creative services

made with passion & purpose

Kat is a designer
who works with
people & brands trailblazers small businesses visionaries non-profits
who give a damn.

My experience extends across a diverse range of industries, including travel, food, the outdoors, wellness, education and publishing. 

Whether you’re a values-led small business, non-profit, or soloprenuer, I’d love to amplify your impact through thoughtful design.  

Kat Marshello styles a flat lay photo of colorful product packages she designed, on the floor in a photography studio. Photo gear, lights, and boxes are in the background. Kat is wearing a black top, red lipstick and clear cateye glasses.

behind the scenes:

Kat styling a packaging photoshoot

📸 courtesy of: holli with an I photo

kind words & happy clients

  • Kat is a very talented designer that is easy to work with and understood our vision for the brand before inception.

    She is detail-oriented, creative, and always professional. We are grateful for Kat's work giving our brand a unique identity and memorable, fun style.

    I recommend Kat for any design needs and know she would approach any project with her inquisitive nature, passion, and integrity.

    Tara Tomulka | CEO & founder, Rawcology

  • Kat is an extremely talented designer and strong leader with amazing ideas. She brings a wealth of experience to her work and a unique design style that can't be matched.

    She would be an asset to any company looking to fill a creative leadership role because she's a designer that can forge their own path.

    Amy Balliett | CEO, Killer Visual Strategies

  • Working with Kat has been the best experience I've had working with a designer. She truly exemplifies the qualities you so often see in resumes that you can typically only take with a grain of salt. She is extremely talented, reliable, fast, efficient, good listener, friendly, patient, smart, etc. I could keep going. Once again she fully exceeded my expectations.

    Carol Ann Andrufski | Director of Marketing,
    Washington Energy Services

  • Working with Kat was a joy from start to finish. It was clear from her first concepts that Kat really listened to what I wanted. And when I wanted slight tweaks, Kat provided me with designs even better than I could have imagined. Not only do I have a beautiful logo and website, but I also feel more confident with this amazing branding backing me up. Hiring Kat was one of the best professional decisions I've made and I highly recommend her!

    Raechel Anne Jolie | writer, educator, and media maker

  • Kat is a superb designer. Their work is inventive, fun, and thoughtful. Kat knows how to tailor the work for the client, while at the same time bringing their own artistic eye to make the product shine. Kat is incredibly patient and is able to handle feedback with grace. I recommend their work to anyone that needs a designer.

    Ginny Sanchez Ballard | Executive Director, Nature Vision

  • Kat has been very good to work with. She has a great style, and is very curious, open and engaged. She has gone to great lengths to find out what was the core of what I wanted for the site, and has solved all conceptual and technical problems on the way.

    Kasper Leick | Independent Film Editor

Services

  • Branding + identity

  • Art Direction

  • Creative strategy 

  • Graphic design

  • Illustration

  • Map design

  • Packaging design

  • Print + digital marketing 

  • photo styling

  • Creative campaigns 

  • Apparel + merch

  • Squarespace design

  • Website design

My expertise includes:  

  • Creating captivating visuals, from concept to creation. Strong design aesthetic with expert typography, color, layout & illustration skills, being mindful of accessibility and inclusivity.

  • Crafting cohesive campaigns across multiple platforms, including curating styled photoshoots & providing art direction to collaborators.

  • Skilled in the art of balancing multiple projects simultaneously, and communicating with clients & vendors to rock project goals.

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I’ve been wearing all of the hats — creative director, designer, project manager, and even a bit of bookkeeping magic.

This experience helps me blend creativity & strategic thinking — vibrant design with your big-picture business goals in mind.

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