For a designer to be successful and unique, he or she must first have a firm understanding of his craft. This understanding translates into each aspect of a designer's process, allowing ideas to transform from concepts to taking a tangible form. Through my practical and educational experiences, I have come to see design as the visual synthesis of ideas. It captures thought and language, transforming them anew. It commands the imagination and intellect, creates connections, fosters understanding, and provides meaning. It shapes the visible environment and delivers information to everyone within it; it is functional, conveying messages with purpose.

Featured on Inhabitat.com (2012)
Featured on PleatFarm.com (2012)
Featured on ICanBeCreative.com (2012)
Featured on Good.is (2012)
Published in issue 12 of Uppercase magazine (2012)
Published in Gestalten's 'Boxed and Labelled 2: New Approaches to Packaging Design' (2011)
Published in the August issue of Computer Arts Projects magazine (2011)
Student runner-up, Core77’s International Packaging Design Competition (2011)
Featured on Core77.com (2011)
Featured on TheDieline.com (2011)
Featured on PackagingoftheWorld.com (2011)
Featured on ID-Mag.com (2011)
1st place, Michigan Student Assembly logo design contest (2010)
1st place, Michigan Renewable Schools Program logo design contest (2009)
1st place, Bartonbrook Properties logo design contest (2009)
1st place, Impact Dance poster design contest (2008)
1st place, Mary Markley Hall t-shirt design contest (2007)
1st place, Big Ten Women’s Gymnastics Championships logo design contest (2007)