David K. Yates is a designer and director based between Los Angeles and Kaua‘i, shaping brand strategy, directing visual systems, and building story-driven experiences for brands, products, and places through cultural fluency and craft.

Four Seasons Residences
Los Angeles, California

Brochure covers for Four Seasons Resort at Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica, in green and yellow.

Peninsula Papagayo
Guanacaste, Costa Rica

A woman in a swimsuit swimming in clear water, with sunlight reflections creating a pattern on the water's surface. Photo from the Four Seasons Residences photoshoot in Los Angeles, CA.

Four Seasons Residences
Los Angeles, California

Black leather-bound journal with a decorative gold crest on the cover, standing upright against a dark background. Book designed for Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch.

Neverland Ranch
Los Olivos, California

Hualālai Resort
Kona-Kohala Coast, Hawaii

A black and white photograph of a delicate lotus flower in bloom.

Oak Valley Reserve
Gangwon-do South Korea

Black background with a gray musical note and the letter 'S' overlapping.

Selected Identity

Lafonn Jewelry

A black and white photograph of a hand with dark skin, positioned with the index finger extended upward and the middle finger also extended, while the thumb and other fingers are curled inward.

Spaghettini Restaurant
Beverly Hills, California

Christophe Harbour
St. Kitts, West Indies (Coming)

St. Petersburg Club
St. Petersburg Russia

Black textured cardstock with gold foil text and geometric patterns. Text reads "LITIBU BAY CLUB" and "12 YEAR DRIVEWAY INAUGURATION 9-20-23."

Litibu Bay Club
Nayarit, Mexico

An older man with glasses looking intently at the camera, surrounded by cardboard boxes in a warehouse or storage area.

Museum Tower - Penthouse 42
Dallas, Texas

Santa Barbara Polo Club
Santa Barbara, California

aerial view of a beach with sand and ocean waves

Naples Beach Club
Naples, Florida

Kohanaiki
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

A person surfing on a wave in the ocean, captured in black and white.

Punta Perfecta
Baja California Sur, Mexico

Sunset over a river with layers of trees and hills in the background.

Travis Club
Lake Travis, Texas