Austin Brand Designer

Criteria

Brand design — 6 yrs

Design systems ownership

Type & identity work

Current

CACreative Director at Cardinal & Ash

Past

HFDesign Lead at Halcyon Forge

MWBrand Designer at Mill & Weld

PTVisual Designer at Prairie Type Co.

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Education

RIBFA, Graphic Design at Ridgemont Institute

Eleven years across studio and in-house teams, most of it spent on identity systems for consumer brands. Titles map to a Senior Brand Designer or Design Lead — she has held both, plus a stint as an interim Creative Director during a rebrand.

Criteria

Brand design — 8 yrs

Motion & packaging

Agency + in-house mix

Current

HFSenior Brand Designer at Halcyon Forge Mar 2024 – Present (1 yr 6 mos)

Past

BMDesign Lead; Brand Strategy Advisor at Bellmont Union Jan 2023 – Feb 2024 (1 yr 2 mos)

FRLead Visual Researcher at Fernrock Apr 2022 – Dec 2022 (9 mos)

TQSenior Designer at Tallquist Feb 2021 – Mar 2022 (1 yr 2 mos)

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Education

TCBFA, Visual Communication at Trinity College Austin

Ranged from Associate Creative Director to Senior Brand Designer over eight years, with the last three focused on packaging and motion. Strongest in Figma and After Effects; has shipped identity work for two beverage launches.