ABOUT
My name is Kirsten Uhlenberg, owner of Chicago Bay Design. I am a graphic designer and I can help you make an impact. By listening to your needs and collaborating throughout the design process, I will create results that connect backstory and brand to make your message stand out.
From brochures to workbooks, postcards to posters, invitations to infographics, I will exceed your expectations. Whether your project is a digital slide deck, a lengthy report, an order form, or a book cover, my work is informed by thoroughly understanding your goals for the project.
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From my studio in Saint Paul, Minnesota, I began this work because I have always been fascinated by visual information presented clearly. I love to work on details. Whether carefully formatting your grandmother's recipes, beautifully typesetting your poems or family stories, or using expert design strategies to heighten the message in your brochures, I will find just the right color, type, and illustrations for your project. I am happy to help!
ABOUTÂ "CHICAGO BAY"
Chicago Bay Design is named for two separate places my great-grandparents settled. One set of great-grandparents settled in Chicago after arriving from what is now Czechia.
Another set of great-grandparents arrived from Norway and settled on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Hovland, a forested community near a small cove called Chicago Bay on the Great Lake known by the Ojibwe as Gichigami.
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Fusing these two place names is fitting for one of the results of these disparate mergers. Chicago Bay Design is a name that fits me and my work, while acknowledging my immigrant roots.
Photo credit: Graham Taylor
