Yianni Hill was born in Adelaide, Australia in 1982. He began studying graphic design at the University of South Australia in 2000 and finished his studies receiving an Honours Degree in Visual Communication in 2003. He has won several awards at the AGIdeas International Design Conference held in Melbourne, Australia, including the Fabrica Scholarship. Yianni worked in the Visual Communication department at Fabrica from September 2005 to December 2006.