I am dedicated to creating high caliber design that combines humor, simplicity, and elegance.
I take any opportunity to design and build unique packaging
and enjoy branding and typography. I am inspired by
my surroundings and immerse
myself in a wide variety of
music, blogs, and things that
make me laugh.


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Special layouts for ESPN's Grantland.com's NBA Draft package. Grantland's NBA Draft page and appearance on Grantland's homepage.
Design: Cayla Merrill & Jean Shim, Creative Directon: Walter Bernard.
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Special layouts for ESPN's Grantland.com's NBA Draft package. All players page and player profile page.
Design: Cayla Merrill & Jean Shim, Creative Directon: Walter Bernard.
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Special layouts for ESPN's Grantland.com's NBA Draft package. Team page and team profile page.
Design: Cayla Merrill & Jean Shim, Creative Directon: Walter Bernard.
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Headers for ESPN's Grantland.com.
Design: Cayla Merrill, Digital Illustration: Cayla Merrill, Creative Directon: Walter Bernard.
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Headers for ESPN's Grantland.com.
Design: Cayla Merrill & Jean Shim, Digital Illustration: Cayla Merrill & Jean Shim, Art Direction: Cayla Merrill, Creative Directon: Walter Bernard.
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Publication design for Scandinavian Review's Centennial Issues.
Design: Cayla Merrill, Creative Directon: Walter Bernard.
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Publication design for Scandinavian Review.
Design: Cayla Merrill, Creative Directon: Walter Bernard.
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Book design for Made By Hand by Bill Powers.
Design: Cayla Merrill, Creative Directon: Walter Bernard.
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Book design for Made By Hand by Bill Powers.
Design: Cayla Merrill, Creative Directon: Walter Bernard.
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Book design for Made By Hand by Bill Powers.
Design: Cayla Merrill, Creative Directon: Walter Bernard.
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Logo and packaging for the "Hive Jive," a meet and greet for the contestants of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Awarded a Certificate of Excellence from the American Graphic Design Awards. Published in the Graphic Design USA Annual and was a finalist for the Albany Ad Club NORI Awards.
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Packaging for the giveaway received upon arrival at the "Hive Jive." Awarded a Certificate of Excellence from the American Graphic Design Awards. Published in the Graphic Design USA Annual and was a finalist for the Albany Ad Club NORI Awards.
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Invitation for the "Hive Jive." Awarded a Certificate of Excellence from the American Graphic Design Awards. Published in the Graphic Design USA Annual and was a finalist for the Albany Ad Club NORI Awards.
Logo and branding for "Graze," a café concept for the San Diego Zoo dedicated to providing a relaxing environment to calm exhausted parents. Original photography and illustration.
Product design for "Graze," a concept for a café in the San Diego Zoo dedicated to providing a relaxing environment to calm exhausted parents. Original photography and illustration.
Product design for "Graze," a concept for a café in the San Diego Zoo dedicated to providing a relaxing environment to calm exhausted parents. Original photography and illustration.
Annual Report for Godiva Chocolatiers with original photography. Encased in a box similar to that of a real box of chocolates.
Annual Report for Godiva Chocolatiers with original photography. Encased in a box similar to that of a real box of chocolates.
Divider and spread for Godiva Chocolatiers annual report. Original photography.
Financial spreads for Godiva Chocolatiers annual report. Original photography.
A two-page magazine spread devoted to the fear of British people and their culture,
using blatant and subtle stereotypes with original illustration.
A two-page magazine spread devoted to the fear of British people and their culture,
using blatant and subtle stereotypes with original illustration.
Product and package design for the ultimate male grooming kit. Products are housed in boxes that fit together like a block puzzle. When reversed, packaging reveals a clean-shaven, acne-free face. Original illustration.
Product and package design for the ultimate male grooming kit. Products are housed in boxes that fit together like a block puzzle. When reversed, packaging reveals a clean-shaven, acne-free face. Original illustration.
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Logo and three advertisements for Long's Horseradish based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
The slogan "Long is better" creates humorous irony between its suggestive tone and the conservative roots of the company. Original photography.
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Detail of advertisement using the slogan "Long is better" to create humorous irony between its suggestive tone and the conservative roots of the company. Original photography.
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Advertisements using the slogan "Long is better" create a humorous irony between its suggestive tone and the conservative roots of the company. Original photography.
Typeface folio and cover. Folio relating Trump Mediaeval's sharp angular serifs to the sharp angles of a dragon while acknowledging the medieval occupation of slaying dragons.
Cover uses whimsical faces to literally translate the title "Typeface."
Original illustration. An Albany Ad Club NORI Award finalist.
Detail of folio relating Trump Mediaeval's sharp angular serifs to the sharp angles of a dragon while acknowledging the medieval occupation of slaying dragons. Original illustration. An Albany Ad Club NORI Award finalist.
Slip case and book covers for the "Wanted" series, featuring biographies of three infamous characters of the Wild West: Billy the Kid, Butch Cassidy, and Jesse James. Each cover reflects the individual's crimes.
Slip case and book covers for the "Wanted" series, featuring biographies of three infamous characters of the Wild West: Billy the Kid, Butch Cassidy, and Jesse James. Each cover reflects the individual's crimes.
Product and package design for a fit-in-your-pocket box of tea that includes the four flavors of Citrus Sunrise: grapefruit, orange, lime, and lemon.
Product and package design for a fit-in-your-pocket box of tea that includes the four flavors of Citrus Sunrise: grapefruit, orange, lime, and lemon.
A brochure for the not-for-profit organization called "Strolling Heifers" that is dedicated to providing agricultural education to the youth of Vermont. Playing off of a composition notebook and spots of a cow, I wanted the brochure to have a youthful appeal. An Albany Ad Club NORI Award finalist.
A brochure for the not-for-profit organization "Strolling Heifers" that is dedicated to providing agricultural education to the youth of Vermont. I wanted to highlight upcoming events and fun facts about the organization. An Albany Ad Club NORI Award finalist.