About
Portrait of Yannick Bamona — photo to come
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 — fluentExperience
- 2023 – 2025Le Groupe MonarchDigital communication agency · CotonouLogos, variations and brand charters; campaign posters for Men In Suits (Ghana) and LB Assur.
- 2022 – nowFreelanceCotonou 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.
- 2018ATL S.ACommunication and events agency · CotonouPosters for a seaside resort, logos for several clients, audiovisual planning for a large public event.
- 2016 – 2017Atelier PaonCreative agency · CotonouWeekly posters for Canal+, the agency mascot, and logos for clients.
Education
- 2019 – 2022Studio M, CasablancaGraphic design
- 2015ETAP — 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