Design Playground
Whether it's been in a professional capacity or for a personal project, nothing beats the hours I've put into Canva, an online graphic design tool.
I began using Canva in 2016 for my job with my college's Women's and Gender Center, mostly making posters to advertise the center's events. In the years since, I've continued to use Canva regularly, designing countless print and digital posters, static TV ads, dozens of social media posts, headers and graphics for newsletters, and more. One of my favorite things to use Canva for is creating small booklets on topics that are important to me.
Following is a selection of those booklets and a description of what my intention was for each.
Cover of the "Ally in the School" booklet.
The About Us page of the "Ally in the School" booklet which talks about who ShoutOut Ireland is and what they do.
The back cover for the Ally in the School booklet.
Cover of the "Ally in the School" booklet.
"Ally In the School" was a project I took on for my internship with ShoutOut Ireland, a non-profit organization that focuses on LGBTQIA+ education for students as well as adults who work with minors.
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This booklet was intended to act as a resource for the schools that invited ShoutOut to give workshops to their students. During these workshops, facilitators would ask the students what *they* thought their school could do better to support their LGBTQIA+ community. This is a collection of the most popular answers, with details on how to implement each suggestion.
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As my first and longest booklet, it was my goal to make the design clean-cut but colorful. This project was intended for school administration teams, so keeping it professional while still being fun and educational was my top priority.
In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, I combined my skill with Canva with my love for witchcraft to create a small booklet about (a few) different kinds of witches.
It was my intention to have the "Beginner's Journey Into Witchcraft" become a series, highlighting important elements of witchcraft every beginner should know.
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My goal with the design was to curate a mystical aesthetic with a fun, comforting vibe to help make it more accessible to those who are new to the subject.
A cover of a booklet about traits of different kinds of witches with cartoon illustrations along the edges.
A description of basic traits of a green witch with cartoon designs surrounding it.
A description of basic traits of a eclectic witch with cartoon designs surrounding it.
A cover of a booklet about traits of different kinds of witches with cartoon illustrations along the edges.
Cover of the "Pet Responsibility Activity Book"
A page in the "Pet Responsibility Activity Book" which explains why someone should use this book (targeted towards children).
The final two activities in the "Pet Responsibility Activity Book".
Cover of the "Pet Responsibility Activity Book"
For my Transmedia Storytelling class senior year, I teamed up with some classmates to create a fictional marketing campaign for a local nonprofit. We chose the Humane Society and decided to do a campaign focusing on adolescent, first-time pet owners.
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Since the project was for a transmedia storytelling class, we were each tasked to create an element of this campaign using different media -- social networks, videos, print booklets, games, and others.
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As my portion, I designed a short activity booklet to help kids prove they are responsible enough for a pet. The goal for this design was to keep it cute and fun while making sure the majority of the elements were working towards the function of the workbook aspect.