I worked for the Deseret News for over seven years. During my job there I designed thousands of section fronts, covers and inside pages. I also illustrated stories and created graphics. Editors on the sports desk used to call me "the wizard" because I could make pages come together magically within minutes. I was their go-to girl for breaking news and pushing design to make an impact. I loved working in the madness of the newsroom. I loved telling stories that could transform the lives of people around the world. I loved facing daily challenges and coming up with creative solutions.
In 2012 I participated in the Barack Obama Art Works poster project. I became one of the nation's 12 finalists, picked from thousands of submissions. After the contest, I got in contact with the Utah State Campaign Director. He encouraged me to use my art to inspire and engage people for the 2012 Obama for America campaign. I helped design buttons and t-shirts that we sold to fund trips to battleground states like Colorado.
I also designed fliers and training materials for volunteers, including a pamphlet called the "Passport to Progress." Volunteers used it as a quick reference guide to grassroots campaigning tactics and to document their achievements in the campaign.
We spent many nights huddled around coffee shops late at night, talking about using art to make a local and national impact. The success of the campaign hinged on young people within the organization and I believe design helped fuel our mission.
A sampling of my illustration work that has been used in various print publications.
I’ve designed thousands of graphics for the Deseret News. The topics vary from story to story, and it's my job to figure out the best way to display data so it is clear and meaningful. All graphics are made in Adobe Illustrator and follow the Deseret News style. Here are just a handful of examples including bar charts, info graphics, maps and pie charts.
Just for fun
The Deseret News occasionally prints educational tabloids that are handed out to schools across the state. This particular tabloid was about the history of sports in Utah and used as a marketing device for our TV station KSL. I wrote, researched, designed and edited this entire tabloid with the help of several sports editors and the director of the Newspapers in Education program.
Traditional paintings and drawings.
Personal sketches, mostly done with ink and markers.