Boldly following my curiosity
I’m Jana Burtner. For 12+ years I have designed, developed, and adapted brands, while collaboratively building teams, roll-out plans, and products from scratch. In that time, I’ve been known as a fierce defender of brand standards with a keen and critical eye, and I'm the first to jump at opportunities to insert humor or whimsy where appropriate.
The creative process is not always clean or pretty. But neither is life—it is the result of the process that reflects my expertise, and the forward-thinking perspective I bring to design.
I design and manage brands for long-term success.
They say you should work with people you’d be willing to get stuck in an elevator with. To be clear, I never want anyone to get stuck in an elevator. But if we were to get stuck in an elevator together, I would…
Not panic! I’m great in a crisis
Probably curse a little, if there aren’t kids around
Ask where you were headed (if I did not already know) or ask how your day had been before this mess
Definitely tell dumb jokes
Offer to share snacks if I had them
Ask if you would like to play games to pass the time
Work with me.
You’ll know me as a lover of challenges, a pusher of best-practices, a fierce defender of brand standards, an aspiring wordsmith, and a decorative typography enthusiast.
But I’m also a curious explorer, a veggie gardener, a decent seamstress, an amateur guitarist, a waxing poet, a game player/puzzle worker, and a dog mom.
