Chynna Monforte (she/they) is a multidisciplinary designer, artist, and founder of Monforte Studio, a design agency specializing in web design, branding, and creative direction.

Monforte Studio is noted for its mission-driven approach, describing itself as a place where "aesthetics, advocacy, and audacity meet."

Here is a summary of Chynna Monforte's work and background as a web designer:

Professional Focus
Founder of Monforte Studio: The studio is a Queer Woman of Color (QWOC)-owned design firm that aims to blend organization, dedication, and compassion to deliver designs that "diversify, decolonize, and disrupt the digital landscape."

Services: Monforte Studio primarily offers web design, branding, and brand strategy services. They also provide creative direction and development.

Specialization: Chynna Monforte and the studio specialize in creating custom websites, often using Squarespace, for clients including:

Creative entrepreneurs and solopreneurs

Small businesses

Non-profit organizations and foundations

Social justice and community-based organizations

Target Clientele and Values
A defining characteristic of Chynna Monforte's work is the intentional focus on specific communities.

Ideal Client: Their ideal client is often described as a (QTI)BIPOC woman who has been running her business successfully for several years but is ready to invest in a brand and website that truly matches the business she has built.

Advocacy in Business: The studio's brand is heavily influenced by social justice and advocacy. Their values are front-and-center, with Chynna stating that for her, business is "very personal." This approach has helped build a reputation as an intersectional and inclusive choice in the design industry.

Background and Career Path
Self-Taught Entrepreneur: Chynna Monforte is a self-taught entrepreneur who transitioned into full-time web and graphic design after years of diverse creative and labor-intensive jobs (including gallery work, artist assistant roles, and even five years as a pharmacy technician).

Inspiration: The design interest started young, with early work in customizing a Neopets guild page and a personal MySpace page, which evolved into formal graphic design training in high school and community college (learning Photoshop, book layouts, and art catalogs).

Founding the Studio: Graphic and web design was a side-hustle that became a full-time endeavor around 2020. Chynna has stated that the studio operates as a "six-figure agency" built primarily through community-based referrals.

Notable Contributions
In addition to client work, Chynna Monforte has contributed to broader community projects, including:

Graphic and design work for organizations like People For Mobility Justice (contributing to a deck of mobility justice playing cards).

Collaborations on award-winning projects, such as the new brand for Chapter 510.

Facilitating community art workshops on basic design principles.

Website: You can view the studio's work at monforte.studio (or previously at chynna.design).