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I proudly acknowledge the Wurundjeri people
of the Kulin Nation, the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands I work upon, and pay my respects to their Elders past,
present and emerging.
I’m Reanna Bono, a proud Wiradjuri and Wemba Wemba woman, and the founder of Yakuwa Designs
I grew up in Northern Victoria, in Echuca, which means 'meeting of waters'
in the Yorta Yorta language, as this is where the three rivers, the Murray
River, the Campaspe River and the Goulburn River meet.
Over the past 20 years since completing my degree in graphic design, I have been working in Naarm (Melbourne), shaping my career around Aboriginal-specific design. Throughout my career, I have completed design work
for various Aboriginal community organisations, government
departments and the private sector.
My work has given me the opportunity to work across communities and collaborate with artists, always being respectful
of where and whom I am working with to create culturally appropriate
design solutions.
Along my journey as a designer, I have been given the opportunity to create my own digital artwork to base my graphic design work around. This has allowed me to connect to my culture while telling a story in a modern and digital contextof the world we now live in.
With most of the pieces I create, I often draw on my connection to the rivers, being one of the main inspirations for my work,as it is where I feel most connected to Country and my ancestors.
Yakuwa services:
Digitising Artwork (Vector Files)
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"Reanna has created a suite of digital assets for VALS campaigns, projects, as well as creating new branding for VALS' office and website. Reanna is able to turn a creative brief into a piece of art and associated assets that is steeped in culture, and reflects VALS values. Reanna has the ability to convey a strong, consistent look and feel in her artwork and branding, which builds cohesion and brand recognition - this is such an asset.
She is easy to work with, produces work in a timely and responsive manner and the quality of her work is consistently impressive."
Emity Chauvel
Director of Policy, Communications and Strategy Team
Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service.
Reanna is an excellent operator and fulfilled a very complex brief. Reanna leads with strong communication, clarifying where needed and prompting us with ideas that could and did, enhance our product.
We are so thankful for her time, effort and expertise as she guided us through in producing a long term valued product teaching future generations.
Reanna is patient and precise, turning around complex designs in expected timeframes.”
Emma Hickey
Aunty Greta Morgan and Aunty Hilda Stewart
Parks Victoria.
"Aboriginal Housing Victoria has had the pleasure of working with Reanna on a number of reports and publications, and she continues to impress us every time. She is wonderfully creative and intuitive, quickly understanding what we need and bringing it to life with ease.
We return to her work time and time again, knowing we can rely on her to deliver high quality, impactful work."
Meggie Whipp
Senior Communications Officer
Aboriginal HousingVictoria (AHV).
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