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GREETINGS, IDENTITY I'm a passionate Graphic Designer and Illustrator, working to enrich my community and the planet by doing what I love and loving what I do. CLASS PROJECTS CLIENT PROJECTS Life is a process in which we re constantly learning I ve had the privilege of working alongside inspirational through our experiences, involvement, and impacts in people whose actions change the world for the better. the community. After receiving my AA in Communication My clients have mostly consisted of eco-conscience Arts from Pasadena City College, I transferred to businesses, federally funded programs, and non-profits Humboldt State University where I received my BA centered on the arts, education, or the environment. It is in Studio Art/Graphic Design and a Certificate in vital for me to use my skills to contribute to organizations Museum and Gallery Practices. that benefit the world. DESIGN SKILLS Features: Logos displayed on stationery, signage, and various digital and print publications. Identity design is essential in branding. Identity Editorial Advertising Signage Packaging Illustration Photography UI/UX
The Arcata Compost Revolution The Arcata Compost Revolution Advertising, Editorial, Identity, Illustration, & UI/UX Design CLI ENT PROJ ECT APPROACH The Arcata Compost Design a logo, icons, and After research, sketches, revisions, I created a logo that Revolution promotional materials for represents Arcata, composting, pedal-power, and the freshness Arcata, CA this newly founded eco- the organization brings to the community. This led to being asked conscience and community- to design several projects for The Arcata Compost Revolution. centered small business. LO GO I CONS The logo represents a wheel of a bike as the organization is pedal- These icons developed from rejected logo concepts that we still SOCIAL M ED IA powered and the design also represents a slice of citrus because wanted to incorporate. I created the compost icon by sketching As a newly founded small business, we are utilizing social media not only does the organization collect food scraps, we also strive out various food scraps in the shape of letters then digitally to gain attention. We post inspirational eco-conscience quotes to move up the food recovery hierarchy by assisting farmers in constructing the preferred version in Adobe Illustrator. As our main and beautiful images of nature, food, compost, along with tips on the community in creating healthy food. The font for compost form of transportation, the bicycle is essential to the organization how to compost, news of our upcoming events, and much more represents how they embrace the messiness of composting. and is used often throughout our designs. utilizing our brand guides.
The Arcata Compost Revolution The Arcata Compost Revolution WEBSITE Using SquareSpace, I created a clean, professional, and approachable website for our organization. This website features descriptions of our services, our team, press materials, and many useful resources for community members. We plan to add FAQs and other resources as we continue to grow. THANK YOU CARDS The main branding style we created was to place our icons on top of beautiful images in a way that is intertwines the organization with what the images portray. Our initial photos were resourcefully chosen from the HD images Unsplash has to choose from as we needed time to gather our own images.
Humboldt Intl Film Festival Humboldt Intl Film Festival Editorial & Identity Design CLIENT PROJECT APPROACH Humboldt International Film Festival Arcata, CA Collaboratively redesign a fresh logo for the Film Festival and a series of posters to bring awareness to the 50th Anniversary. I partnered with Jillian Butolph to design pieces that would represent film, Humboldt, and the international aspect of the festival. We sketched several designs for both, met weekly, and ultimately completed a logo and several typographic and photobased posters for the Film Festival. Milly was a delight to work with. She listened to my needs and she created a wide variety of ideas. - Susan Abbey, Director of Humboldt International Film Festival
Walnut Store Walnut Store Advertising, Editorial, Identity, Illustration, Photography, & Signage Design CLI ENT PROJ ECT APPROACH Walnut Store, Waste Less Design a logo, business I vectorized the logo, selected a font, and finalized the color Living, Inc. cards, signage, promotional scheme. I incorporated photographs in the flyers. As this was Pasadena, CA materials for the eco-boutique a new business, I focused on marketing materials that would Walnut, and photograph store draw in the general public and entice people who care about merchandise and events. furthering their sustainable practices. I was very impressed with Milly s professionalism, positive attitude, and strong work ethic. - Christine Lenches-Hinkel, Founder and Owner of Waste Less Living, Inc. SIGNAGE I was asked to design a sign that would hang right outside of the store entrance. Under the walnut logo, the sign reads Brought to you by Waste Less Living, Inc. because the store is owned by the LOG O I was asked to update and properly digitize the Walnut store logo overall organization Waste Less Living, Inc. This sign is 3 x 3 feet. with new colors. This logo was meant to be simply and easy to BUSINESS CARDS comprehend as it represents an actual walnut which is in itself is Below are square business cards for the Walnut store. The shape intertwined with the representations of nature, Pasadena, growth, remains consistent throughout the store and is meant to stand out and potential for change. from conventional rectangle business cards.
HSU Athletics Department Walnut Store Identity Design CLI ENT PROJ ECT APPROACH Humboldt State University Design various logos for a I met with the Director, asked questions, compiled research Athletics Department variety of Athletics events about the events, sketched various designs, and vectorized the Arcata, CA incorporating the university selected designs. Various drafts were shown to the Director and colors and the HSU Jacks department staff which led to revisions and final logo designs. department logo. AUCTION LOGO FLYER This logo design was more challenging because of how text heavy I illustrated the tree, shot all but one of the photographs used, and I emphasized photos in the corners to best depict the organization s it is, however, after creating various versions, we decided to use edited the text to be brief but informative of the Walnut store. My values; the group photo represents community outreach, the plants a gavel as the letter "t" in the word "auction" to visually signify supervisor and I worked closely together to figure out the best show our environmental focus, and the jewelry displays the variety that this is an auction. I used elegant fonts as this event is mainly layout of the text and image placement. of items sold in the store. targeted to donors and VIP supporters of the Athletics Department.
EDITORIAL Armory Center for the Arts Photography & UI/UX Design CLIENT PROJECT APPROACH Armory Center for the Arts Pasadena, CA Creating content to promote studio programs, exhibitions and events, and managing social media accounts. As the Armory s branded color is red, many of our designs, especially on social media utilize the color red. When using social media, I often shoot photographs or obtain them from coworkers and Photoshop them. Features: Book covers, magazine covers and spreads, newsletters, posters, and other print forms. PHOTOGRAPHS I take a lot of photographs of artworks, art students, exhibitions, events, and Photoshop the photographs as needed then create interesting captions to go with each photograph. These posts are scheduled using Hootsuite and the Facebook scheduler.
Armory Center for the Arts Armory Center for the Arts STUDIO BANNERS The above banners were designed with the same branding used from the cover of the fall catalog which features the artwork of one of our teaching artists. Using Illustrator, I combined the imagery with text to display infront of the Armory building. We also used this imagery for our web banners, (pictured left). STUDIO CATALOG This catalog was created in two weeks with several revisions and changes made. With guidance from the Studio Department, I made sure to include several photos of student artwork and students making art throughout the catalog and kept the colors consistent with the 3 colors on the cover.
Armory Center for the Arts Armory Center for the Arts EVENT PROMOTI ON EVENT SLID ESH OW Along with coming up with a design for the Annual Monster The branding of this event was mainly red and white which we Drawing Rally card, we also rolled out several posts of last year s kept consistent throughout the entire event. The above images are events and for the last days leading up to the event, made it into all from slides that were projected on a large wall during the event a countdown. which informed the audience of the rules, sponsors, when and which artists were drawing, and other information.
Armory Center for the Arts HSU Student Disability Resource Center Editorial Design & Illustration CLIENT PROJECT APPROACH Humboldt State University Create a flyer, bookmark, I was inspired by the colors of the university and symbols of Student Disability Resource and poster to target and education which is what the Read&Write Program helps with. Center inform HSU students, staff, The design is fun, easy to comprehend, and something that will Arcata, CA and faculty about the free catch the eye of people walking through the hallways on campus Read&Write program. or stopping by the center. FREE Software for HSU Students, ARMORY STUDIO PAGE REVAMP I worked with the Studio Director to select new photographs to include on our Studio Landing page (pictured on left) that are exciting and demonstrate each age group. To incorporate our Winter themed Studio Catalog (pictured above), I used the same DO YOU... WANT TO... Make vocabulary lists? Have text read out loud to you? Create study guides quickly? Have quick access to a dictionary? NEED HELP... With the writing process? Proofreading papers? Organizing research materials? To download, go to: www.humboldt.edu /software Read&Write is a productivity software program designed to support and improve reading, writing, research, and study skills. Features include: Text-to-speech: Listen while your text reads out loud Vocabulary List Builder: Create vocabulary lists Highlighting Key Concepts: Create study guides or outlines from highlighted words or sections of text Word Prediction: Improve writing skills when composing papers Translator: Translate single words or paragraphs Use Read&Write in all campus labs (Windows and Mac) AND you can download Read&Write onto your personal computers for FREE! MARKETING MATERIALS I created large-scale posters to stand out around campus. I also created small flyers in which the leftover part of the flyer was being cut into informational bookmarks. The biggest challenge was fitting so colors throughout the website. This layout is also more mobile- much information on the bookmarks in a beautiful way. I also enjoyed friendly than the previousn design. creating the various academic icons.
PCC TRIO Upward Bound PCC TRIO Upward Bound Editorial Design CLI ENT PROJ ECT APPROACH Pasadena City College TRIO Make a bi-fold brochure Created a brochure using their branded colors, showcasing Upward Bound that is visually pleasing and pull quotes from alumni, photos of their diverse and successful Pasadena, CA informative to attract and alumni, and beautiful photos displaying the types of activities the inform high school students program offers to its participants. and their parents. BROCH URE The brochure is created to be engaging, playful, easy to understand, and truly represents what the organization offers. My favorite aspect was gathering and using the quotes from program alumni to incorporate in the brochure design. This also helped to break up the layout into a more appealing design.
HSU Academic & Career Advising Center HSU Academic & Career Advising Center Editorial Design & Illustration CL ASS PROJ ECT APPROACH Intermediate Graphic Design Make a mock brochure for a I chose the Academic and Career Advising Center because I Humboldt State University, department at HSU that best wanted to place emphasis on a department that has a wide Arcata, CA represents the departments audience. I created a color scheme that is inviting, and reflects needs and target market. the university. I illustrated many icons that relate to student goals. Milly is very creative and her designs are always clean and professional. - Shannon Berge, Administrative Support Coordinator at HSU Academic and Career Advising Center BROCH URE The cover is meant to depict young professionals, as college students are the target market for the center. It primarily targets college students, but can also serve parents and community members by providing information about the center. I kept the design welcoming by including some facts on the initial spread that are captivating and allow for negative space. I used photos from the Humboldt flickr account that depict a variety of fun, exciting, and day-to-day activities that students at HSU participate in. I also included Success Stories of students who landed amazing opportunities thanks to the center.
HSU Third Street Gallery HSU Third Street Gallery Editorial Design & Photography CLI ENT PROJ ECT APPROACH Humboldt State University Collaboratively design a I sketched various quick layout designs for the brochure and Third Street Gallery quad-fold brochure that kept the color scheme simple and representative of the gallery s Arcata, CA represents the new gallery current branding and pitched these to my team which led me to location and give viewers design the brochure while using the advice from other student insight to the gallery space. artists who also helped me edit and select photographs. Milly is a team player who put a lot of hours into making positive contributions to our gallery. - Jack Bentley, Director at Third Street Gallery BROCH URE Creating this brochure was a great experience because the gallery needed a new design to showcase the gallery s new location. The biggest challenge was fitting all of the text in the brochure in a pleasing manner. I shot photographs of the gallery to include in the brochure. Most images are from those the gallery had stored from previous events.
CLI ENT Pinetum Britannicum Levitt Pavilion Pasadena Editorial Design Signage Design PROJ ECT APPROACH CLI ENT PROJ ECT APPROACH Humboldt State University Create a front and back cover I explored all of the images in the book then chose the ones I Levitt Pavilion Pasadena Design a 3 x 6 foot vertical This music venue has a wide array of genres perform which Library Special Collections for the reprint of the book, thought would work best on a cover. I illustrated pine cones to Pasadena, CA and horizontal banner that is why I decided not to emphasize one genre over another. I Department The Pinetum Britannicum, serve as a garnish on the cover and throughout the title page will be placed at all entrances enjoyed selecting and manipulating the fonts to be inviting and Arcata, CA using images from the original and acknowledgments page. I chose a dark green from the of the park when the concerts easy to read. I designed it without dates so that it can be used book and original designs. Pinetum tree itself. are occurring every year. year after year. Milly can quickly create designs that are beautiful, clean, and evocative of the subject matter. - Claire Reynolds, Former Publications Specialist at the HSU Library Milly was one of my best interns because of her warm attitude and dedicated work ethic. - Daniel Rizik-Baer, Former Volunteer & Outreach Manager at the Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
UI/UX LACMA Exhibition: Repurpose Identity & UI/UX Design CLASS PROJECT APPROACH Graphic Design Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA Select an architect for a mock LACMA exhibition. Design a logo for the exhibition. Design ticket stubs, a mobile application, and a website. I was unfamiliar with architects, but I knew I wanted to choose someone who designs with sustainability in mind. I also wanted the promotional materials for the exhibition to reflect the type of work the architect does which included repurposing items and making them into something beautiful. Features: User Interface and User Experience works range from web design to mobile app design. These designs are all done with the user in mind. WEBSITE I made a welcoming, easy to read landing page and kept the menu minimal. Whether someone is looking at the mobile application or the website, they are able to obtain the same information. When an image is selected, a slider pops up and makes the rest of the page fade away.
LACMA Exhibition: Repurpose LACMA Exhibition: Repurpose MOBILE APP The first image shows the landing page, followed by the menu. The menu consists of a biography of David Hertz, a collection of his works, and a contact page. When creating the mobile application, I kept the initial pages welcoming by using minimal icons. When a theme is selected, a page with images and transparent boxes with the title and brief information about the work appears. However, if the user selects a specific work then they can read the full details and simply swipe left or right to view the rest of the pieces in that collection. TICKET Hertz uses repurposed materials from old buildings and even air planes to create organic and sustainable buildings. The icons on the tickets represent Residential, Commercial, and Special Projects which are the shapes the tickets form when they are folded and the trees are all die cuts that fold upward. Folding directions are on the backs. The tickets are printed on Neenah Environmental Paper. I want to encourage people to keep the tickets which led me to craft tickets that can be constructed into mini 3D versions of Hertz s work. I carefully designed the tickets in a way where the title of the show, the name of the artist, and the date would all be easily legible when it is folded.
PACKAGING Sweet Scientist Beer Identity, Illustration, & Package Design CLASS PROJECT APPROACH Advanced Graphic Design Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA Design a beer bottle label, carrier, and logo using the name we randomly chose and West Coast Brewery. Extensively researched various types of beers and why people drink them. I chose to do a fruit beer because they are popular, especially amongst microbreweries for its sweet taste and vibrant color palette. Features: A few examples of packaging class projects I have completed for completely different targets; fun bandages for children and fruity beer for adults. PACKAGE The design is vibrant in color scheme and will stand out on a shelf. After going to a few shops to browse their beers, I saw many had a vibrant color scheme and bright colors. I wanted my beer to stand out in the heard which is why I contrasted my bright color scheme with a black background.
Sweet Scientist Beer ILLUSTRATION Features: Hand drawn illustrations completed as digital illustrations using Adobe Photoshop and a drawing tablet. LABEL I created a pattern of science related symbols that wraps around all of the design to give the background more depth and to tie into the theme of the term scientist. I researched the most popular fruit beers and found that raspberry, cherry, and strawberry are popular flavors which is also how I developed the color scheme.
TIME Magazine Article TIME Magazine Article Editorial Design & Illustration CL ASS PROJ ECT APPROACH Intermediate Graphic Design Create a 2-spread article in I chose to design three spreads, using illustrations and Humboldt State University, TIME magazine s style using infographics. I absolutely love exploring layout design. I created Arcata, CA my own imagery and the an inviting front spread and pull quotes to draw readers into the article provided in class. article and followed the specifications of TIME magazine.
TRIO Summer Theme Illustration Yeti Editorial Design & Illustration CLIENT PROJECT APPROACH CLASS PROJECT APPROACH Pasadena City College TRIO Math/Science Upward Bound Pasadena, CA Design a graphic that will represent the summer theme and be used on shirts, notebooks, posters, and the program yearbook. Concepted the design and slogan to represent the educational experiences students will obtain from their summer which reflects the values of the organization and what it offers to students. Created the final design using Adobe Illustrator. Digital Illustration Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA Draw an original figure in a detailed environment utilizing the techniques gained in class so far. Traditionally, I use color pencils and markers to draw, I decided to create an illustration that resembles this style. I wanted to create something cute, fun, and warm which led me to illustrate a yeti making a snow cone for herself in the forest. Her leadership and creativity skills provided students opportunity to enhance their creativity skills. - Pablo Carreon, Former Director, Pasadena City College TRIO Math/Science Upward Bound
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