About

I am currently an Art Director at Funny Garbage, where I have worked since early 2007 designing large-scale interactive projects. In addition to Art Direction and Design, I have taken on the role of Information Architect. As an Art Director, I create and maintain visual systems, keep current with design software and technology, present work effectively, maintain both internal and client relationships, and lead others. I manage designers, freelance resources, and the design internship department. Other duties include writing and preparing new business proposals, project management, and making technology decisions.

Beyond my work at FG, I maintain a loyal base of freelance clients; most recently, I architected and designed a new website and content management system for The Cooper Union. Prior to joining FG in early 2007, I was an Art Director at Inc Design, where I worked with Fortune 500 companies and other corporate clients on annual reports, advertisements, print materials, and Web sites. At Inc Design, I managed a small team of designers and freelancers.

I studied graphic design at the Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst, Basel, Switzerland, and graduated with a BFA from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in Manhattan. At Cooper, I concentrated in graphic arts, video, and animation. In Basel I studied typography and structure with the masters, including Wolfgang Weingart.

In 2009, two sites that I art directed for FG received prestigious awards: a Webby Official Honoree
(nyc-arts.org) and an Interactive Media Award (landmarks.utexas.edu). In 2004, I was named one of the “Top Young Designers in New York” by the Art Directors Club. That year, I received the Lubalin Fellowship, which funded her exhibit about the role of the computer in design.

I am interested in typography, graffiti, video and media arts, and comedy. I have a collection of hot-dog–shaped candy that people have given me in response to my side project, Absolute Würst.

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