About
I am an observer of the unknown, a thinker of the inexplicable, and a maker of meaning. My work examines the intersection of art and design and the aspiration to create something beautiful and purposeful for all. I currently live and work in Brooklyn.
Education
Kansas City Art Institute
BFA, Graphic Design + Social Practice Certificate
Experience
High Tide / June 2017 – Present
Design Intern; Junior Designer
Fifty Fifty / Oct 2014 – Jan 2017
Graphic Designer
Developed and maintained the Fifty Fifty brand and graphic identity, while learning about interdisciplinary and socially motivated design strategies; Conceptualized, developed, and executed visuals for programming.
HMK 1910 / Sept 2014 – Mar 2016
Service-Specialist
Worked with clientele on the co-creation and personalization of HMK products, while managing the production and execution of orders through high-quality printing, sublimation printing, book-binding, laser engraving, and embroidery.
AltCap & Community Capital Fund / May 2014 – Sept 2014
Graphic Design Internship
Increased AltCap and CCF’s impact and image through collateral development while learning about community and economic development in Kansas City.
Recognitions
Resound Multimedia App
2 Signature Award, Signature Awards, NIU-AIGA, 2014
App Design Award, Above the Fold, 2014
A10 Award, AIGA Kansas City, 2014
Oregon Chai Packaging
Creative Anarchy, HOW Books, 2014
Subterranean Gallery Branding
A10 Award, AIGA Kansas City, 2014
Kinship Project
A10 Award, AIGA Kansas City, 2014
Visual Phonetics Website
Creative Anarchy, HOW Books, 2014
Web Design Award, Above the Fold, 2013
A9 Award, AIGA Kansas City, 2013
Train, Train Poster
Gold Award, Graphis New Talent Annual, 2011 – 2012
Wolfgang Weingart Award
Superb achievement in formalism
KCAI Graphic Design, 2011 – 2012