previously the Principal Designer for HVR, which was acquired by the unicorn, Fivetran. More recently, working on brand strategy for a project in web3.

When I'm not fixed to my computer screen, you may find me dancing Cuban salsa, sketching friends' portraits, or snorkeling in a tropical sea with colorful fish.

Experience

Studio Rhubarb | Oakland

Founder / Brand Design and Strategy

February 2023  – Today

SqlDBM

Lead Designer, Brand

February – August 2024

Fivetran

Senior Visual Designer, Brand

October 2021 – February 2023

HVR Software

Principal Designer

September 2017 – October 2021

Studio Rhubarb | Barcelona

Founder / Brand and Web Designer

December 2014 – September 2017

Blue Fish Clothing

Creative Director

June 2010 – December 2014

Blue Fish Clothing

Graphic Designer

June 2012 – December 2014

Awamaki

Graphic Designer, volunteer

2009

Rockridge Market Hall

Graphic Designer

February 2005 – August 2009

Education

California College of the Arts

BFA Textile Design

2004 – 2009

Skills

Creative direction

Brand strategy

Brand identity

Systems thinking

Behavioral design

Event design

Web design

Integrated AI design workflow