About

Ten years of agency and client work.

I’m Yannick Bamona, a graphic designer and illustrator based in Cotonou. I studied graphic design at Studio M in Casablanca, and since 2016 I’ve designed logos, brand charters and campaign posters for agencies in Benin and their clients, from an insurer to a menswear brand to Canal+.

I start from the client’s problem: who needs to notice the brand, where they will see it, and what they should remember. Drawing is how I think, so most projects begin in pencil before they become vectors.

Languages

French — nativeEnglish — fluent

Experience

  1. 2023 – 2025
    Le Groupe MonarchDigital communication agency · CotonouLogos, variations and brand charters; campaign posters for Men In Suits (Ghana) and LB Assur.
  2. 2022 – now
    FreelanceCotonou and remoteLogos for Idylle Déco and Pastry’s House; video editing for a gala event in Morocco, for Aidreve, and three films with director Le Kipré.
  3. 2018
    ATL S.ACommunication and events agency · CotonouPosters for a seaside resort, logos for several clients, audiovisual planning for a large public event.
  4. 2016 – 2017
    Atelier PaonCreative agency · CotonouWeekly posters for Canal+, the agency mascot, and logos for clients.

Education

  1. 2019 – 2022
    Studio M, CasablancaGraphic design
  2. 2015
    ETAP — École Technique d’Art Plastique, CasablancaInfographics
Tools

What I work with

Design

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe InDesign

Video & motion

  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Adobe After Effects

By hand

  • Pencil and paper