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I'm an avid art and design lover passionate about creating well-designed, easily understood, accessible and ultimately beautiful graphics for any project. I have experience editing images and creating work in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator and designing work for businesses and clients in many industries. I love vintage typefaces and typographic design, particularly from the Art Deco and mid-century eras and keep an eye out for color, patterns and typeface inspiration wherever I go! I have a BFA in Studio Art from the University of Denver and am currently working on a Graphic Design Certificate from the Community College of Denver. |
Speakeasy Hair Co.
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Client: Speakeasy Hair Company
Date: July 2021
Rebuilt previously designed file to print more cards for my client after original file was lost. Updated and enlarged the Art Deco elements on the front and back of card and updated the background color to a dark teal. Art Deco elements printed in copper foil with soft touch finish.
Date: July 2021
Rebuilt previously designed file to print more cards for my client after original file was lost. Updated and enlarged the Art Deco elements on the front and back of card and updated the background color to a dark teal. Art Deco elements printed in copper foil with soft touch finish.
2B Publishing Logo
Client: 2B Publishing
Date: August 2021
Designed a logomark for 2B Publishing Company. The name is a play on "To Be or Not To Be" from Shakespeare and also for two people's names that start with B.
Date: August 2021
Designed a logomark for 2B Publishing Company. The name is a play on "To Be or Not To Be" from Shakespeare and also for two people's names that start with B.
DZGN Studio Branding
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Client: DZGN Studio, Community College of Denver
Date: August 2021
Took the existing "dzgn studio" logomark and designed a business card to advertise a student-led design firm at the Community College of Denver. Utilized a photograph of the school campus to reflect the location and work place of the student designers.
Date: August 2021
Took the existing "dzgn studio" logomark and designed a business card to advertise a student-led design firm at the Community College of Denver. Utilized a photograph of the school campus to reflect the location and work place of the student designers.
Magazine Concept & Layout
Date: May 2021
Created a magazine concept in InDesign with graphics and images created in Illustrator and Photoshop. Invented the magazine name, wrote titles and captions paired with photographs from Italy taken and edited by me.
Created a magazine concept in InDesign with graphics and images created in Illustrator and Photoshop. Invented the magazine name, wrote titles and captions paired with photographs from Italy taken and edited by me.
Branding for Make It Sew
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Date: February 2021
Created a business name and visual identity for my small business selling handsewn characters from Star Trek - The Next Generation.
I have created patterns and sewn characters from the series as gifts for friends and family. The logomark design combines the insignia shape from the show with a needle and thread to represent the positive and cheerful nature of the business. The name “Make It Sew” is a play on a famous phrase “Make It So” used by the character Jean Luc Picard throughout the series.
I created a versatile logo usable in both color and grayscale as well as designs for business cards, social media posts, website, letterhead and advertisements. The typefaces were chosen to reflect a sci-fi and futuristic nature associated with the show.
Created a business name and visual identity for my small business selling handsewn characters from Star Trek - The Next Generation.
I have created patterns and sewn characters from the series as gifts for friends and family. The logomark design combines the insignia shape from the show with a needle and thread to represent the positive and cheerful nature of the business. The name “Make It Sew” is a play on a famous phrase “Make It So” used by the character Jean Luc Picard throughout the series.
I created a versatile logo usable in both color and grayscale as well as designs for business cards, social media posts, website, letterhead and advertisements. The typefaces were chosen to reflect a sci-fi and futuristic nature associated with the show.
Type Specimen Book for Univers
Date: May 2021
Designed a booklet to showcase the classic sans-serif typeface Univers designed in 1957 by Adrian Frutiger.
Designed a booklet to showcase the classic sans-serif typeface Univers designed in 1957 by Adrian Frutiger.
Josef Hoffmann's Vienna Logo
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Original graphics from the Wiener Werkstätte and Vienna Secession as inspiration:
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Client: Kirkland Museum
Date: November 2020
For the exhibition Josef Hoffmann's Vienna (scheduled to open at Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art in the summer of 2021) I designed the main graphic and logo. The exhibition featured designs from artists of the Vienna Secession and Wiener Werkstätte from the 1900s. For my design I selected the typeface, colors and design elements to reflect the style while still legible and in a square format usable for social media posts and other printed materials.
Date: November 2020
For the exhibition Josef Hoffmann's Vienna (scheduled to open at Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art in the summer of 2021) I designed the main graphic and logo. The exhibition featured designs from artists of the Vienna Secession and Wiener Werkstätte from the 1900s. For my design I selected the typeface, colors and design elements to reflect the style while still legible and in a square format usable for social media posts and other printed materials.
Event Design for Volunteer Celebration
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Client: Kirkland Museum
Date: June 2019
I was responsible for creating the theme and all related printed materials for our annual volunteer celebration at Kirkland Museum. Project required me to use vintage clocks from the exhibition at the museum, "Pastime/ Past Time". The exhibition flyer was designed as the invitation and announcement flyer for the volunteers. Related materials included 50 personalized nametags, tent cards for food labels, signage for the doors, gift labels and other signage needed for the party to create a cohesive theme.
Date: June 2019
I was responsible for creating the theme and all related printed materials for our annual volunteer celebration at Kirkland Museum. Project required me to use vintage clocks from the exhibition at the museum, "Pastime/ Past Time". The exhibition flyer was designed as the invitation and announcement flyer for the volunteers. Related materials included 50 personalized nametags, tent cards for food labels, signage for the doors, gift labels and other signage needed for the party to create a cohesive theme.
Art in Small Bytes
Signature graphic:
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Client: Kirkland Museum
Date: April 2020
For the Art in Small Bytes virtual exhibition posted online, I selected the typeface, created a signature logo and made the accompanying graphics to highlight specific objects from an image of the Italian Modern vignette at the museum.
Date: April 2020
For the Art in Small Bytes virtual exhibition posted online, I selected the typeface, created a signature logo and made the accompanying graphics to highlight specific objects from an image of the Italian Modern vignette at the museum.
Logo design for event
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Date: October 2015
I created a logo design for a beer-themed party called Bitter About Beer Fest (BABF) that reflected the theme of the night - beers of Colorado served in buckets! I drew the bucket, bottles and mountains by hand and converted it into a vector graphic adding the text in Illustrator. The design was printed on complimentary glassware used at the party.
I created a logo design for a beer-themed party called Bitter About Beer Fest (BABF) that reflected the theme of the night - beers of Colorado served in buckets! I drew the bucket, bottles and mountains by hand and converted it into a vector graphic adding the text in Illustrator. The design was printed on complimentary glassware used at the party.
Logo proposal for CPUN
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Client: Central Park United Neighborhood Association
Date: September 2020
The Central Park Neighborhood Association (formerly Stapleton United Neighbors) asked for proposals to redesign their logo to reflect their new name. The challenge of the design was to include the entire name while making it legible at small and large sizes and can be used for signage, website and printed materials. I focused on the letters and words of the organization for my submission and chose colors to reflect the greenway and park in the neighborhood. I used repeating letters to abstractly reflect the people that create a neighborhood and my goal was a design that would work both in black and white and color.
Collateral for Bauhaus Event
Client: Kirkland Museum
Date: October 2019
Created programs, signage and accessories worn by presenters and staff for the "open haus: celebrating 100 years of the bauhaus" annual fundraiser event at Kirkland Museum. Project requirements included using Bauhaus colors and shapes: a yellow triangle, blue circle and red square, and the Bauhaus typeface to create materials. The challenge was to include all the necessary information for the event while preserving legibility and consistency within the style guidelines.
Date: October 2019
Created programs, signage and accessories worn by presenters and staff for the "open haus: celebrating 100 years of the bauhaus" annual fundraiser event at Kirkland Museum. Project requirements included using Bauhaus colors and shapes: a yellow triangle, blue circle and red square, and the Bauhaus typeface to create materials. The challenge was to include all the necessary information for the event while preserving legibility and consistency within the style guidelines.
Custom Maps
Client: Kirkland Museum
Date: October 2016
Designed custom maps for the Kirkland Museum Studio move project in 2016. I built a custom map of downtown Denver in Photoshop to show the path of the the Vance Kirkland Studio move. Requirements were to include museum typeface and colors in several versions as mobile friendly, printed in the newspaper and for handouts for the neighborhood residents and businesses.
Date: October 2016
Designed custom maps for the Kirkland Museum Studio move project in 2016. I built a custom map of downtown Denver in Photoshop to show the path of the the Vance Kirkland Studio move. Requirements were to include museum typeface and colors in several versions as mobile friendly, printed in the newspaper and for handouts for the neighborhood residents and businesses.
Recreating a poster in Adobe Illustrator
Date: February 2021
Recreated one of my favorite mid-century posters of the city of Zurich, Switzerland using the pen and gradient tools in Illustrator to practice my skills in Illustrator.
Recreated one of my favorite mid-century posters of the city of Zurich, Switzerland using the pen and gradient tools in Illustrator to practice my skills in Illustrator.