Kirsten Ritschel Graphic Designer, Visual Storyteller, Brand Developer
I am a versatile creative professional with a strong background in design and a passion for storytelling. I have experience in both corporate and entrepreneurial settings. My design skills in visual storytelling, community building, and culinary arts hint at a unique and multifaceted approach to my work.
Here’s a taste of my design, product and project management:
Kiki’s Cocoa - since 2015
Successfully launched Kiki's Cocoa, overseeing all aspects of product development, marketing, and sales. Established a brand identity that reflects a commitment to high-quality ingredients, artisanal craftsmanship, and ethical sourcing practices.
Food Ethnographer - 2024
In 2018, Food Ethnographer established their Gen Z Foodlife cohort to generate future insights. Continued caring for our Gen Z cohort, and building a Young Farmers cohort.
Where are they going? What do they taste like? How do we design for them, not us?
Food Ethnographer - 2024
Event co-production, and flavor creation for Wunderland to bring stakeholders together for design sprints, team builds and workshops in an interactive culinary experience.
Food Ethnographer - 2023
Everything connects through food, Food connects to everything. Website design and visual development of frameworks and visual storytelling.
Google REWS Brand - 2020
Cornerstone of Google: developing, overseeing and art-directing visual brand for Workplace and Services at Google.
Google - 2018
Photo and film production to document Google’s culture seen through interior design spaces with world famous photographers.
Google Food Academy - 2018
Built a library of 15 crucial topics to onboard culinary talent quickly; from ‘Valua of You’ to ‘Core Program Expectations’ and ‘Community Wellbeing ’.
Google Food Brand - 2018
Developing, managing and art-directing visual brand for Food at Google
Olivari - 2015
Voice over for a beloved Olive character.
OFFF Conference - 2014
Title sequence design and creation for a design conference
Google - 2013
Winter Wonderlab. An oversized Snow Globe photo booth.
Google - 2012
Google Q end tag animation design
Google - 2013
Winter Wonderlab announcement campaign for print and digital
Google - 2012
Do what you do. A campaign introducing Nexus 4, 7, 10
GSP - 2012
Design and Animation for an independent film festival at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
Dreyers - 2011
Ice cream campaign design and animation of new flavors.
Chevy - 2011
Animated digital campaign for Chevy’s propulsion system
Sprint - 2011
Speed of Light Campaign featuring light drawings.
Adobe - 2011
End tag animation design for Adobe Creative Suite 5