It’s Me
‟ Hello, I’m Christina!
Yurani is actually my middle name – it’s Hindi for Queen. And I could give you the rundown about all the pineapples… but isn’t it obvious? 
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Christina has been an artist since she could pick up a pen and she turned that passion into a successful graphic design career. Her favorite projects include building websites from scratch with her CSS skills, drawing and designing logos, and finding the best way to showcase a client’s content in an aesthetically pleasing and easily digestible way. When she’s not coordinating digital and print design, she’s traveling and seeing what the world and other cultures have to offer!
Experience with Hubspot Landing Page Builder and Hubspot Forms
Experience with Unbounce experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Communications and Design
Responsive Web Design Certification
Fundamentals of Digital Marketing Certifications
Owner and CEO, Yurani Design | 2017 – Present
Senior Designer, Good2bSocial | 2016 – 2021
Junior Designer for Richtree Brands, Natural Markets Food Group | 2014 – 2016
Part-time Graphic Designer, Residence Life Office, SUNY Farmingdale | 2010 – 2014
Freelance Designer | 2002 – Present
My Design Life Over the Years
I’ve been doing freelance work since high-school. My major was Media & Communications (Yes, I had a major in high school! #bthsalumni) and as I figured out how to use the creative tools I began designing stickers, pins, flyers, and banners for a friend who was in the student government. That opened my services to other clubs at my school who wanted to get t-shirt designs, cups, and other branded items printed.
In college I started doing work study to get a little extra spending money. My first design job came up with me being in the right place at the right time. I happened to be doodling – sketching the secretary on a quiet day when the director of the Residence Life Office noticed and called me over. The next few days I worked on a 24” by 72” sign for a student event, and from then on, I did flyers, graphics, and other designs for that office.
I got my first full time design role as a Junior Designer with Natural Markets Food Group. I was hired for their Richtree brand where I worked on anything from the sales/mailer ads to in-store signage, to coming up with ideas and design for the décor for a related restaurant. I learned a lot of “inside” food photography tips here and had my first opportunity to show off my web development skills.
My most recent role was as Senior Designer at Good2bSocial. This was one my favorite experiences as I was able to gain more marketing experience. Although I wasn’t directly involved in analyzing the data, I worked with the account managers who did review information gathered from our campaigns. The ability to see how our client’s audience responds to design elements such as the color of a call to action (CTA) text or the size of a button is so insightful. This was helpful to me as a designer as it helped me to refine each individual clients’ branding.