Our Studio

a. Our studio is located in Erie, Colorado, just East of Boulder. We are a small team with big ideas and big talent.

,Karen Hofmeister

Managing Principal + Chief Creative Meister

Karen is the founder and has been the Chief Creative Meister of hofmeister since 2014. She is Colorado born, from Loveland and holds a BFA from Metropolitan State University of Denver in Communication Design. In her 15+ years of experience in graphic design and strategic brand development she has worked for some of the largest branding firms and advertising agencies on the Front Range. In that time she had the opportunity to work with the following clients:

TD Ameritrade, The Brown Palace, University of Colorado, Colorado Mountain College, Mercy Health, NYU Langone Health, IllinoisOne Health, GE, CENTURY21, Hertz, Arrow Electronics, Exclusive Resorts, InnovAge, Portico, Visit Denver, Colorado Tourism, Anschutz Health, CenturyLink, CoBiz Financial, Yale New Haven Health, The Aga Khan University, Heritage College, Banner Health, Earth Balance, Walmart Marketside, Pulte Homes, Dell Webb, Colonial Life, Douglass Colony, and Stoic & Genuine.

Her award winning work has been featured in HOW and Print Magazines. She is an active member in AIGA Colorado, Art Directors Club of Denver, Erie Chamber of Commerce and the Erie Economic Development Council. She has designed several dresses for the annual ADCD Paper Fashion Show to raise money for DAVA, providing arts education, social and life skills for Aurora’s urban youth.

Kailee Bye

Junior Designer

Kailee is a Metropolitan State University of Denver graduate of Communication Design and was an intern with hofmeister in her final year of school. She made such an impression that hofmeister decided to keep her. She brings with her a passion for design, non-profits—and hockey from her Canadian roots.

Tom Hofmeister

Principal + Chief Multimedia Meister

Also having roots in Colorado—and brother-in-law to Karen—Tom graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a BFA in graphic design and an Emphasis in Photography. Tom joined hofmeister as a co-owner summer of 2016. For over 15 years he has become an expert in motion graphics design, post production and photography. He is able to transform simple ideas and raw materials into a visual experience that audiences won’t forget. Over the last 15 years he’s had the opportunity to work with the following clients:

Willis Towers Watson, Boston Market, Heritage College, SME (Society of Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration), Granicus, Chris Daniels and the Kings, United Way, CU Depression Center, CCU, MOPS, LifeLoc, Up With People, Country Jam, Stellar Kayaks, Providence Network, ArtGym, Sitrion, Red Rocks Community College, Lutheran Family Services.

Our Mad Skills

Hofmeister is a boutique branding, design and motion graphics studio committed to producing thoughtful, creative and strategic brand identity systems and communication materials to elevate your business.

Our senior-level team works side-by-side with you to establish your audience and successfully deliver smart communication and design solutions. We help define your brand both visually and verbally through print, web and motion to make it stand apart from the competition.

We also come with some pretty mad skills including the following:

Brand Strategy

Logo Design

Identity & System Design

Brand Guidelines

Brand Implementation

Brand Education

Brand Asset Management

Web Design & Development

Marketing Campaigns

Marketing Communications

Print & Digital Advertising

2D & 3D Motion Graphics

Photo Editing & Retouching

Video Editing

Post Production

Social Media
Graphics & Video

Passion Projects

Below are links to projects we have done for the fun of it. This is work that was not commissioned, but done as personalized projects, self promotion, charitable events, or just to be creative.