Dual Displays: Creative Director’s Home Office in Baltimore, US

Name: Yianni Mathioudakis

Location: Baltimore, Maryland

Occupation: Co-founder & Creative Director at Deeo

Room size: 74 m² (800 ft²)

Cost of setup: $6.5K

Social media: Instagram, Twitter

Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself

Hi! My name is Yianni Mathioudakis, and I’m a digital designer, photographer, and filmmaker.

I’m the co-founder & creative director at Deeo, which is based out of Baltimore, Maryland.

I’m also the co-founder of Cast83, a wedding photography & videography company.

I started my career in the design space in 2006, right after graduating from Maryland Institute College of Art with a degree in Graphic Design.

I worked for an agency in Baltimore called Fastspot, starting as an intern and eventually working my way up to design director.

I fell in love with web design from the start, as it involved so many disciplines: design, animation & motion, writing, development, photography, videography, etc.

The interactivity of the web always kept me interested. 

I’ve had the privilege of working on award-winning work at Fastspot. Some notable projects:

• Kenyon (Webby Official Honoree)
• MICA (Webby Winner)
• Yale College (Webby Winner)
• Joffrey Ballet

Now, with Deeo we’re looking to focus our offerings specifically on brand & web.

I’m really excited to build something new from the ground up with my partner Monica Sanchez, which sparked changing up my workspace.

I wanted a space that was inviting, portable, and focused on productivity.

When I get to my desk now, there are no distractions and it really allows me to focus and get going.

In my free time, I love travelling and just hanging out with my family.

My two boys (seven & nine) are into sports right now, so it’s fun to get outside and play soccer or basketball.

For myself, I find time in the morning before everyone wakes up to go to my local Crossfit gym, Push511, where I’ve been a member since 2011.

It really helps to start my day knowing I’ve already accomplished something really hard.

Take us through your setup

Before refreshing my setup, I had a 27″ iMac with a second display.

It worked well, and I loved the 5K display but the computer was showing its age, especially with 4K video work.