At the beginning of my design career I worked on a science communication team at the University of Texas, where I addressed a wide variety of design needs from initial branding for research groups, to conceptual illustrations for press releases, to technical diagrams bound for academic publication. It was through this work that I discovered my affinity for an unexpected niche: infographics and information-oriented illustrations. I was inspired by the communication problems I encountered for which a visual approach could easily demystify a concept that was otherwise too laborious or time consuming to explain in words.
I now work as an independent designer and illustrator, but my favorite projects continue to be assignments such as these. I love encountering concepts that are uniquely in need of visual communication, whether it's due to their complexity, or abstraction, or an obstacle of preconceived notions. If my work was purely about improving aesthetics, I would have lost interest with it long ago. What continues to draw me in is the intellectual puzzle that each new project presents, and the rewarding outcome of making knowledge more accessible.
When not designing, I can be found drawing comics, gardening, learning a second language (German), and trying to look cool on Goodreads.
If you'd like to explore my Lisa-Frank-wannabe alter ego, check out my illustration focused portfolio HERE.