Galactic Scale Inquiries into the Nature of the Cosmos with Kal Spelletich

In conjunction with the Telematic Media Arts installation by the same name, I collaborated with curator Clark Buckner and artist/scientist Kal Spelletich to create a catalog of Kal’s work for the show.

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The Medicinal Plants of California

Creating this book was definitely a passion project. A collaboration between myself, the reader, and most importantly, the plants, I spent months researching, compiling, illustrating, designing, printing, and finally hand cutting and assembling an edition of 40 books.

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Unraveled Moments with Ingrid Henderson

As part of graduating from the Master of Fine Arts program at California College of the Arts, Ingrid Henderson needed a thesis book designed.

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Year of the Tiger Calendar

In 2021 I had a great idea for a calendar: since 2022 is the year of the tiger, I decided to illustrate my favorite animal in the place of each of the 12 zodiac signs. Combining the Chinese new year with the signs of our Zodiac was super fun, and I learned a lot about Risograph printing through the process.

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Oakland School of the Arts

In 2022 I was contracted to design book covers for students graduating from the literature department at Oakland School of the Arts.

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When Dreams are Reality

Through my position as the in-house designer at Telematic Media Arts, I’ve had the opportunity to familiarize myself with some of the previous shows at the gallery.

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The Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza

The Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza have a vision of a welcoming, vibrant space that honors Harvey Milk’s life and legacy.

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Policing in the US

In 2021, we experienced a social reckoning in the form of nation-wide protests over the unjust practices of police departments across the country.

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Anodyne Prison Reform

For a speculative brand design project, I hoped to create a compelling mail campaign that would empower Californians to advocate for prison reform.

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COVID-19 Care Packages

Since moving to California, I’ve felt a vast guilt for contributing to the gentrification of Oakland, but I think with the proper consideration for my houseless neighbors, I could do more good than harm.

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Vote / Vota

As part of an initiative to get out the vote in key districts Visalia and Modesto, we traveled to these districts to explore investigative journalism as a creative form and documentation tool for action, site and community-based work.

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Print Experimentation

Printmaking has been close to my heart since high school. One of my biggest inspirations, Corita Kent, believed that printmaking was the most democratic medium since it could be widely distributed and shared.

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Motion Graphics

As part of my motion graphics practice, I created these animations to explore the principals of animation and motion design.

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Collage

An important part of my design practice is getting my hands dirty at times. While designing digitally is great for most objectives, playing with paper and getting my exacto knife out helps inform me of useful techniques and textures, and reminds me of the importance of composition in my designs.

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Uma Das O’Toole