Design

You’ve never been to the Midwest — or the valley — if you haven’t heard this phrase before.

Made in Photoshop (2020). Prints and more available from Society6 and Redbubble.

Commissioned work for Journey Foods IO, a Chicago-based tech startup (2019). Made in Photoshop.

Inspired by the mile long CVS receipts you get even if you purchase only one item.

Made in Photoshop (2019). Prints and more available from Society6 and Redbubble.

A design that’s easy on the eyes.

Made in Photoshop (2020). Prints and more available from Society6 and Redbubble.

More than a phrase, it’s a state of being. Whatever starts in California has an inclination to spread around the world.

Made in Photoshop (2020). Prints and more available from Society6 and Redbubble.

A modern take on classic Bauhaus polka dots in an earthy colorway.

Made in Photoshop (2020).

Prints and more available from Society6 and Redbubble.

Commissioned work for Journey Foods IO, a Chicago-based tech startup (2019).

Made in Photoshop.

If it’s Wednesday when you’re looking at this, Happy Hump Day.

Made in Photoshop (2019).

A modern take on classic Bauhaus polka dots in an pink colorway.

Made in Photoshop (2020).

Prints and more available from Society6 and Redbubble.

In quarantine, I have been learning to expand my creative skills to the graphic design and typography realm. All the protests and riots are being aided along massively by creative work, and I think it's incredible to see. 

As a half-Black half-white woman who grew up in a time where there weren't a lot of mixed anything around, my relationship with my Blackness and race has always been complicated. I was lucky enough to be taught a decent amount of African American history in school, and one quote from Malcolm X I learned during AP U.S. History has always stuck with me. Not even the whole quote, but just 3 words: "By Any Means".

I feel like that phrase represents more than the sometimes violent fight for equality that is still going on today. "By Any Means" represents black resilience, the thing driving our community forward through all the setbacks and the pain. 

Acceptance is the first step.

Made in Photoshop (2019).

Commissioned work for Journey Foods IO, a Chicago-based tech startup (2019).

Made in Adobe Illustrator.

A modern take on classic Bauhaus polka dots in a blue colorway.

Made in Photoshop (2020).

Prints and more available from Society6 and Redbubble.

An ironic design incorporating 70’s inspired text and a scene from an Albuquerque, New Mexico summer rainstorm.

Made in Photoshop (2020). Base image (2018).

Prints and more available from Society6 and Redbubble.

Commissioned work for Journey Foods IO, a Chicago-based tech startup (2019).

My first attempt at applying texture to a design. Made in Photoshop (2020).

Prints and more available from Society6 and Redbubble.

Inspired by a poem book my middle school used to read over the loudspeaker during announcements every day.

Made in Photoshop (2020).

Prints and more available from Society6 and Redbubble.

A humorous take on the unprecedented times brought on by the COVID-19 Pandemic, inspired by the Netflix ‘Stranger Things’ logo.

Made in Photoshop (2020).

Commissioned work for Journey Foods IO, a Chicago-based tech startup, for their newsletter (2019).

An idea I had to inspire people to better themselves during the widespread lockdowns resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020).

Made in Photoshop.

The weather is almost always sunny in Southern California. Maybe even too much sun by the looks of some of those roses.

Made in Photoshop (2020). Base image (2020). Prints and more available from Society6 and Redbubble.

Inspired by the 2004 hit movie ‘Mean Girls’, this is a modern adaption of the infamous burn book used in the film. Analog gossip is old hat.

Made in Photoshop (2019).

In quarantine, I have been learning to expand my creative skills to the graphic design and typography realm. All the protests and riots are being aided along massively by creative work, and I think it's incredible to see. 

As a half-Black half-white woman who grew up in a time where there weren't a lot of mixed anything around, my relationship with my Blackness and race has always been complicated. I was lucky enough to be taught a decent amount of African American history in school, and one quote from Malcom X I learned during AP U.S. History has always stuck with me. Not even the whole quote, but just 3 words: "By Any Means".

I feel like that phrase represents more than the sometimes violent fight for equality that is still going on today. "By Any Means" represents black resilience, the thing driving our community forward through all the setbacks and the pain. 

Commissioned work for Journey Foods IO, a Chicago-based tech startup (2019).

Made in Photoshop.