I am a graphic designer, educator, and researcher working to create meaning, inspire change, and reflect the human condition. My work emphasizes advocacy, activism, education, storytelling, visual narrative, and visual rhetoric.
Presenting at DPP: New Agendas for Design, Lisbon, Portugal, 2023
Graphic Designer
As a graphic designer, I am a trained generalist who prioritizes a humanities-centered design process, which leads to multidisciplinary visual communication. I collaborate with clients, organizations, colleagues, and students to create context-driven, human-centered work. My practice balances external partnerships, critical making, and self-initiated projects that explore meaning in social contexts and address complex cultural issues. By prioritizing people over artifacts, I aim to create functional, impactful experiences that shape cultural dialogue and benefit society.
Services
Brand Design Editorial Design Print Design UI/UX Design Web Design
Capabilities
Art Direction Communication Strategy Creative Direction Design Systems Project Management
Design Educator
As an educator, I empower students to develop their creative agency and produce work that reflects their identity, intellect, and values. They achieve personal and professional growth by developing a rigorous design process that prioritizes civic culture, social awareness, historical context, and ecological imperatives. They pair this mindset with critical thinking and meticulous craft, creating analog, digital, and experiential forms that influence society and change.
Interest
Design Education Design Pedagogy Interactive Design Social Design Typography
Expertise
Designer Agency Design Process Humanity Centered Social Design UI/UX Design
Design Researcher
As a researcher, I explore two key questions: How can a graphic designer’s agency and process shape visual communication that reflects the human condition?; How can graphic design education foster socially engaged citizens? These questions guide my practice and teaching, translating a philosophical ethos into theoretical insights, formal investigation, and meaningful outcomes.
Inquiry
Designer Agency Design Education Design Process Ecology Social Impact