Kate Cook

Kate Cook Virtual Design Assistant

Kcookdva@gmail.com

Biography

Kate Cook is a trusted partner for interior designers who are searching for a virtual assistant for 3D rendering. With Kate’s superb skills to translate ideas into photorealistic visualizations your client-presentation will be a success! Her portfolio showcases a diverse range of collaborations, demonstrating her versatility across all design styles.

Growing up in the presence of a Hospitality Designer, Kate was immersed in the world of design from an early age. Kate Cook’s design background is very extensive, she experienced many roles in the Interior Design Industry. Kate thrives on behind the scenes design discussions of all types.
By far, her favorite area of design is creating renderings, presentations and supporting fellow artists. She is easy to speak with and has an amazing way of helping clients portray their own design niche.

Mydoma Studio Visualizer is Kate’s best tool to paint a vivid picture of her clients’ design and harnessing its transformative potential to reality. She also uses SketchUp and Adobe to convey design options as needed to add to her Mydoma Visualizer renderings. Kate is communicating information and telling a story about the influence of your design to shape spaces and experiences for your client.

Kate has a unique depth providing distinct value to each project, reflecting the clients vision. She understands the demands of working with other successful design firms and excels at delivering high-quality work within project timelines.

Whether it’s creating informative interior design plans and elevations or crafting bespoke 3D lifelike renderings, and 720 tours, Kate’s dedication to her client satisfaction shines through in every project.

Kate Cook currently resides in Southern California, her family plays a central role in her life, and she cherishes the time spent with them. Kate is also actively engaged in serving her church community. Collaborating with others to make a positive impact reflects Kate’s commitment to building meaningful relationships both inside and outside of her professional sphere.

Kate Cook has a diverse background in creativity, when collaborating with Kate, clients can expect top-notch expertise and an innovative approach to problem-solving. Kate’s artistic, professional, collaborative, and detail-oriented style will boost any project to a personalized ideal-level.Please visit her website www.katecookdesign.com. She welcomes hearing from you!

What made you decide to become a Designer Virtual Assistant?

Being a virtual design assistant suits me well; creating presentations and communicating design concepts has always been my favorite part of design.

What are your top 3 traits your clients love?

I am a good listener, my sense of humour, creativity.

What is your X-factor a.k.a. the one thing that differentiates you from other VA’s?

Creative problem solving.

What is your signature style and/or the styles that you love working with?

Thoughtful design of all types.

What is your key strength as a virtual assistant?

My design background and my service attitude

Give us a glimpse of what happens behind the scenes when you’re putting together project for a designer (i.e. your process).

After learning about the details of the project and determining that I am able to help, I collect a retainer to kick off the project. Then I help my designer load up all of their images of the space, their existing plans, and design concepts in to Mydoma Studio. I set up files for everything to stay organized. I typically have an as-built photo and plans file, design spec folder, rendering drafts for feedback folder and whatever make sense for the unique project. I take all of the information and build out the space. I select the best models that align with the actual products proposed for the design. I also do test renders to determine which models look the best. About midway through I send my designer draft renders for feedback. Either with red line notes, or with a quick meeting, we come up with ideas to improve the end result. After finishing up the details, I receive the remaining payment and provide the deliverables. repeat

What are 3 Fun facts about you ?!?!?!

I like to collect plants and keep them alive, mostly.
I am a plein air watercolor painter.
I serve in the kids ministry at our church.
Our little family includes a 2 year old chocolate lab named ollie, and an orange tabby cat we call kitty.

Reviews

"Kate is an amazingly talented rendering artist. While I want to sing her praises from the rooftops, a small part of me wants to keep her a secret so that she doesn’t book up! Lol. For a long time, I shied away from working with anyone virtually because I assumed it would take up a ton of my time trying to convey what I wanted, answering a million questions, learning how to work with a stranger, etc.. The first time I worked with Kate, I sent her what I had (which wasn’t much), and the description of where I was going with the design, and before I knew it, I had a video(!) of exactly what I was seeing in my head! I remember thinking to myself - welp, I have just found my forever rendering artist! Kate will always be my go-to! Thank you Kate - for your professionalism and mastery of your craft!"

"Kate Cook Designs has not only been a delight to work with but is hands down the ULTIMATE at turning my designs into actual reality with her SUPERB renderings. ATS is not only in awe of her talent at rendering but in her ability to source materials and products that reflect the overall design aesthetic of the project. I am looking forward to collaborating with @katecookdesigns for my next project and many more to come."