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Gardener’s Supply Company Brand Sticker Designs

Gardener’s Supply wanted to create a brand sticker that would go in shipped orders to customers. Riffing on the leaf and the large G in the logo, I created several unique designs that are fun, memorable and a little bit edgy.

Gardener’s Supply Company Look Books

Gardener’s needed a new fresh design template for the Loobooks, that clearly showed variety, pricing and information. I took the opportunity to move from Power Point to InDesign to up the sophistication of the piece.

Gardener’s Supply Company Hemp Grow Guide

Gardener’s Supply Company needed custom literature to go in their new Hemp Grow Kits. It needed to include distinctions between the three versions of the kit, as well as a weekly grow guide. I was given free reign on format, and came up with a horizontal booklet structured by the weeks in the growing process.

Colomont St. Albans Bay Share Graphic

Colomont, a start up company looking to break into the hemp industry in Vermont, needed a share graphic to promote their “Clean up St. Albans Bay with Hemp” Go Fund Me campaign.

A La Vanille Logo

Ace Creative’s client A La Vanille is a start-up bakery outside of Boston, MA. They wanted a logo that combined a cameo and a vanilla flower and felt very “French patisserie.”

Dirt Chic Business Cards

Dirt Chic needed to get their store hours and consigning hours onto their cards, as well as update their fonts to be more modern and readable.

China as an Innovation Nation Book Cover

Working under the art direction of Ace Creative, I created this concept for the book “China as an Innovation Nation” for Oxford Press. The Yen symbol sits in front of high tech industry images that speak to China’s growing infrastructure.

Tufts Information Technology Kudos Cards

Tufts Information Technology needed an update to their “Kudos Cards.” These cards are given to staff by other staff in recognition for various achievements and qualities. For

Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program Infographic Sheet

Tufts Information Technology needed an update to their “Kudos Cards.” These cards are given to staff by other staff in recognition for various achievements and qualities. For

GLSEN Local School Climate Survey One-Pager

A one-page promotional sheet explaining how to use GLSEN’s (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) Local School Climate Online Survey Tool.

GLSEN Local School Climate Survey Promotional Card

Concepts and final design for a promotional postcard for the Local School Climate Survey, a survey tool for U.S. schools developed by GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, Strait Education Network).

Interise Giveaway Coasters

Interise, a Boston-based small business training company, wanted a fun giveaway for their tradeshows. With direction from Ace Creative, I put these coasters designs together which use their extended color palette. Rounded corners, letterpress printing, and a hefty weight stock complete the design.

Tufts University Large Format Three-Piece Banners

These large format, three-piece banners for Tufts University were taken over by Ace Creative in 2012. Every year the University does 3–4 new banners and hangs them around their campus along the streets of Medford, MA.

Eliot School Catalogs

Working with a brand and catalog system that Ace Creative developed in 2009, I have laid out the catalogs for the Eliot School, a nonprofit fine arts and craft school in Boston, MA, for the last several years.

Tufts Department of Engineering Newsletters

Working within a template set up by Ace Creative, I have laid out these newsletters for Tufts Engineering Departments for the last several years.

PostureInline Logo

PostureInline is a start-up company that will be using the Egoscue Method for helping patients correct and align their posture to relieve chronic pain.

Jeff’s Restaurant Menu

Jeff’s Restaurant, a staple of the downtown St. Albans dining scene, needed a new menu design. They were looking to emphasize their “farm-to-table” fare and make the menu very easy to read.

Gift of Design Business Cards

My own business cards. Screen printed on 100% recycled chipboard. The tone is crafty, bold and simple.

People’s Party Productions Website

People’s Party Productions wanted a website with large header photos and an easy-to-update platform with a blogging tool.

The Law Offices of Richard Edward McCormick Website

The Law Offices of Richard Edward McCormick wanted a simple and easy-to-update website that reflected the environmental roots of their attorney’s backgrounds

1/9 Miler Promotional Banner for Jeff’s Restaurant

Jeff’s Restaurant wanted a banner to draw people in before and after the Vermont Children’s Trust Fund “1/9 Miler” race in St. Albans.

SASY! Marketing Brochure

SASY!, a nonprofit animal rescue organization in Costa Rica, needed an overview brochure with both English and Spanish text to make people aware of their mission and give them ways to get involved.

Believe in Brookline Kids Invitation Suite

While working for Ace Creative, I had a large part in the creation of this invitation suite for the Brookline Community Mental Health Center.

Tufts Cyber Security Campaign Posters

Working for Ace Creative, I had a large role in the creation of the 2012 Annual Cyber Security Campaign Posters for Tufts IT Department.

Inner Design Logo Concepts

Inner Design is a one-woman new-age venture just getting off the ground. She wanted a calming feel to her brand, her personal symbol worked in, and references to the natural world.

Mass Energy/PPL Various Projects

Various projects for Mass Energy Consumers Alliance. Large banner, Renew Boston MBTA ad with tear off sheet, Renew Boston flyer, Green Energy banner and web buttons.

HAI Posters

Various posters for events sponsored by the Harvard AIDS Initiative.

Kodiak Earthmoving & Landscape Brand & Collateral

Kodiak Earthmoving & Landscaping wanted their logo to include a nod to the Kodiak bear to convey power, and their brand to reflect natural looking landscapes with the colors of Vermont. Pictured below is the logo, business card and accordian-fold brochure.

Libson–Gray Wedding Invitation Set

A custom pattern, subtle colors, unusual font and letterpress production set the tone for this classy Vermont wedding.

Women & AIDS in Africa Logo and Invitation Set

Logo and invitation set for large scale gala and silent auction.

babyphotographer.com Brand Collateral, Baby Announcements & Holiday Cards

babyphotographer.com was a small business start-up with the innovative business model of the baby photographer coming to the client’s homes, rather than the client dragging their children to the mall.

Shoes to Dye For Brand & Collateral

Shoes to Dye For, a small bridal accessory retail store, wanted a fresh new logo and collateral. The simple lines and sans serif type of the logo kept the brand modern while the touches of lace detail on the business card and magazine ad pull in the idea of tradition.

Waking Times Logo

Designed for the online magazine Waking Times. The magazine wanted a logo that spoke to their mission of awakening the consciousness of the people. The eye opening with the nod to different vibratory colors fit the bill.

Sandyfeet Photography Marketing Postcard

Marketing materials for a subbrand of babyphotographer.com, Sandy Feet Photography.

The Attic Logo & Packaging

Logo and packaging concept developed for a fictional coffee house based on the theme of recycled and vintage materials.

Morrisseau—Dostaler Wedding Invitation

My own wedding invitation suite. The quirky yet elegant design on pearlized paper set the tone for my husband and I’s backyard Vermont wedding.

HAI Holiday Cards

Harvard AIDS Initiative holiday cards. Every year was a challenge to call attention to the AIDS crisis, but show hope at the same time.

Acceptance

Painting illustrating the word “acceptance,” done for “Connected Art Books: Art from a Spiritual Perspective.” 24″ x 30″. Acrylic on canvas.

Smoking Man Rock Art Animation

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Lovebirds (painting)

A painted version of my original Lovebirds print. Acrylic on canvas. 36″ x 24″. SOLD.

Crosby

Name painting for a friend’s newborn baby. Acrylic on canvas. 20″ x 15″.

Playtime

Acrylic on wood. 8″ x 10″. SOLD.

Connected

Acrylic on canvas. 20″ x 15″. Available.

Dapple

Acrylic on canvas. 20″ x 15″. Available. Currently on display at The Bistro at 10 Acres in Stowe, VT.

Begin

Latex and acrylic on canvas. 36″ x 24″. Available. Currently on display at The Bistro at 10 Acres in Stowe, VT.

Red Triptych

Acrylic on wood. Client wanted a red abstract painting similar to the style of artist Yin Lum.

Ubuntu

Ubuntu is an African philosophy that refers to the idea that if something isn’t good for the entire community, then it isn’t good for anyone. Acrylic on canvas. 20″ x 15″. Available.