Sally Maier
Designer and Strategist
Baltimore, MD, USAPassionate about design for social good.
Creates research-based and conceptually founded work with visual impact.
An effective designer with a strong voice and flexible attitude.
Creates research-based and conceptually founded work with visual impact.
An effective designer with a strong voice and flexible attitude.
Work Experience
Aga Khan Foundation USA
Design Officer
Led a rebrand and site redesign. A leader in design across the global Aga Khan Development Network.
September 2016
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Maryland Institute College Of Art
George Bunting Teaching Fellow in Graphic Design
August 2015
- May 2016
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Maryland Institute College Of Art
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Assisting in practical and conceptual courses including:
• Signs, Exhibits, and Spaces; focused on environmental and exhibition design, with Jeremy Hoffman
• Art Matters; a freshman foundational art history course, with Jenny Carson
• History of Graphic Design; a survey course and pilot for future online learning tools, with Brockett Horne
• Graphic Design Theory and Practice; a seminar with Ellen Lupton for upperclassmen and graduate students
• Letterpress Books; a course in letterpress and screen printing with Bob Cicero and the historic Globe Poster Collection
• Graphic Design 4; an upper-level studio with a focus on experimental and traditional branding with Maria Habib
• Signs, Exhibits, and Spaces; focused on environmental and exhibition design, with Jeremy Hoffman
• Art Matters; a freshman foundational art history course, with Jenny Carson
• History of Graphic Design; a survey course and pilot for future online learning tools, with Brockett Horne
• Graphic Design Theory and Practice; a seminar with Ellen Lupton for upperclassmen and graduate students
• Letterpress Books; a course in letterpress and screen printing with Bob Cicero and the historic Globe Poster Collection
• Graphic Design 4; an upper-level studio with a focus on experimental and traditional branding with Maria Habib
January 2014
- Present
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Corcoran Gallery Of Art
Senior Designer
Served as the primary designer for major exhibitions, long- and short-term college projects, and collaborated in overall institutional branding. Provided leadership for junior and intern designers, and assisted in mentoring student design projects.
June 2008
- August 2013
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Imagination Stage
Graphic Designer
Primary designer for the region's top children's theatre and performing arts education program. Designed season collateral, promotional pieces and an advertising campaign.
June 2009
- September 2009
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
MASS MoCA
Design Intern
Worked directly with the director of design to develop a variety of print pieces. Fully responsible for design of all collateral and exhibition graphics for an exhibition in the children’s gallery, Kidspace.
December 2008
- May 2008
North Adams, Massachusetts, United States
Michael Graves Design Group
Graphic Design Intern
Assisted the graphic design team for an award-winning design firm.
June 2007
- November 2007
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Education
Maryland Institute College Of Art (MICA)
MFA in Graphic Design
September 2013
- May 2015
Maryland, United States
George Washington University
BA in Studio Art
September 2003
- May 2007
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Awards
Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation
Honorable Mention: Records for Life Vaccination Records Design Challenge
2014
AIGA - The Professional Association For Design
AIGA 50 DC Selection: 30 Americans
2012