About

Hello, I’m Katja Bjerrum, founder of Productivista. I specialize in automation for packaging artwork and production workflows, particularly in Adobe Illustrator.

With more than ten years of experience in design and production, I understand the work behind the files as well as the automation. That helps me identify what is actually worth automating and build solutions around the real workflow.

I started my career working with design and production, so I know what repetitive artwork work looks like from the inside.

Over time, I became increasingly interested in finding better ways to handle that work. That led me into scripting, automation and eventually Productivista.

Today, I combine that production experience with automation to help packaging teams improve workflows involving artwork variants, repetitive file preparation, barcodes, data and other production tasks.

Sometimes the answer is a script. Sometimes it’s a larger workflow. And sometimes something shouldn’t be automated at all.

Experience behind the automation

10+ years in design & production
Hands-on experience with artwork and production workflows.

5+ years working with automation
Building scripts, tools and customized workflows in Adobe Illustrator.

Published & recognized in the industry
My work with Illustrator automation has also been shared through industry platforms and partners.

CreativePro
Articles about Adobe Illustrator scripting and automation.
→ Read Building Illustrator Templates
→ Read Writing Scripts for Illustrator with AI

Astute Graphics
Selected Productivista scripts distributed through Astute Graphics.
→ See the scripts collection