About me.

I'm a designer, art director and editor who thrives exploring brand and campaign design. I focus on creating work that blends clarity with imagination, crafted to communicate my client's identity and voice.

I'm a designer, art director and editor who thrives exploring brand and campaign design. I focus on creating work that blends clarity with imagination, crafted to communicate my client's identity and voice.

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Hi! I’m Sara, and I love nothing more than creating images and messages that help people communicate. My favorite moment in any job is hearing a client say, “That’s it! That’s exactly what I want to say.”

Well, that or, “AWESOME!”

I have been a print and digital designer since 2001, as well as a writer and a copyeditor. I started adult life planning to write for a living—it’s what I’d been doing since I was a child, and I was even a writing tutor for nearly four years in college—but then I started taking design classes, where I got credit hours to play. I have written feature magazine stories on occasion, and I’m a copyediting fiend. But after 25 years of design work I still get excited when I start tossing around ideas for a new project.

I get paid to play with photos and draw in illustrator and make things engaging—how great is that?

Each client is different, and each message is unique. The best challenge I face every time is teasing out or just creating designs that speak to and for you. From logo and identity design to magazine layouts and social media graphics, I craft unique images that catch the eye and build your brand.

Hi!

I’m Sara, and I love nothing more than creating images and messages that help people communicate. My favorite moment in any job is hearing a client say, “That’s it! That’s exactly what I want to say.”

Well, that or, “AWESOME!”

I have been a print and digital designer since 2001, as well as a writer and a copyeditor. I started adult life planning to write for a living—it’s what I’d been doing since I was a child, and I was even a writing tutor for nearly four years in college—but then I started taking design classes, where I got credit hours to play. I have written feature magazine stories on occasion, and I’m a copyediting fiend. But after 25 years of design work I still get excited when I start tossing around ideas for a new project.

I get paid to play with photos and draw in illustrator and make things engaging—how great is that?

Each client is different, and each message is unique. The best challenge I face every time is teasing out or just creating designs that speak to and for you. From logo and identity design to magazine layouts and social media graphics, I craft unique images that catch the eye and build your brand.

Experience

  1. University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering

    Graphic Designer and Brand Manager / 2017 - Present

  2. University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering

    Graphic Designer and Brand Manager / 2017 - Present

  3. Suspect 15 Design

    Contract Graphic Designer / 2003 - Present

  4. Suspect 15 Design

    Contract Graphic Designer / 2003 - Present

  5. University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

    Graphic Designer and Editor / 2007 - 2017

  6. University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

    Graphic Designer and Editor / 2007 - 2017

  7. University of Minnesota School of Music

    Graphic Designer / 2004 - 2007

  8. University of Minnesota School of Music

    Graphic Designer / 2004 - 2007

  9. Minnesota Orchestra

    Graphic Designer and Production Manager / 2001 - 2004

  10. Minnesota Orchestra

    Graphic Designer and Production Manager / 2001 - 2004

Awards

  1. University of Minnesota Communicators Forum Maroon & Gold Awards

    11 Awards

  2. University of Minnesota Communicators Forum Maroon & Gold Awards

    11 Awards

  3. National Agricultural Alumni Development Association (NAADA)

    5 Awards

  4. National Agricultural Alumni Development Association (NAADA)

    5 Awards

  5. Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) Conference Awards

    2 Awards

  6. Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) Conference Awards

    2 Awards

Education

  1. Minnesota State University Moorhead, 2001

    B.A., Mass Communications:Public Relations | Minor, English: Writing

  2. Minnesota State University Moorhead, 2001

    B.A., Mass Communications:Public Relations | Minor, English: Writing

  3. Towson University, Maryland, 1998-1999

    National Student Exchange

  4. Towson University, Maryland, 1998-1999

    National Student Exchange