though born in shenyang, china, yvonne has lived in los angeles since 1995, and considers it home. she studied graphic design at world famous art center college of design in pasadena, california.
in 2002, yvonne first met and studied under steve trapero when
she took
his logo class at art center. after that, yvonne began collaborating on
a few projects with steve, which eventually lead them to forming exti
dzyn (their previous business together), and now Pinnacle Design Center.
in addition, yvonne began teaching 2 college level web design classes in 2006 at california state polytechnic university, pomona, california.
at Pinnacle Design Center yvonne is the art director, in charge of administration,
ongoing muse for steve's photography work, and a
class instructor.
yvonne's interests include: cooking, traveling, being involved with her local church group, playing chess, movies, snow skiing, regularly reading the new york times, listening to audio books, collecting hotwheels, buttons, postage stamps, poker card sets, and funky purses.
YVONNE XU
art director
