Illustrator and Designer
Narrative illustration for editorial, books, advertising and events; as well as surface design, graphic design, logos, and typography.
My clients include M Magazine, Yahoo! Food, Clinton Kelly, Inc., The Wall Street Journal Weekend Journal, and Pandodaily
May 2008
- Present
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Design Director
We are a full - service home-products company. We specialize in bath hard accessories, shower curtains, and rugs. Our scope includes bedding and pet, and we devleop products for store brands, licenses, and our own proprietary brands. We are a young company, but we are quickly gaining market share thanks to our unparalleled enthusiasm, industry knowledge, and collaborative approach.
January 2016
- Present
New York, United States
Scent-Sation, Inc
Senior Bedding Designer
Created specs, drawings, and layouts for a wide range of collections.
Reviewed strike-offs and samples alongside production.
Worked directly with design director & production team to create sheet & quilt programs for regional, traditional, and back to college markets.
Helped to launch new jacquard and knit throw programs.
Developed original prints; bought and edited existing studio prints
Balanced drop ship programs with customer orders within a fast paced work environment.
November 2014
- January 2016
New York, United States
Designer
Clinton Kelly Effortless Table, now available at MACYS.com. Work-for-hire Contract, P/T. Developing designs from conception to production for tableware and serving pieces. Using inspiration boards and source imagery, I have worked with the creative director to compose images for salad plates, and coordinating repeating patterns for decals to be applied to mugs and dessert plates. The full set includes 6 coordinating dish sets, each following a different theme and color story, designed to be mixed and matched or used alone on a dinner table. The experience has been a pleasure. In addition, I designed marketing collateral and logos for the brand.
April 2013
- September 2014
New York, New York, United States
Designer
Fabric designer for Cranston Village, and VIP lines of quilting fabrics. Editing and converting licensed and purchased art to create full groups of quilting fabrics. Limiting color palettes, matching colors between designs, and following style guides all make up the process.
July 2014
- Present
New York, New York, United States
Graphic design, product development, print production, sourcing,
Package design, product devlopement, sourcing of product and production, design for point of sale, store signage, and a wide variety of design projects for clients including invitations, business identity packages, greeting cards, and event products.
November 2012
- April 2013
New York, New York, United States
Freelance Product Development
Executed amendments and new designs with the goal of maintaining or establishing stories within seasonal collections. Created new manufacturer briefs, amendment briefs, and color cards.
August 2012
- August 2012
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Product Development Intern
Researched and created trend reports. Created original motifs and set them to repeat for textiles and accessories. Created colorways using Pantone cross-referencing. Converted vintage designs into color separation and modified designs to updated and unique repeats and color-ways for original application. Prepared color-cards, presentations, and spec sheets for production. Prepared full-size tiled paper mock-ups of duvets, bedding repeats for clients.
May 2012
- August 2012
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Volunteer
For three weeks I helped build houses for the farmers of Lenadora, Dambulla, Matale Province, while simultaneously documenting the trip and experience to prepare for resulting series and book projects.
March 2012
- March 2012
Lenadora, Sri Lanka
Art Department Intern
Assisted design associate and art dept with layouts and spot selection for Talk of the Town section. Edited images and layouts to specifications and standards followed by TNY art department. I kept and organized the archives of the magazine, independently laid out spot series for print, maintained magazine mini boards, and served as a liaison between members of the art dept, as well as the art dept and other depts. Organized inspiration and source binders for Caroline Mailhot (AD) and Chris Curry (AD). Assisted members of art dept with various requests
January 2011
- May 2011
New York, New York, United States