David K. Yates is a Los Angeles–based designer and design director focused on identity, experience, and place. With over 20 years of experience, he creates brand systems for wellness innovators and destination-led projects, including Aman, Four Seasons, Rosewood, and Ritz-Carlton Reserve.

Four Seasons Residences
Los Angeles, California

Aerial view of a tropical coral reef with clear blue water and various coral formations located in the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia.

Laheq Island - Red Sea, Saudi Arabia
(Coming Soon)

A woman in a swimsuit swimming in clear water, with sunlight reflections creating a pattern on the water's surface. Photo from the Four Seasons Residences photoshoot in Los Angeles, CA.

Four Seasons Residences
Los Angeles, California

Black leather-bound journal with a decorative gold crest on the cover, standing upright against a dark background. Book designed for Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch.

Neverland Ranch
Los Olivos, California

Cabot Golf, St. Lucia — A scenic view of a golf course on a coastline with green grass, sand traps, some bushes, and two golfers walking, with the ocean and partly cloudy sky in the background.

Cabot, St. Lucia
(Coming Soon)

Black background with a gray musical note and the letter 'S' overlapping.

Identity

A black and white photograph of a delicate lotus flower in bloom.

Oak Valley Reserve
Gangwon Do, South Korea

A young woman with shoulder-length brown hair styled in a messy updo, wearing a brown top and a silver necklace with a tassel pendant, gazing to the left with a neutral expression.

Lafonn Jewelry

A black and white photograph of a hand with dark skin, positioned with the index finger extended upward and the middle finger also extended, while the thumb and other fingers are curled inward.

Spaghettini Restaurant
Beverly Hills, California

A dark green box with a gold logo featuring a horseshoe shape and the letters 'SB' in the center.

Santa Barbara Polo Club
Santa Barbara, California

Gold metallic crown emblem on black textured background.

St. Petersburg Club
St. Petersburg Russia

Black textured cardstock with gold foil text and geometric patterns. Text reads "LITIBU BAY CLUB" and "12 YEAR DRIVEWAY INAUGURATION 9-20-23."

Litibu Bay Club
Nayarit, Mexico

aerial view of a beach with sand and ocean waves

Naples Beach Club
Naples, Florida

An older man with glasses looking intently at the camera, surrounded by cardboard boxes in a warehouse or storage area.

Museum Tower - Penthouse 42
Dallas, Texas

Sunset over a river with layers of trees and hills in the background.

Travis Club
Lake Travis, Texas

Brochure covers for Four Seasons Resort at Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica, in green and yellow.

Peninsula Papagayo
Guanacaste, Costa Rica

A person surfing on a wave in the ocean, captured in black and white.

Punta Perfecta
Baja California Sur, Mexico