DESIGN

DESIGN FOR COURSEWORK

image of posters, one for symbiosis and one for stem for all

Symbiosis & Stem For All Rebranding

ITM 444: IT CAPSTONE

For this project, I worked with a team with a real-world client to complete a rebranding of their company, Symbiosis International, as well as their affiliated nonprofit, Stem For All. I was responsible for a heuristic evaluation of the website, developing brand kits for each, creating social media assets (including the posters above), and a Canva Pro analysis. Click on the image above to view the full report.

image of top of MI 320 report

RMarkdown Report Visualizing Gender Representation in Comic Books

MI 320: REASONING WITH DATA

For this assignment, I worked with an existing dataset in RStudio to create clear visualizations to describe what gender representation in the dataset looked like. Click the image above to read the full report.

wireframe of current site

Web Design: Portfolio Site

MI 349: WEB DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

This is a write-up summarizing the ideation and pre-production process for the portfolio website I designed as the final project for the class. Click the image above to view the write up.

Network visualization showing the flow of citizen complaints

Network Visualization in R: "Case Flow in the Atlanta Citizen's Review Board"

MI 302: NETWORKS, MARKETS, & SOCIETY

This is a network visualization created in RStudio for a class report on the citizen complaint process for the Atlanta Police Department. Click the visualization to open in a new tab.

image showing spreads for a concept publication

Concept: USMSU

CAS 111: DESIGN & LAYOUT

For a final course project, I created covers and two spreads for a magazine concept I created, an anthology of student creative work. This design project was made in Adobe Illustrator. Click the image to view as a PDF.

SPARTAN SUPPORT NETWORK - DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

Images of before and after SSN logo

Logo Redesign

I reworked the SSN logo in order to give it a more clean appearance and to match in font and color with the other assets I had been using for our social media accounts. This logo is being used on our website, Instagram, and on our promotional materials during the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years.

Four slides from an instagram post about imposter syndrome

Let's talk about...

I began "Let's talk about..." as a part of the organization's goal to provide information about relevant mental wellbeing topics. I took topic ideas from other members and researched them to put together concise, actionable posts, designed to be shared to people's Instagram stories to quickly spread information. This image shows four slides from a post on imposter syndrome. Other topics included coping with grief and burnout.

Image of a poster promoting SSN

Promotional Poster

I designed this logo and poster using pencil, paper, and watercolor, and then traced it in Photoshop. This poster was printed and hung around campus to promote the organization during the school year.

Image of a poster listing ways to cope with election stress

Election Stress Poster

As part of a collaboration with the University Activities Board, Residence Hall Association, and other on-campus groups, I designed a social media post and this poster with tips for coping with stress related to the November 2020 election. The poster was printed and included in self-care kits put together by the UAB and made available for students on-campus.

PERSONAL DESIGN PROJECTS

Images showing ideas for logo and branding for MI Element

Logo Redesign Ideas for Mi Element

Inspired by the homey, retro feel of one of my favorite local coffee shops, I created some ideas for their logo and some of their branding as a personal project in Photoshop.

Graphic showing a CATA bus with helicopter rotors

CATA Bus Sticker

This is a sticker design I created in Photoshop, inspired by the public bus system in East Lansing.