Visual Design Work Samples
A Blade of Grass
Leading design at an art and social impact organization
TYPE
Full-time employment
ROLE
Design & Experience Manager (Dec. 2018-Oct. 2020)
Design & Communications Manager (Oct. 2017-Dec. 2018)
(Roles included UX/UI design and UX research, visual design for digital and print, and project management)
DATE
2017-2020
Digital Campaigns (Graphic Design and Motion Graphics)
Short animations created for digital campaigns to announce our fellowship artists and fund the fellowship program.
A selection of social media assets from a range of campaigns including fundraisers and marketing campaigns for our magazine and events.
Events (Print and Digital)
Print and digital collateral for our public events included event programs, signage, and presentations. This was part of our overall event design done in close collaboration with our Director of Programs and the rest of the team.
Designing the many aspects of our in-person experiences was an early gateway into making the case for more human-centered design processes and higher accessibility standards across all design projects.
A Blade of Grass Magazine (Print/Editorial Design)
Full editorial design and management of print production for our biannual magazine which explored the ideas, stories, and histories of art that enacts social change.
Digital issues were available at no cost from A Blade of Grass and Printed Matter. Print editions were available via fundraising campaigns and A Blade of Grass events.
Print edition of Issue 1
Explore our final issue on “Confronting Enemies”:
Independent Projects
United Nations Covid-19 Digital Campaign —
Featured Illustrations
TYPE
Freelance print design project
DATE
2023
Two illustrations featured in a social media campaign organized by the United Nations to amplify public health messages related to Covid-19. Artists and designers were invited to submit work to an open call.
While the original open call page is no longer available, below is a link to an Artnet News article that further describes the campaign.
The Black (W)hole —
Freelance Print Design
TYPE
Commissioned graphic design and animation assets
DATE
2020
Working closely with Brett Cook, an artist, educator, and A Blade of Grass board member with whom I’ve done several freelance projects, we designed a set of artist prints with an accompanying enclosure for a project called The Black (W)hole.
Print sets were available at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (San Francisco) as part of Reflection and Action, a retrospective exhibition celebrating the work of Brett Cook and Liz Lerman.
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The Black (W)Hole is a multi-year community-engaged project led by Brett, spoken word artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph, and Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company Artistic Director Sarah Crowell.
The project was a healing, celebratory experience that mourned and honored the lives of six young people who died in and around Oakland. The artists worked closely with the families of the young people and a multi-generational group of dancers from Destiny Arts from 2019-2022 in a range of mediums, from dance workshops to performances, to create public rituals for mourning and healing.
The Center for Cultural Power —
Commissions for a social media campaign
TYPE
Poster design submission
DATE
2016
The Center for Cultural Power is an Oakland-based, women of color and artist-led organization, inspiring artists and culture makers to imagine a world where power is distributed equitably.
Commissions were part of a 2020 post-election social media campaign calling for continued civic engagement that goes beyond voting and centers community.
Turn It Up To 30: Artists Amplifying Change —
Fundraising Campaign
TYPE
Branding, UX/UI Design, Content Design
DATE
2020
Organized by social justice advocate and friend Janie Dusenberry, Turn It Up To 30 was a campaign showcasing artists, musicians, and poets who shared their work to raise $30,000 in 30 days for: Black Voters Matter, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, and Make the Road New York. The campaign ran through the month of July, 2020.
I designed the visual identity, social media templates, and produced the campaign’s website.
Japan Day in Central Park —
Submission for poster design open call
TYPE
Open call illustration submissions
DATE
2020
Japan Day is an annual event held in New York’s Central Park that celebrates Japanese culture and connects New Yorkers and visitors with NYC’s local Japanese community. An open call is held each year for the event’s poster design.