NATCHIQ | ONKEEHQ | ISUWIQ      

Exhibition Graphics

Identity for Natchiq | Onkeehq | Isuwiq: Indigenous Artists Honor the Seal, an exhibition at the RISD Museum curated by Nadia Jackinsky-Sethi, Erin Ggaadimits Ivalu Gingrich, and Elizabeth James-Perry. This exhibition highlights seals as a cultural connector for Native communities in Alaska and Inuit Nunangat, showcasing works from the early 1900s to the present.



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HAMPI

Brand Identity | Motion

A bilingual visual identity for Hampi, a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Karnataka, India, incorporating English and Kannada, the local language of the state. 



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TANGENT

Variable Typeface | Systems

A generative variable type system with three constructions—Mono, Sans, and Form. Created collaboratively with Deborah Khodanovich. 





TDC Young Ones 2026 Award Winner  
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RISD MUSEUM Guide

Information Design


I developed the RISD Museum Guide, featuring a diagram that clarifies the museum's structure, distinguishes gallery spaces, and illustrates navigation paths. The guide has been in circulation since December 2025.


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FICTIONAL TRUTHS      

Master’s Thesis

Fictional Truths starts with a question: What if storytelling wasn’t just content, or a way to pitch a client, but instead became a way of approaching design? What if we could borrow from how narratives are built to reimagine how we design?



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ELSEWHERE     

Exhibition Graphics | Curation & Motion

There exists a place just beyond our current bounds. Beyond the imaginary lines that divide our pace, the edges of the frame that shorten our perceptual capabilities, or the economy of the gallery wall that dictates our imagination. A place where how we see can bend from the edges of here to somewhere else. Elsewhere chases this place, engaging the thresholds of here not as obstacles to overcome, but as sites of generative possibility. Collective Exhibition by RISD Graphic Design MFA 2026 Grad Show.





GUNS & GULAABS     

Title Sequence | VFX & Motion

Titel Sequence reated with Harkat Studios for Netflix’s Guns & Gulaabs, an Indian Hindi-language comedy crime thriller series. 



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MOTION DESIGN

Teaching Design

I have taught twice a self-proposed class about Motion Design at RISD, working with students across graphic design, architecture, industrial design, and illustration to integrate motion as a powerful tool in their practices. The class has since been 


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RISD MUSEUM Wayfinding

Information Design | Motion

Motion for the admissions screens at the RISD Museum, highlighting the collection and directing the viewers through the museum.   


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RAY

Motion Design | Illustration


A teaser for RAY, an anthology celebrating 100 years of Satyajit Ray, an iconic Indian filmmaker; created for Netflix in collaboration with Harkat Studios. 



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CHEWSDAY

Motion Design | Brand Case Study

Brand Case study created with spicefire, for their branding of the Chewsday collection of dog treats, across print and digital assets. 


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THE INK BUCKET

Illustration | Design for
Lifestyle Products

Illustration and design for the 2023 Planner Collection at the Ink Bucket, featuring four dated planner options, a wall calendar, a desk calendar, and freebies for sale. I worked on the identity and design across all products. Working closely with the brand founder, who hand-painted all final designs, I developed the illustrations, color palettes, and motif variations that unified the collection, I also assisted in filming and editing the launch videos. 



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