Sally Maier

Designer and Strategist

Baltimore, MD, USA
Passionate 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.

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 - 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
January 2014 - Present Baltimore, Maryland, United States

NPR

Graphic Design Intern

June 2014 - August 2014 Washington, District of Columbia, 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