About Me
I've been designing for the web since I learned about the internet as a teen. During college, I worked at a high-volume print shop, where I learned all about the print industry and how I fit into it. After graduating cum laude from Texas State University, that real world experience set me up for many great opportunities.
My experience ranges from being the solo designer on a project, to collaborating within a large, fast-paced, multidisciplinary production team, to being head designer of a design department with the responsibility of hiring and managing junior designers, interns, and photographers.
I have continued to challenge myself throughout my career both in and outside of work. I learned a lot about user experience, user research, and prototyping through the Specialization in Interaction Design on Coursera, and I’m enjoying creating cute products for my shop.
After freelancing and contracting for a few years, I began working at Cloud City Development as a Senior Product Designer. Community is an element of the design process that I was missing while working on my own. I’m so thankful I get to collaborate with brilliant people to make beautiful, useful products while growing as designer every day.
My Favorite Things
Longtime Passion
Here are a few iterations of my website from the early 2000’s.
"A/S/L? Join my Web Clique! Sign my Guestbook!"
UX Design
UX Design
Designing for web, mobile, and beyond!
UX Design
UX Design
Designing for web, mobile, and beyond!
I worked closely with the Director of Product to design this GUI for Bitfusion's virtual GPU management software for building AI.
A personal challenge to reimagine this Austin online store company's website on web, mobile and tablet devices.
Web interface for purchasing designer paddles. Mobile app that allows users to customize their own paddles.
Mobile app allows users (ping pong enthusiasts) to easily locate ping pong tables in their area, as well as manually enter new locations.
KASASA WEB WORK (FORMERLY BANCVUE)
A handful of beautiful bank websites, tailored to each bank's personality and brand, providing leverage over mega banks.
Example of data synthesis. The Persona lays out all relevant attributes about the user. The Journey Map is a timeline of their thoughts & feelings during a given experience.
Concept for an Etsy Smartwatch interface. The home page is simplified into four buttons: user profile, recent items, favorite items, and search. Now you can shop the indie market from your wrist!
A fun project where I gave Craigslist a modern look & feel, far beyond 90s web minimalism.
Branding
Branding
Logo Design, Identity Work & Social Media
Branding
Branding
Logo Design, Identity Work & Social Media
Branding for Courtney Hans, a yoga instructor in Austin, TX.
Logo and title cards for this webseries shot in Austin, TX.
Promotional materials for this machine learning company.
Social media imagery to maintain engagement with 2016-2017 students.
Logo for women-led online magazine about urban gardening.
Logo for this app selling/trading excess produce in your area.
Logo & business cards for this app-controlled hydroponics system.
Logo for this compact shoe guard for motorcyclists.
Logo, stationery, & catalog for this Japanese museum. (Lots of robots!)
Logo for this art & toy inspired shop in Portland, OR. It's mostly apparel now.
Logo for this Moroccan restaurant.
Logo for this Vietnamese restaurant.
Illustration
IllustrationIn addition to client work, I have an online shop for prints, pins & patches of my work.
Illustration
IllustrationIn addition to client work, I have an online shop for prints, pins & patches of my work.
Using my Wacom tablet, I drew one of my favorite role models on YouTube, Meghan Tonjes.
This illustration began in pencil, then was traced with India ink, scanned, and finally vectorized.
I illustrated this cute deer and then sent it off to be manufactured as lapel pins for online purchase.
Surface design for a plate collection inspired by Fern Gully, using succulents and a dark, UV-lit feel.
Vector illustration of electro-pop duo in Austin called SIGNY. I had gone to their first show the evening before and was inspired.
Book cover for a children's story called The Fox and the Crow, from Aesop's Fables.
8x10 gouache illustration tribute to a room on Turntable.FM, which was a visual, real-time music-listening community made up of chatrooms which allowed music enthusiasts to take turns playing songs for each other.
Kitchen fabric design using fruit and vintage Pyrex dishes as inspiration.
Character exploration using acrylics on two 18x24 canvases, and a 16x20 wood panel. I wanted to create things from my brain that didn't exist before. Mission accomplished!
Having worked at a print shop for 6yrs while in school, producing print projects is my jam. (Get it? Paper jam?!)
Having worked at a print shop for 6yrs while in school, producing print projects is my jam. (Get it? Paper jam?!)
As the Creative Director for this event, I was in charge of all web & print material, which included designing and producing all signage. [PHOTOS]
Flyer that customers get when they receive their order. Call to action for this one is to share a photo of yourself on social media.
Packaging & instruction booklet for this homebrew kit by Monster Brew. I also art directed the photoshoot for that photo.
Type catalog for the slab typeface Egyptian using an Ephemera Scrapbook theme. All text seen here is strictly in the Egyptian typeface.
Album package for a John Cage compilation inspired by a vintage toy piano (which was actually my sister's). I did all the photography as well.
Posters for the 3rd annual Fun Fun Fun Fest, which had three stages at the time. I explored typography & patterns to communicate how each genre feels.