Located in Napa, California CF Napa Brand Design is recognized as one of the leading firms in the world. CF Napa specializes exclusively in brand work for the wine, spirits and beer industries. This specialization has made us experts in our field and a sought after consultant on many of the world’s most coveted brands.Our multidisciplinary work encompasses a comprehensive range of applications with an integrated approach to: Brand Strategy, Name Generation, Logo Development, Packaging, Print Marketing Collateral, Structural Design, Signage, Electronic Communications and Web Design. Unlike other agencies who design for a blinding myriad of industries, our focus is 100% within the wine, spirits and beer industries. This specialization has availed us the focus to become experts in every aspect of the sector. Located in Napa, California CF Napa Brand Design has become recognized as one of the leading brand design firms in the world. Because design for the wine, spirits and beer industries constitutes 100% of the work we do— Nobody knows design for the category better than CF Napa Brand Design.We bring years of knowledge to every project and solutions that are firmly grounded in brand strategy that considers marketplace opportunities, the increasingly more sophisticated consumer and the rapidly changing technologies within our industry. The result has been solutions for our clients that consistently produce both critical acclaim and measurable return on investment. Our design solutions are based on one fundamental fact: good design is good business. Strategic design, with its ability to communicate brand distinctions immediately, is one of the most focused ways of establishing positioning. At CF Napa, we begin with a thorough knowledge of each product or service, its competitive environments, marketing objectives and target audience and then build the strategic foundation for the brand. Then our design team explores a wide range of visual solutions within the context of our client’s marketing goals. It's a proven system that inspires extraordinary results and consistently communicates the brand’s essence in every application. David Schuemann has enjoyed a successful design career spanning nearly two decades all the while championing a simple philosophy: employ a holistic approach to design with the very clear understanding that the solution must be both beautiful and generate bottom line results for the client. After completing his BFA in Graphic Design at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, David moved to Minneapolis where he worked for the renowned record label, K-Tel Records and later Carlson Marketing Group, the largest Ad agency in the world. In 2000, David moved to San Francisco and joined Addison Branding as their Design Director, where he worked on packaging and large corporate identity projects including the rebranding of Hawaiian Airlines and their fleet of airplanes. In 2001, David found his dream job as Creative Director at CF Napa Brand Design and blended a decade-long love affair of wine with his passion for design. David acquired the company a year later and has since built it into a powerhouse-branding firm that attracts clients from around the globe. David’s hard work has reaped international recognition in numerous design publications and competitions, including the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Communication Arts, Graphis, How Magazine, New York Festivals, Print, Step, and Type Directors Club.CF Napa’s wine packaging design and process were showcased in 2005 at the San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design, is housed as part of the permanent collection at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum at the Smithsonian and the permanent collection of the American Design Archives at the Denver Art Museum.In 2008 David was showcased in Graphic Design USA’s “People to Watch.” While the awards are great what really excites David is watching a brand take off. “Helping our clients’ brands and businesses become successful is what really matters to me.”