Art Direction

Global Brands

Brand &
Visual Direction

Brand &
Visual Direction

Google • Bloomingdale’s • West Elm • MLB

Visual & Digital Design across retail, lifestyle, and global sports brands

Overview

Overview

A curated selection of brand and visual direction work created across fashion, retail, and global sports brands. This work focused on translating brand identity into scalable digital expressions across campaigns, e-commerce, and content platforms.


While much of this work predates my transition into product design, it established a foundation in visual systems, hierarchy, and storytelling that continues to inform my UX and UI practice.

My Role

  • Visual & digital designer supporting brand, marketing, and editorial initiatives

  • Led visual execution across campaigns, e-commerce, and content platforms

  • Partnered with creative directors, marketers, and production teams

  • Translated brand guidelines into scalable digital assets and systems

The Challenge

Each brand required balancing strong creative expression with consistency at scale — across fast-moving campaigns, seasonal drops, and high-visibility global events.


  • The challenge was delivering visually distinctive work while adhering to brand standards, tight timelines, and cross-channel requirements.

Collaboration

Collaboration

Partnered cross-functionally to translate brand strategy into scalable visual systems across marketing, content, and operations.


  • Creative Directors

  • Brand & Marketing teams

  • Editorial & Content teams

  • Production & Operations

Brand & Visual Direction Across Scales

Brand & Visual Direction Across Scales

My process emphasized clarity, hierarchy, and brand expression—designing assets that scaled across digital surfaces while staying cohesive.

System-driven visual communication for global B2B storytelling

Modular presentation frameworks enabled consistent storytelling, regional flexibility, and rapid iteration across Google Marketing Live and related initiatives.

Event & Environmental Brand Systems

Designed and executed large-scale environmental graphics for MLB’s All-Star and Postseason experiences—translating brand systems across stadiums, citywide installations, and on-site collateral. Work balanced visual impact with real-world fabrication constraints to ensure consistency across physical and digital touchpoints.

Applying UX principles to email as a product surface.

Built modular lifecycle and campaign frameworks across retail brands, enabling consistent, responsive, and conversion-focused communication at scale.

Outcome

Outcome

  • Delivered high-visibility brand assets across retail and global sports platforms

  • Supported campaigns reaching millions of users

  • Established repeatable visual patterns that scaled across channels

Impact

Impact

  • Improved visual consistency across fast-moving campaigns

  • Increased efficiency for marketing and content teams

  • Reinforced brand trust through clear, cohesive digital storytelling

What I learned

What I learned

  • Strong visual systems are as important as strong concepts

  • Consistency builds trust at scale

  • Visual clarity is foundational to good user experience

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