ABOUT

I’m a multi-disciplinary art director, designer, and creative consultant based in New York City.

My specialties include: branding, integrated marketing, 360 creative concepting, corporate communications, digital & print design, experiential graphics, staging, styling, and photography.

I’ve been a university design educator and hold a Master of Arts in Visual Communications with a focus on Social Responsibility.

As a trusted partner to heads of marketing and communications, I prioritize messaging, strategy, and “the bigger picture” throughout my creative process.

More About Me

My work is deeply inspired and influenced by cultures, faces and philosophies from around the world. While working on media programs for initiatives such as Al Gore's Sustainable America and MTV's World AIDS Day, I cultivated my passion for messages with meaning. A desire to bridge my marketing experience with my love of design led to a Masters of Arts in Visual Communications focusing on Social Responsibility.

I currently spend time between New York, California, and any foreign land I can get my hands on...and somewhere in between comes dance, guitar, writing, refinishing furniture, and making meaningful things for friends and family. I try to stay close to my love of the arts and have enjoyed the honor of exhibiting work in a handful of galleries and shows.

Design Philosophy

I believe beauty moves us in far greater ways than we will ever be able to comprehend or commercialize. I believe artists and scientists are strikingly similar creatures, they just happen to be sitting on different sides of the same mesmerizing phenomenon. I believe some things just can't be captured on film or canvas, but have utmost respect for the attempt to do so. I believe the imperfect is simply perfect, but honor the continued quest for excellence. I believe "less is more." Less is more focused, more concise, and more powerful. Less is also less distraction from your purpose and your unique voice.

I believe design greatly impacts our society and should be approached with thought, respect and a sense of responsibility.

Past Clients Include

Aéropostale
Arizona State University
Asian American Dance Performances
Bentley Laboratories
Bluewolf, an IBM Company
Chroma Color Bar, a L’Oréal Professional Concept
Chronicle Books
Clint Smith III
DoSomething.org
Downtown Women's Center of Los Angeles
Dr. Dan Siegel
Gap Inc.
HarperCollins Publishers
Hachette Book Group
Jamie Bernstein
Julia Turshen
Leapfrog Enterprises
Mari Manor
Mindsight Institute
Mustache Agency
Psychotherapy Networker
Princeton Architectural Press
Rick Hanson, PhD
Saint Peter's Church
Teachers College Columbia University
The New School
Tiny Prints
Tracey Medeiros
Wedding Paper Divas
Wildlife Works
and more…