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Projects

While every challenge holds many possible outcomes, these solutions reflect my perspective, values, and way of thinking as a designer.

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The Play Book

A personal, reflection-driven activity book designed to help adults reconnect with play, joy, and passion.

Content Development

Graphic Design

Research

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Studio Series Rebrand

Repositioning Merida Studio's legacy collection to clarify its role within an art-first brand and restore growth through focus and restraint.

Brand Identity

Art Direction

Photography

Project Management

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The Boston Gallery

Creating a gallery-forward environment that aligned a textile studio’s physical presence, team mindset, and client experience.

Environmental Design

Brand Identity

Art Direction

Project Management

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Erosions Exhibition

Curating an exhibition that welcomed legacy clients into a new understanding of Merida Studio's textiles as works of art.

Curation

Art Direction

Graphic Design

Brand Identity

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The Nature of Making Exhibition

A shrine-like gallery experience designed to immerse visitors in the final chapter of the Atelier Period and draw organic engagement through color, space, and narrative.

Curation

Photography

Project Management

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Living in Ma Exhibition

Translating a complex, evolving exhibition concept into a refined, buildable booth for the studio's return to Design Miami.

Environmental Design

Project Management

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Yarn Card Library

Designing a refined, tactile packaging system that transformed yarn cards into both a customization tool and a storytelling object.

Packaging Design

Brand Identity

Project Management

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Exhibitions Webpage

Creating a dedicated digital space to document exhibitions and reinforce Merida Studio’s art-forward identity beyond its physical galleries.

Web Design

UX Design

Brand Identity

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Atelier: Symphony of Yarn

Creating an artist book that documented Merida Studio's first artist series while positioning the studio's textiles as collectible design.

Publication Design

Copyediting

Photography

Project Management

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Studio Series Lookbook

Designing a digital lookbook that introduces Merida Studio’s customizable Studio Series rugs while clearly explaining the customization process.

Publication Design

Copywriting

Brand Identity

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Tokonoma Exhibition

Designing and executing a meditative, gallery-like booth at Design Miami to position textiles as collectible art under extreme time constraints.

Environmental Design

Project Management

Photography

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Tearsheet Redesign

Transforming product-heavy tearsheets into clear, intuitive customization tools that aligned brand identity with real-world sales conversations.

Information Design

Template Design

Project Management

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