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All Work All Play2025

Identity
Motion
Event Managing
Screenprinting

The identity for the annual CalArts Graphic Design End of the Year Show.

All Work All Play is a reflection of the hectic school year as a designer: late nights, early mornings, long critiques, spontaneous breakthroughs, endless brainstorming, and shared chaos. In these moments, we’ve found that work and play aren’t opposites, but collaborators. Led the art direction and designed collateral such as posters, programs, site, and merch.

Motion: Scott Ulrich
UI/UX: Shivangi Chopra
Photography: Rafael Hernandez

The Perfect Mundane2025

Illustration
Publication

The Perfect Mundane is a collection of silly moments following the advetures of Pip, the small, strange cat.

The small zine features a series of 50 illustrations following the adventures of Pip the cat: it is a representation of how I’ve grown to appreciate the everyday. Pip goes through his life noting the big, medium-sized, and sometimes insignificant moments. To Pip, they are all equally worthy of noticing.

Hearing Damage + Last Dance2025

Identity
Print

A two-part series of performances celebrating the harmonious intersection of music and design.

The event gathered DJs across the graphic design program at CalArts, as they shared their love for music with the campus community. The dance was accompanied with screen-printed posters and custom t-shirts, serving as a memento for the hypnotic night.

CalArts Actors Showcase2025

Print & Digital Identity

The identity for the CalArts School of Theater’s annual 2025 Actors Showcase.

Developed custom brand systems for the NYC and LA shows with a functional website. Printed collateral such as resumes, invites, posters, programs, and photo-books. Motion: Scott Ulrich

Inchworm2024

Branding

Inchworm is a speculative public transportation system specializing in safe everyday traveling for kids, located in Los Angeles.

With the day-to-day challenges many busy families face, Inchworm provides an alternative mode of transportation to make guardians' lives a little easier, and the lives of littles a lot more fun.

Afterlove2023

UI/UX

Afterlove is a speculative dating app designed for lonely ghosts in need of a romantic partner in their afterlife, casual or long-term.

Users can create profiles based on what they remember of their past and current selves and are given the option of connecting with someone in/before their time era.

Salazar Park2023

Branding
Environmental Wayfinding

As a Design Intern at Place and Page, I collaborated with SALT Landscape Architects and LA County Parks to reimagine the signage components of the historical Salazar Park.

Conducting research, attending community meetings, and partaking in joyful collaborations were major parts of my involvement. Designing the visually informative aspects of the park allowed me to consider the ways I could honor the history of the activists involved and the community it currently serves.

CalArts Print Fair
2023

Identity
Event Managing
Screenprinting
Riso Printing

The 12th Annual CalArts Print Fair co-organized with Kari Trail. The identity for the event is based on the new beginnings of Springtime and is an overall celebration of the print culture at CalArts.

Kari and I designed the identity of the fair from the ground up and produced over 45 four-colored posters, with extra assets including pamphlets and spray-painted tablecloths. Motion: Ally Sutton

Selected Posters
2023-2025

A special selection of posters made in collaboration with friends, for events, and personal interests! Utilized various printmaking techniques: screen printing, riso printing, and wide format printing.

Posters made in collaboration with:
Shivangi Chopra (CalArts Drag Ball 2024 / CalArts Halloween 2024), Kari Trail (This Emancipation Thing / Bandung / CalArts Halloween 2024), Isa Eugenio (Al Jarnow)

THANK YOU!