About Bryana Breathes Design
Hi! I’m Bryana.
I’m the CEO of Bryana Breathes Design. When I say “we,” I mean me, my processes, and sometimes my pets.
I design with accessibility, ease of use, and ease of understanding at the forefront of my design process.
10 years
We have been in the market for 10 years advancing design as a priority for organizations.
3 professional memberships
AIGA, SEGD, IAAP. Certifications from governing bodies ensure you get top tier work all the time.
$6K donated
We donated over $6K of in-kind donations to nonprofit organizations because public service is important to me.
I’m a person, too. So I’m a lot of things:
I’m a designer. I’m a veteran.
From Military Systems to Mission-Driven Design
My approach combines military operations systems thinking, federal accessibility compliance, and graduate research in biophilic design. The military taught me that systems either hold under pressure or they collapse. Sustainable operations require infrastructure, not heroics.
Federal grant review work taught me that accessibility is the difference between who gets funded and who gets rejected. My MFA research taught me that digital spaces could restore instead of exhaust. Nature-connected design is survival strategy for digital lives.
CPAAC certified. Former secret squirrel. Nutty about holistic systems thinking and creative execution to organizations that need both strategic vision and practical implementation.
I care about equity, education, and ecosystems.
I earned my Masters of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies after a Bachelor of Fine Arts after an Associate of Arts… I love art and design. I’ve loved it for over a decade and I look forward to over a decade more of this work.
I’m the Business Botanist.
I help evolving businesses streamline, strengthen, and grow. It’s design-led business strategy: service design, client journey design, and thoughtful operational refinement for businesses entering their next season.
I prune what’s no longer serving the business, tend what has potential, fertilize delight, and design the systems that let leaders breathe again. My work frees you to live a guilt-free life outside in touch with nature.
Let me know if you’re interested in my 6 month coaching program (Winter-Spring, or Summer-Fall) by emailing me: howdy@bryanabreathes.com
Also, between you and me, I like:
- Thinking
- Dreaming
- Inventing
- Being
- Smelling flowers
- Digging holes for trees and plants
- Napping in the sun
- Talking to people
- Good idea fairies
- Rolling down grassy hills
- Roller derby
Why I do this work
If you’re working from a beach, are you really at a beach?
Your mission work shouldn’t depend on design heroics. Staff reformatting documents for hours. Materials failing accessibility audits. Recreating everything from scratch because no one documented the system.
I build brand ecosystems so that you can return to nature and actually enjoy it. So teams have frameworks, not constant permission. So leadership transitions don’t destabilize missions. So your life’s work outlives your personal capacity to carry it.
How I Work
I audit your current brand, interview stakeholders, and identify what’s blocking your next step. For nonprofits, the next step is usually institutional funding or compliance. For for-profits, the next step is usually is growth. Then I build your accessible brand ecosystem—visual identity, messaging frameworks, design systems rooted in your values. I deliver complete infrastructure: WCAG-compliant website, print templates, digital assets, brand guidelines. Finally, I train your team to maintain the system with template libraries, usage guidelines, and brand training so your team operates with confidence.
Timeline: Typically quarterly, depending on scope
Let’s Get Going
If you’re ready to be outside without worrying about inside, you’re in the right place.