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About

Thoughtful, award-winning creative direction, team leadership, and design. Born and bred in California, I'm an honest New England enthusiast to the continual befuddlement of the locals. Iā€™m also a creative-concepting, brand-instigating, integrated-campaign-building lover of things funny, beautiful, and strange.

Adobe Creative Suite & related apps equipped.

 
 

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FEALTY DESIGN
CURRENT Proprietor
logos, branding and marketing for all types of businesses but specializing in unique custom family crests.

FLOUR BAKERY + CAFE
2018-2020 Visual Marketing Director
Responsible for copywriting, design, visuals, social media, website, seasonal campaigns, retail item design, partnerships, in-store displays, and more for renowned 8-location Boston Bakery chain. Supported growth of the Flour Bakery Rewards App, Worked directly with senior leadership to develop campaigns, contests and engagement, created gift bundles and promotions for sale in bakeries and online.

ZIPCAR
2012-2018 Lead Art Director, Associate Creative Director
Creative direction, design, and management of complex multi-piece campaigns. Management and mentoring of internal agency/creative team and outside agencies and freelancers. Responsible for concept, design direction, and stakeholder management for integrated national ad campaigns, identities, content marketing, social, photo shoots, video, print collateral, signage, environmental graphics, websites, online ads, emails, and more. 

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON
2003-2011 Senior Graphic Designer
Design, presentation, production, and general project management for all types of collateral produced by the MFA, including exhibition identities, brochures, invitations,advertising, fundraising, membership collateral, and the MFA website.

JAPAN EXCHANGE AND TEACHING PROGRAM (JET)
1999-2000 Teacher
Year-long program sponsored by the Japanese government (JET program).

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PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, FOREST GROVE OREGON
MFA in Creative Writing, expected June 2025

MASS ART, BOSTON MA
Graduate Graphic Design Certificate
Rigorous design program focusing on creative development, conceptual design, typography, and presentation. Thirteen courses culminatingin a final portfolio review with outside critics from the design community.

ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, SANTA FE NM
B.A. Liberal Arts
Interdisciplinary curriculum based on the Great Books of western civilization. Four years of mathematics, philosophy and language, three years of laboratory sciences, one year of music. (Plus four years of living in Santa Fe, NM which was an education in itself).

Props

Rebrand 100 Global Awards, Graphic Design USA, Telly Awards (Bronze), Hatch Awards (Merit), HOW Magazine In-House Design, Rockport Best of Brochure Design, American Association of Museums Design, New England Museum Association Publication Design, AIGA BoNE Show

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Travel, photography, contemporary art (it's a love it or hate it kind of thing), knitting, good design, renovating our old house, running, reading, sailing, snowboarding, finding ever more ridiculously named cocktails to sample, and sitting on the front porch daydreaming (when I get the chance).

 
 
Having a name like #griffin is like cheating when it comes to a custom crest design! How could I not incorporate this fascinating mythical symbol in each of the design directions we worked through? Here is the first option I presented, which highligh
Another custom item created with a Fealty Crest!šŸ›”ļøšŸ’« Check out this sherpa-fleece lined blanked, beautifully imprinted with a crest created last year. The team at @zazzle makes it easy to add your crest to almost any type of item you can imagine, an
...an unused alternate crest design for the Wood family. This version focused more exclusively on the symbols that represent each of their children: šŸ’®šŸƒā„ļø, assembled together to create a unified image of a flower in bloom. The rays in the background
I'm thrilled to share with you the Wood family crest! This cute family of 5 ā¤ļøs everything Disney - and visiting Disney World is their favorite thing to do as a family. Naturally we had to include a nod to this in their design. In addition, they aske
Here it is - The Andaluz crest final design! We adjusted the colors to more closely resemble classic Mexican tiles. This crew went all out and ordered my most expansive package and showered the family with everything from custom notecards, stickers,
The third option I presented to the Andaluz family is more of a classic take on the same themes as the previous two - For this option, I used a strong serif font and a softer silhouette for the rooster. The sunshine becomes a bold graphic background
ā  Time to share the second design option I created for the Andaluz family! This version pulls from classic Mexican tile motifs in order to highlight their heritage and also highlights the importance of love for family...and naturally, for them, roost
Hi everyone! I wanted to share the custom crest design options I developed for the Andaluz family. My client surprised his father with the family crest design for his birthday, which was so lovely! ♥ļø This family shares Mexican and Texan herit
This has been a great year for custom crests! thank you to all of my clients - it is truly an honor to work with you and i appreciate every single opportunity! Know anyone else who might appreciate a unique family crest? If so, i’m booking clie
Here is the second option for Ceres and Tom's family crest. Same elements as the last version I posted, but visualized in a more classic way: Corgi in the front, with the MIT dome and Autumn leaves filling out the background. Wondering which one they

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