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A Taste of My Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Scuba Guam site and ID<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I have forever loved the ocean, and I come from a long line of divers. My dad taught my uncle, who made a career of it. I have enjoyed traveling to dive in some truly incredible places. This project brought my ocean obsession full circle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Misogi Sauna + Plunge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When my good friend Holly came to me saying she needed help with a new sustainably-driven outdoor store she was opening, I knew it would be a dream project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Auxo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Auxo is a bike maintenance tracking app that integrates with Strava data to prompt you to perform suggested maintenance at the right times to avoid mechanicals while out riding. I fully concepted, design, and vibe coded this app from scratch. All me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Colorado ABA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A mission-driven professional nonprofit for folks who focus on therapy for Autistic children, COABA needed and identity and a website that reflected the positivity and joy found through helping others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Downtown Corvo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I established the brand and designed the website for the Downtown Corvallis Organization, an advocacy group that supports the culture of downtown Corvallis, Oregon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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City of Philomath<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Then neighboring small town of Philomath asked for a logo that could speak to the city and to the folks who live there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yakima Racks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I spent 5 years with Yakima as an in-house creative, eventually becoming the head of creative for the company. Check out a few projects I did along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maupin Outdoor Store<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When my good friend Holly came to me saying she needed help with a new sustainably-driven outdoor store she was opening, I knew it would be a dream project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Co-Motion Cycles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This classic handmade steel bikes manufacturer out of Eugene has been in business for 35 years, but had never defined their brand. We started with the foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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World Ride<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This amazing nonprofit works to empower women around the world through mountain biking. Building out a logo that captures that spirit of giving through adventure was a fun challenge!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cFirst, design is imagining a future and working toward it with intelligence and cleverness. We use design to close the gap between the situation we have and the one we desire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frank Chimero, The Shape of Design<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A sampling of some other work<\/h4>\n\n\n\n