Haley Miranda Group
Haley Miranda Group is an agency in Culver City, CA that specializes in promotions and events for TV networks including Food Network, Versus Network, ESPN 360, and Levi's. As part of the Haley Miranda team, I've worked on design and production for POS ballot boxes, emails, web banners, print collateral, advertisements, outdoor banners and signage.
Some recent projects have included:
Promo Planner for Versus Country Whitetail 2008 Promotion
Agency Cards describing Haley Miranda's past projects (Target/CES and Teleflora shown)
Frederick's of Hollywood
As part of the team for the classic lingerie brand Frederick's of Hollywood I've worked on the layout and production on the Spring and Summer 2010 catalogs, as well as designed some signage and packaging for retail.
Knock Knock
I worked as a production artist at Knock Knock, a fun company that specializes in clever, irreverant stationary products. Among other projects, I completed production on two 2010 daily calendars sold through Chronicle Books.
"The Wood" MFA Thesis Catalog
I made this 20-page catalog towards completion of my MFA degree in Visual Arts from UCSD. I did all of the design and production of the catalog, in addition to making all of the artwork pictured in it, and directing the photo shoots of the artwork. It includes both my MFA show, as well as my show at the Santa Monica Museum of Art (Project Room One).
The work deals with the wood as a romantic space, as well as wood as a material. The catalog communicates the fairytale aspect of the work, reflected in the text, with its large drop-caps, and the images that unfold like a story book.
Click here to see the entire catalog in one long window.
Click here to visit my studio art site.
Irwin Kids Product Launch
As a freelancer at Irwin Naturals, I used established design elements to design and produce collateral for the launch of the Irwin Kids line of nutritional supplements. Items included a store display header, a poster, sales sheets, a sample box, and a giraffe printed box and envelope.
Cordell Corporation (for Natural History Museum of L.A.)
Cordell Corporation is a small company that has taken on a big project - the restoration of the Natual History Museum of LA County. I have designed and produced some materials for the project; a one-sheet, a commemorative poster and a watch.
The commemorative poster utilized some images from the original architectural blueprints of the museum. The original blueprints were not only huge, but in many places hardly legible, so that project took a lot of compositing and cleaning of scans.
Here's an image of what the blueprints looked like originally before I retouched them.
"Reinforcing History" One-Sheet explaining the process of with which Cordell seismically retrofitted the 1913 wing of the Natural History Museum.
The most recent project was a limited edition watch featuring an image of the newly restored stained glass rotunda in the original wing.
Ready For Love (short film)
Promotional materials for Amy Adler's short film "Ready For Love," which is a fascinating look at Lorri Moore, a former porn star turned director, as she reflects upon her turbulent past.
For more information, go to www.readyforlovemovie.com
Real Estate Map and Illustration
Map and icons for a real estate project.
UC San Diego Visual Arts Department
In 2007 I designed the poster and postcard for a 3 location project called "Where:." This series took place in three venues in three different cities: Residencies and a presentation in Tijuana Mexico at Lui Velazquez, a one day exhibition and performance series at Sundown Salon in Los Angeles, and a show at San Fransisco's Queen's Nails Annex. I based the design on on old pictographic maps. Fellow artists Sarah Hunsucker and Kate Hoffman and I each drew one venue, and I did the final design and production.
Original design and illustration for the reading of the gifted young poet Ekiwah Adler Belendez for his collection "The Coyote's Trace." The image evokes a sunset along with the slightly psychedelic tone of many of Ekiwah's poems.
This poster and event map were for was a one-night Art Extravaganza called "Outer Space: Sixth College." The show's concept was to get the art out of the usual spaces art was shown in at the school, and utilizing the neighboring buildings of "Sixth" College. The marketing materials reflected the bold energy of the event, which was a smashing success! At least 500 people attended from both the school and the community.
Astralwerks Records
From 2001-2004 I was the Director of Advertising for Astralwerks Records (a division of EMI Music) in New York City. Essentially, I was the one-woman design, production, and advertising department. I planned and booked all ads, I designed and produced packaging, advertisements, marketing, and point-of-purchase materials including magazine ads, posters, postcards, stickers, one-sheets, and CD & DVD packages. Below are some of my favorites.
Samplers: Free Sampler CDs were created for consumers or in the case of the "Mixed" samplers, for club DJs to promote the label's newest releases. I designed the samplers to reflect the feel of the music - edgy, psychedelic and electronic in 2004, more singer-songrwriter oriented in 2003.
Winter Music Conference Party Invitations: These were used to promote the label's yearly party at Miami's Winter Music Conference. Each card reflected the sun-drenched colors of Miami. The 2002 Party was an outdoor, all-day event, and the 2004 party switched to a nighttime club party. Note the logo-as-sunset in the 2002 invitation.
Assorted Advertisements: These are just a small sample of the many ads I produced for Astralwerks. They ran in publications large and small, such as Rolling Stone, Spin, Jane, Entertainment Weekly, Premiere, Out, Blender, Flaunt, Magnet, Mixer, Urb, Bust, Paper, Interview, Tokion, and Billboard.
Other Projects: Various
Postcard for Italian American Reconcilitation (Off-Broadway): Art-direction and design. The play concerns a rift between best friends. I used the layout of the snapshots to reflect this central relationship.
Wedding Invitation: This was an invitation and RSVP card designed with a low-budget. Everything is digitally printed. The invitation was printed on cardstock that was already green on one side, and the text was matched to that green. The RSVP card was printed on translucent vellum, with a decorative leaf printed on the back to faintly show through on the reverse side.
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