Even though I am an introvert, I love having conversations. Deep, thoughtful conversations that allow me to learn and understand. The process for getting there is simple to me: I give my full attention, listen, and respond as authentically as I can while leaving room for tact.

It’s a habit I picked up from my days as a middle-school educator. Here’s a secret I learned from juggling parents, students, and the crushing bureaucracy that is the American educational system: everyone just wants to be heard. And that concept has stuck with me and continues to be a driving force through my design career. Whether it’s a client or a design concept, I see it as my job to listen to their needs and translate it into something narratively and visually compelling. My endless curiosity and love of learning compels me to approach all my projects by first engaging in deep research, which is why I aspire to be a creative director at a studio that works with a variety of industries.

My designs focus on typographic identities that are minimalistic with a touch of sentiment, creating visual dialogues that exist in the spaces between words and emotions.

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Education

09/2019–04/2022
ArtCenter College of Design
Pasadena, CA
Master of Fine Arts, Graphic Design

08/2009–05/2013
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Bachelor of Arts, History/Minor in Chinese & Education

Recognition

09/2019–04/2022
ArtCenter Merit-Based Scholarship

07/2021
Hoffmitz MIlken Center for Typography Award for Excellence in Typography
(Dogma 2.0)

Experience

07/2022–Present
Mazda North American Operations
Irvine, CA
Designer I (Brand Style Management)

01/2022–04/2022
ArtCenter College of Design
Pasadena, CA
Teaching Assistant for Michael Neal/Grad Seminar 4

05/2021–09/2021
FÖDA
Austin, TX
Design Intern

01/2021–4/2021
ArtCenter College of Design
Pasadena, CA
Teaching Assistant for Simon Johnston/Type 3

05/2020–8/2020
Tangent Agency
Glendale, CA
Design Intern