Graphic Design
My background combines practical experience in broadcast graphics for Boston University Athletics with academic design work on diverse cultural topics. My creative approach spanning illustration, art direction, and bold typography is versatile and multidisciplinary, now expanding into video editing and storytelling since moving to Paris.
Personal Branding Project
Very inspired by the French film Amélie, I decided to film my own version featuring all of my quirks that make me, me. Directed, edited, and written by yours, truly.
Breaking Out: 2021 BFA Thesis Show
In the spring of 2021, I designed the branding for my graduating class’s thesis show, inspired by a pixelated dream to celebrate our challenging virtual Zoom year in a positive light. Tasked with creating branding guidelines, a thesis book, campus posters, social media content, participant merchandise, installation materials, and interactive filters, our three-person team spent three months bringing the project to life. The final result was a holographic digital fantasy, complete with handcrafted glyphs evoking optimism for the future despite unprecedented circumstances.
Travel Vlogs
Since moving to Paris, I’ve been inspired to explore my passion for cinematography by creating vlogs of every place I travel. Each video is infused with graphic elements that nod to my creative roots, blending storytelling with visual flair. I call them my “vignettes”, or short, cinematic glimpses that capture the flavor of a place, designed to leave you with a taste of the location on your tongue and a hunger for more.
Boston University Athletics Broadcasts & Channel Highlights
When I was applying to colleges, I had one non-negotiable requirement: the school needed a thriving athletics department. Growing up in Pittsburgh during the Penguins’ Stanley Cup runs, I developed a deep passion for sports that extended beyond hockey. In my first semester at Boston University, I joined the student broadcasting team, quickly excelling in creating graphics for live broadcasts and post-game edits. My favorite sports to cover included men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, lacrosse, and, of course, hockey.
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Circles: Life After Death in Cultural Immortality
For this assignment, I explored the word “border” through posthumous music. I became interested how music beyond the grave transcends the border between life and death. Largely inspired by the then newly released 2020 Circles album by Mac Miller, I researched other artists’ albums that were also released posthumously, such as Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Amy Winehouse, and John Lennon. I then created a book format that delicately tackled the dark yet fascinating subject. I employed a laser cutter to create a unique peek-a-boo template that allowed for an element of surprise throughout the work.
Catalogue of Influences
For this project, I made a publication entirely composed of things that I find inspiring. I am massively interested in art direction, color, and collaging mediums, so designing this book was a dream for me. The book is composed of anything and everything: from compelling photography overlaid with childhood paraphernalia such as My Little Pony glitter stickers and Girl Scout patches to color gradients and graphic illustrations. I wanted to make something that encompassed my visual interests in the spring of 2020.
More Examples of Work
During my undergraduate studies at Boston University, I completed a range of projects demonstrating my creative capabilities, including stop-motion and hand-drawn animation, typographic explorations, the creation of an original typeface, and the rebranding of existing logotypes.
Love: Analyzing LGBTQ+ Protest Art
For this project, I was assigned to read selected articles from Hyperakt and respond to a topic of my choice. I chose to explore the concept and production of protest art, focusing on LGBTQ+ movements. I conducted research and experimented with stencils and spray paint, creating designs inspired by prominent activist artists and LGBTQ+ symbolism. I layered and collaged these stencils, photographing intricate spray paint details with a micro lens. The project culminated in a cohesive book documenting my research and iterative creative process.
