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Congressman Seth Moulton

I worked closely with the U.S. Congressman and his team from brand analysis, to developing a logo, palette, and typeface, to crafting assets and guidelines for his team to create designs independently. Moulton is approachable and honest, yet with the commanding confidence and expertise to be an effective visionary. His friendliness is coupled with his gravitas and experience as a marine. I worked hard to craft a logo and visual identity that reflects Moulton’s dichotomous leadership.

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Pages from brand manual
Pages from brand manual

Showing full suite of logos for varied use cases

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Icons to be used in digital designs
Icons to be used in digital designs
Social media graphics
Social media graphics
Banners for town halls and other events
Banners for town halls and other events
Design templates for office welcome screen (shown in photo below)
Design templates for office welcome screen (shown in photo below)
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Window decals
Window decals
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District Learning Network

This cohort-style program, hosted by City Year, gathers school district leaders on a regular basis to problem-solve and share best practices across the country. The bright, energetic, and optimistic logo conveys that the District Learning Network is a space for collaboration and idea generation.

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Secondary logo "stamp"
Secondary logo "stamp"
Tablecloth, signage
Tablecloth, signage
Folder for participant materials
Folder for participant materials

BU College of Communication

After several months of working as lead designer at BU's College of Communication (COM), I made a formal proposal to COM leadership to lead the school through a brand analysis, shape a visual identity, and implement it across media. There had previously been no defined brand identity for the college. I led months of focus groups, discovery, and analysis, followed by weeks of design work, to create a vibrant identity that is contributing to greater brand awareness via COM's website as well as all print and digital materials.

On this page:

  • a few pages from the COM style guide I developed

  • a recruitment brochure with comparison photos showing the old brochure and the redesigned brochure with COM’s new identity

  • various pieces I designed after establishing the visual identity, which showcase the brand’s ability to adapt to different contexts, subject matter, and audiences

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Redesigned recruitment brochure (front/right), after COM visual identity development, compared to old
Redesigned recruitment brochure (front/right), after COM visual identity development, compared to old
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Lyceum

This 1920s bank-turned-event-space needed a logo and visual identity to match the elegant interior and history of the building. Along with the logo formats and circle illustration, I delivered a full style guide to the Lyceum with a color palette, typeface guidelines, and design recommendations.

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Sales packet
Sales packet
Banner designed by Lyceum staff, using my style guide
Banner designed by Lyceum staff, using my style guide
Window decal
Window decal

Propelling Social Ventures

Propelling Social Ventures conference logo and style guide, designed to complement existing (green and grey) Innovation Hub brand

Conference logo
Conference logo
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Logo use guide
Logo use guide
Visual identity inspiration
Visual identity inspiration

City Year icons

When City Year’s brand style evolved to include a new icon style (outlines, rather than solid shapes), we wanted custom icons to depict our AmeriCorps members and our unique service. I researched and experimented to learn to create consistent, quality icons, and I developed a foundational set of City Year-specific icons that pair well with other icons we create or source online. I have continued to iterate on these originals to showcase diversity and, most recently, virtual and COVID-safe service. 

Soon after developing the initial icon set, we realized there was a strong desire to be able to represent the corps graphically in a way that fell between a simplified, universal icon and a detailed illustration. The corps' presence, diversity, and talent is central to City Year, and across the organization, people were wishing for more of the corps’ essence to come through in graphic visuals. To that end, I developed illustration sets of City Year AmeriCorps members, beginning with paperdoll-like bodies with a variety of hairstyles. As time went on and we saw more use cases for these custom illustrations, I later developed more distinct bodies, and all bodies and hairstyles can be mixed and matched if desired. 

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Congressman Seth Moulton
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District Learning Network
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