Kathrin
Blatter
Creative Director
About
Typography experiment exhibited in Fall 2016
I turn strategic insight and entrepreneurial thinking into compelling brand stories.
Kathrin Blatter is a seasoned creative director with expertise in end-to-end creative strategy, brand storytelling, and team mentorship and is based in San Francisco. She leads insight-driven concepts and refined design solutions that deliver measurable impact while aligning vision, craft, and business goals.
Her career spans creative leadership and entrepreneurship, from co-founding and running a studio to serving as an in-house art director at PwC, where she shaped brand and communication systems for events ranging from intimate CEO gatherings to conferences of 20,000 attendees. Known for her strategic eye and collaborative approach, Kathrin elevates teams and creates standout work across industries and platforms.
She has also taught experimential typography and packaging at the undergraduate and graduate levels at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
Recognitions
Victionary: 2018, Cityx60, San Francisco
Communication Arts: 2017, Featured on Fresh
Pack Your Life: 2016, Verve Geisha cans
Dieline: 2014, Big Island Coffee Roasters packaging
Dieline: 2010, Verve Coffee Roaster packaging
Best of Brochures 11: 2010, ACLU Capital Campaign Brochure
2009 ReBrand 100: Global Distinction Award, The North Face packaging system
Museum of Craft and Design 2009, San Francisco, The North Face packaging
Novum: October 2009, feature St. Nikolaus booklet
Graphis Branding USA: The North Face packaging system
Communication Arts: July 2008, feature article on The North Face packaging system
2008 American Packaging Design Awards: The North Face packaging system