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03/03/2026

Crashing my friends work trip to Hawaii 😎

Got to relax with some lei watercolors on the beach and sustainable lei making with .mindful.lei

01/03/2026

Sneaking in a moment to do some end of the year linocut with
Happy New Year!

I carved a matcha whisk and bowl stamp! 🍵

02/23/2025

Logo design for my friend Vanessa’s new bakery near Balboa Park in San Diego🤩🤩

She told me what she wanted “half sunflower half croissant” to represent her bakery. In addition to their pastries that they make in house, their storefront serves as a place for up and coming local bakers and businesses to share the spotlight.

I loved seeing her put the logo on everything: ceramic mugs, tote bags, tshirts, stickers, beanies, keychain.

My favorite thing I tried there was the miso caramel apple monkey bread 🐒 😋 let me know if you’ve tried it out!

So proud of you V!!

12/19/2024

Part 3 - A Better Bag Alternative

In order for coffee to stay fresh it needs to be in an air tight bag which usually means 100% plastic.
The coffee bag is made of Biotre Film, an earth-friendly, heat sealable, barrier material. “Biotre Film is made from 60% (by weight) renewable wood pulp. The wood pulp portion is biodegradable. The remaining 40% (by weight) of the bag is Polyethylene (PE) with an additive that is designed to make it disintegrate significantly faster than standard plastic. This packaging has a reduction in waste, less fossil fuel use, and reducing global climate compared to standard plastic.”

After the 1st presentation, we weighed the pros and cons of doing 4 bag designs versus 1 bag design and stickers to differentiate the flavors. By going the sticker route, the client was able to do just 1 purchase order that can be reused if they decide to expand their flavor line and spend less money on their first product run.

To order this coffee check out www.chirpforbirds.com 🐧🐤🐦🐦‍⬛🪺

12/18/2024

Chirp Nature Center Coffee Packaging Part 2

From sketch drawing to > digital > print!
The clients loved the first concept and wanted to move forward if I could make the landscape scene more accurate to the Big Bear region. The store actually sits on the edge of a lake with the beautiful San Gorgonio mountains in the background. I researched images of the store and hand-drew the mountains on paper. The client also requested the trees to be “Jeffrey Pine, Sierra Juniper, and White fir” and those were drawn up with pen. I imported the drawings into Adobe Illustrator to create vector artwork for the bag print.

Slide 4 contains the first presentation I made with alternative bag design options. Which one would you pick?

12/17/2024

Another year has gone by! Finally got to publish a project I did a long long time ago. Bird friendly coffee packaging for in Big Bear, CA!

This coffee is triple certified which means it’s USDA Organic, Fair Trade®, and Smithsonian Bird Friendly Certified. Many wild birds we enjoy in North America migrate from Central America’s coffee regions. This coffee ultimately impacts the birds that visit your neighborhood!

I worked with the marketing manager to select 4 popular wild birds to Big Bear to match the different coffee blends that are crowd favorites among local bird watchers; the Western Bluebird, Bald Eagle, Pinyon Jay, and Mountain Quail. I looked at their brand color palette (purple) and designated some nature-inspired colors that I thought would compliment their brand.

12/21/2023

Another trick to showcase the packaging design was to import the background (lovely photography taken by our in-house team) into Cinema 4D. Then I was able to render the boxes in this “scene”. It was my first time trying this trick and I’m very happy with the results. Find these products in Best Buy, Target, and online at Crate and Barrel.

12/15/2023

Stork packaging design work on the shelf! (displays are done by another agency) I did take into consideration that some products are behind glass cases and some are on the shelf with over the box to prevent theft. These were seen in Best Buy and Target but I haven’t seen them in person. If you have, shoot me a pic 🤙

12/15/2023

This product line I did the packaging artwork for was probably my biggest project this year! It was the first time our parent company launched into the consumer goods space and coincidentally not my first time working for a baby company. Working with a whole new team on an accelerated timeline; I helped create a cohesive look for the packaging along with the support of many others.

I also learned a new skill; how to render using Cinema 4D (this image) and it proved very helpful to the stakeholders for decision making with clear mock-ups.

06/14/2023

Packaging for Polk Audio - Reserve 200, 50th anniversary edition.

I sit behind a rad industrial designer who did the CMF (color, material, finish) for this product. 😎 It was fun watching him work on it.

I also saw a YouTube video of someone opening this box and they were so excited to unveil the product—like they got it as a gift! Watching people enjoy the products is probably the best part about working on these projects!

06/07/2023

Limited Edition Packaging for Bond. James Bond. 😎

Brand Art Director: Katy Blackman Packaging Designer: Denise Gee
3D Package Render: AJ Alameddine

06/05/2023

I just spent all weekend updating my portfolio website so here’s a reminder to update yours if you haven’t in a while!

Luckily the weather in San Diego has been cloudy (hello June gloom) so I didn’t feel too bad that I was in front of the computer all weekend. And this means I have a bunch of images ready to post on my IG!

Here’s a booklet layout I did for the Bowers & Wilkins 007 Edition headphones. It’s so exciting to work on a movie collaboration.

60th Anniversary logo was preexisting artwork from the brand.

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