Well Hello there, I’m Cate Be, a graphic designer and artist with over 35 years of really happy experience working in design and advertising agencies across London, the Midlands, and Edinburgh.
I work closely with various organisations designing everything from packaging and brand identities to reports, editorial layouts, event materials and environmental display. I particularly love print, paper, and great typography.
Over the last twenty years of my design career, I’ve worked closely with universities, research teams, publishers and start ups on magazine design, research reports, brand design and launches and digital campaigns.
In 2025 I took the leap and returned to working for myself and my freelance creative life resumed.
Today, I enjoy supporting small business founders along with my higher education clients, who have followed my journey and recommended me time and again for thoughtful, impactful design. Many of the design projects I’m entrusted with have multiple assets required and have included presentations, reports, display and social campaigns – all of these assets need to work together consistently yet also in isolation.
Drawing and painting plays an important part of my life and I enjoy practising this daily. I believe that by staying curious about shape, colour and form enhances and informs my design approach. I am currently working on a personal collection of abstracts in oil and enjoy creating pet portrait commissions in watercolour.
I live by the coast in Fife, Scotland, with my border terrier, two cats and relish my spare time walking and catching up with my close family and friends.