About

cara david DESIGN is a full-service design firm with over 15 years of experience working with clients from small firms to Fortune 500 companies in publishing, non-profit, and more. cara david DESIGN works on projects in multiple industries with clients including:

84Rockwell
American Library Association
Bloomsbury Publishing
Casting House
Chicago Collaborative for Maternal Health
Cintas
Daystar School
EverThrive Illinois
HealthFitness Corporation / HIP New York
Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
McDonald's
McGraw-Hill Higher Education
re.ad.just Coalition
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Low Back Yogi
The University of Chicago Athletics

Cara began her design career in Chicago in 2003. She started in textbook publishing at McGraw-Hill in January of 2004, where she spent four years designing higher education textbook covers and interiors. Five months prior to starting at McGraw-Hill she embarked on her part-time freelance design career, going door-to-door to local businesses on Lincoln Avenue, offering any needed design work, and securing her first long-term client. Since then, she has completed design and management on over 100 books at McGraw-Hill, and gained numerous additional clients, as she began to freelance full-time in January of 2008.

Throughout the past several years, Cara has created book designs, websites, brochures, menus, posters, packaging, and more, along with giving expert design consulting. She has worked with numerous individual clients on custom announcements, wedding invitations, and more. Designs are unique and detailed, with specialized attention every step of the way.

Cara is also passionate about giving back and helping when she can. She has been a weekly volunteer and art teacher at local after-school programs and is proud to donate a portion of cdd profits to the Chicago community, and to other local and international charities.