I design brand
systems that Hold.

Creative Strategist & Brand Designer

San Francisco  ·  Open to full-time & contract

I've built brand identities for institutions and companies that needed more than aesthetics — they needed a system their teams could actually inherit and use. I bring strategic rigor to the front of every project, and an AI-augmented process to the execution: faster delivery without the output looking like it was rushed.

Catherine — Brand Designer
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Selected Work 2023 — 2026
AI-Augmented Brand Design Workflow
New ✦ AI Workflow

01

AI-Augmented Brand Design: Soothing Zone

Brand Identity AI Workflow · Packaging

From brief to visual system using Claude + Adobe Firefly — showing how AI accelerates exploration while human judgment drives every decision.

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Papyrus Art Direction

02

Papyrus Art Direction & Brand Strategy

Art Direction Retail · 3.7 Years
Kai Ming Brand Identity

03

Kai Ming Inc — Rebrand & Web Design

Brand Identity · Web Education · Nonprofit
Kindness Consulting Center

04

Kindness Consulting Center

Brand Strategy · Print · Web Health · Mental Wellness
⏳ WIP

05

AI Workflow

Sock It Up — App Brand Identity

Brand Identity · App Design Health · Gen Z · POD
Quick Projects Selected
CPMC

Event Branding · Healthcare

CPMC Year-End Campaign

STEP

Branding · Illustration · Education

STEP — Teacher Placement App

Designer.
Strategist.
System builder.

I'm Catherine Sun — a brand designer with 4+ years building identity systems for retail, healthcare, and nonprofit organizations across the US and Taiwan.

My work lives at the intersection of visual craft and strategic thinking. I don't just design logos — I build the visual language that allows brands to communicate consistently at scale, across channels and contexts.

Currently exploring AI-augmented design workflows and how emerging tools can accelerate brand discovery without replacing the judgment that makes design meaningful.

Craft

  • Brand Identity
  • Art Direction
  • Visual Systems
  • Packaging Design
  • Web Design

Process

  • Brand Strategy
  • AI Workflow
  • Project Management
  • Design Handoff
  • User Research

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Open to brand design
and art direction roles.