HIGHER EDUCATION

Adjunct & Full-time Faculty - Lectures, Studio Courses, Graduate Studies

As an adjunct faculty member I manage the course curriculum, project expectations, as well as lecture on graphic design principles, branding, leadership, business innovation, and collaboration. I work with graduating seniors to develop their thesis projects as well as incoming students to develop their foundational design skills.

Student Work Samples

Branding guide for Aurora Timepieces showing logo variations, color palette with navy, teal, pink, gold, and peach, and typography examples in Fields Display font.
Logo for Aurora Timepieces featuring an abstract, colorful design resembling the Northern Lights within a dark circle, with the text 'Aurora Timepieces' in gold lettering.
A decorative blue box with colorful abstract design and gold lettering reading "Ariana TIMEPIECES" on top.
Brochure page featuring logos and images related to a brand called FORUM, highlighting social media presence and mobile services, with a photo of a service tent and a delivery van branded with FORUM, promoting health and wellness activities.
Four images of people engaging in fitness activities: a person running outdoors at sunrise, a person with a leg injury being assisted by a trainer in a gym, a woman practicing yoga in a studio, and a woman doing battle ropes at a gym. All images have a white overlay with the word 'FORUM' and a logo.
A branding style guide for Westcoast Winery featuring a logo with three large W's, a color palette with four shades, and different typography options.
A collage of images depicting a wine bottle, a seagull, a beach scene at sunset, a wine-making process with equipment and bottles, grape clusters, a landscaped garden with a fountain, a woman and child at the beach, wine barrels in a cellar, a hillside with palm trees, a bottle of wine, and a wine glass with grapes and cheese by the ocean.
Screenshots of Westcoast Winery's social media pages on smartphones, showcasing their Instagram profile, posts, stories, and branding with a logo of intertwined W's and a picture of two people embracing by the ocean.
A white tote bag with the logo of Westcoast Winery on a sandy surface with dry pine needles around.
Collage of various album covers with prominent text overlay stating 'Cover Art is Important'.
Infographic about vinyl record sales highlighting the importance of cover art. It shows pie charts, a line graph, and statistics indicating a 32% purchase rate for artwork, 64% for vinyl or CDs, and a 900% sales increase from first cover art.
Logo featuring two shaking hands inside a circular frame with decorative laurel branches on each side and the word 'CADRE' at the bottom.
Black background with a white rectangular border and complex white text in bold font repeating phrases about needing and not needing them.
A man wearing a black T-shirt with a graphic and paint-splattered jeans, and a woman with glasses wearing a black T-shirt with text, posed against a mustard background with three beanies in cream, pink, and black.
A newsletter layout with two black and white protest photos, one of a smiling man holding a sign about postal employee strikes, and another of people protesting outside a building. The background is tan, with sections of Latin placeholder text and headlines.
Logo with a circle of a handshake over a background of trees, water, and land, and text around it reading "NO CONST ROUNDTABLE CLIMATE & JOBS."
A presentation slide with the title "Logo in Context" showing two design mockups of a circular logo with a handshake inside, surrounded by the text "NO CT ROUNDABLE CLIMATE & JOBS," and a woman wearing a beige t-shirt with the same circular logo printed on it.
Logo for Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs with colorful abstract shapes around a black outlined square containing the organization's name in bold black font.
Presentation slide with the title 'Logo in Context'. On the left, two stickers display the Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs logo; one sticker is peeled from a backing paper. On the right, a street post with two vertical banners features the same logo with the text 'Protect the Climate, Work for Justice' and a website URL, against a blue sky background.
Office room with glass wall covered in colorful sticky notes organized by categories such as Operations, Finance, Marketing, and Design. There are desks with people working, and a person standing near the sticky notes.
Three books stacked on a wooden surface with a black pen resting on the front book. The top book has the title "DO LEAD" and features an orange arrow pointing upward. The second has the title "CREATIVE CONFIDENCE" and colorful abstract illustrations. The third book, partially visible, has a colorful, abstract pattern on its cover.
A diagram with three overlapping circles labeled 'Desirable Human,' 'Viable Business,' and 'Feasible Technology,' indicating intersection points with different shaded areas, and an arrow pointing to the text 'Start Here.' A whiteboard next to the diagram lists 'Design Management' with subcategories including Leadership, Strategy, Marketing, Finance, Operations, and Legal.

Design Management - Course Materials & Curriculum

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