About

Nicole Kiki Jaffe

Nicole Kiki Jaffe is a graphic designer, web developer, and illustrator in Los Angeles. She enjoys working on projects with small businesses, non-profits, universities, and artists of all kinds. She founded her studio, Piknik Press, in 2018.

Nicole taught Web Coding Fundamentals at Otis College. She was on the faculty at CalArts from 2015–2017 where she taught Multimedia Web. In 2014, she and Roman Jaster co-founded Yay Brigade, a studio specializing in web development and publication design. Nicole graduated summa cum laude from the University of Southern California in 2012 with a BA in Neuroscience and minors in Communication Design and Theatre.

When she’s not designing, Nicole can be found playing in her band at venues around Los Angeles, dancing in the studio, swaying in the front row at a show, knitting, thinking about food, or watching Rupaul’s Drag Race.

Services

Website Design

Website Development

WordPress Development

Brand Strategy

Brand Identity Design

Illustration

Selected Clients

Education & Non-Profits

UC Riverside

UCLA

University of Redlands

Venice Community Housing

Odyssey Theatre

National CAPACD

Time’s Up

Restaurants & Catering

Food & Bounty

Elysian

Art & Architecture

Every Museum of Greater Los Angeles

Tibor de Nagy

Alexandre Gallery

Collective Operations

Archimuse

Books & Publications

Smith & Kraus

Bamberger Books

Lyrics as Poetry

Tomorrow Today

Bloodletter Magazine

Quite All Right

Fashion & Music

Thread & Supply

WeekendLA

Recreation

Exotic Fruits Festival

Teaching

Web Coding Fundamentals at Otis College of Art and Design

Multimedia Web at CalArts

 

Guest Lecturer at Nassau Community College

Guest Lecturer at Otis College

Guest Lecturer at USC