Design & Illustration
WBUR’s spring ad campaign launched on April 29th inspired by the lettering and headphone / earbud illustration art I’d originally created for the Membership team’s spring fundraising campaign. The campaign is multi-channel, appearing everywhere from highway billboards to news websites — via digital programmatic placements and core outlets like The Boston Globe. The campaign runs …
Great news to share: I received a grant opportunity from Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) to produce creative, culturally resonant communications about COVID-19 and vaccinations. It’s the perfect art opportunity fit considering the recent comic work I’ve been creating highlighting life during the pandemic and my interest in sharing vaccine information. I’m super excited and …
Today is the Winter Solstice Festival or Dōngzhì Festival, one of the most important Chinese and East Asian festivals celebrated. It’s a time for families to get together and a time to eat tang yuan (汤圆), aka glutinous rice balls. My personal favorite are the black sesame-filled ones, which is the only traditional Chinese dish …
For the past few years, I’ve been working closely with the WBUR development team on their holiday greeting cards thanking donors for their support. Each illustration project has been different stylistically but the themes of thanks, the fall season…and turkeys, for the most part, run throughout – I’ve gotten pretty good at drawing turkeys. “”New …
Recently CNN did a round-up of “I Voted” stickers from all 50 states and Massachusetts was part of the group with that basic, generic oval-shaped flag sticker. It’s not the cutest thing so I wanted to reimagine it. This sticker would be big and round featuring the colors and elements from the flag as well …
Whenever the opportunity to work cross-functionally opens up – and with time permitting – I make myself available. It’s a great chance to work with colleagues I normally wouldn’t work with and it’s always fun to work on new projects to stretch my creative brain. My latest work collaboration with Project Citrus at WBUR, which …
Who else has seen the memes on the new Facebook care emoji? Emoji holding boba, Netflix, money and beer among many other things. Well, I wanted to throw my own into the ring with some public radio-minded versions featuring WBUR, NPR and public radio in general. The new emoji was announced by Alexandru Voica, a …
My latest illustration and design is an ode to the daikon radish now on Redbubble. Featuring a little radish on baby & childrens’ clothing and a pattern for the stuff in your life, this will show the world your love of that delicious root vegetable – the daikon radish. View the full collection now on Redbubble!
What better way to thank WBUR supporters than with a tote bag…postcard. Public radio listeners will definitely appreciate this (I hope). I thought it’d be fun to be self-referential…and a little meta.
Kicking off the opening of my Redbubble shop (emptybamboogirl.redbubble.com), I have a series of sea creatures – jellyfish and a ghostly octopus – available on a wide range of items: throw pillows, stickers, tote bags, travel mugs, notebooks and much more. SHOP THE COLLECTION NOW!
In August, I collaborated with Chinese American Family under my comic strip / illustration arm Empty Bamboo Girl on a series of baby onesies and stationary cards that are now available. The collection is a celebration of culture and food. CHECK OUT THE COLLECTION!
For the WBUR fall campaign, one of the thank you gifts for our listeners that I designed was a retro radio tin lunchbox. I had a lot of fun working on this design – bringing in elements of NPR, WBUR and the station radio numbers. The “I ❤️Public Radio” sticker was a nice touch. It …
Based in Boston, Nüwa Athletic Club provides an environment for Asian American girls and women to enhance their physical and emotional development through teamwork, sportsmanship and cultural activities which includes but is not limited to lion and dragon dance. design direction logo design & branding illustration print & digital promotional design web design social media marketing (2017-present) …
Mimoco‘s mission is to deliver FUN & FUNctional products that keep fans connected to their always-on mobile lifestyles. original character designs licensed character designs logo design & branding packaging product design apparel & accessories tradeshow & exhibition design promotional print & digital artwork e-mail marketing web design (2007-2015)
CogniToys are the world’s smartest smart toys. Using the Friendgine platform, CogniToys are able to engage children with real-time, speech-based communication to help them learn and grow. Named a Time Magazine Best Invention character illustrations instructional booklet box packaging (2016)
For over forty years, Schylling, Inc. has specialized in timeless toys. I worked with the design team to create a toy tea set featuring an original character. character illustrations (2015)
It’s always exciting to see something I designed out in the retail space. Here are some Star Wars MIMOBOT USB flash drives at a Staples.
In partnership with iconic pop-culture brand Star Wars, I worked closely with the Lucasfilm licensing team on the product cycle for the Mimoco USB flash drive product line. character designs cross promotional branding packaging product design tradeshow & exhibition design promotional print & digital artwork email marketing (2007-2014) (photo credit: @urbanophoto)
A product line of portable batteries called MimoPowerTube extending the pop culture-infused line of tech gadgets by Mimoco. original character designs worked with other artists to bring their designs to this product platform logo design & branding (color story, icons and patterns) window box packaging promotional print & digital artwork (2014)
In partnership with iconic pop-culture brand My Little Pony, I worked closely with the Hasbro licensing team on the product cycle for the Mimoco USB flash drive product line. character designs cross promotional branding packaging product design tradeshow & exhibition design promotional print & digital artwork email marketing (2013)
The Mass Effect 3 MIMOBOT series by Mimoco is designed based on the famous video game trilogy and includes iconic characters such as Garrus Vakarian, Commander Shepard and Liara T’Soni.
A product line of portable batteries called MimoPowerBot extending the pop culture-infused line of tech gadgets by Mimoco. original character designs licensed character designs logo design & branding window box packaging design promotional print & digital artwork (2012)
In partnership with iconic pop-culture brand DC Comics, I worked closely with the Warner Bros. licensing team on the product cycle for the Mimoco USB flash drive product line. character designs cross promotional branding packaging product design tradeshow & exhibition design promotional print & digital artwork email marketing (2012)
In partnership with iconic brand Hello Kitty, I worked closely with the Sanrio licensing team on the product cycle for the Mimoco USB flash drive product line. character designs cross promotional branding packaging product design tradeshow & exhibition design promotional print & digital artwork email marketing (2009)
In 2008, Mimoco partnered with Tokidoki to release a collection of MIMOBOT USB flash drives featuring three characters: Meletta, Nero and Pastaio. The art concept involved taking pieces from each design and featuring them in the ads. I worked on the illustrations and design. Here are concept sketches: (2008, Mimoco)
In the summer of 2008, Ford rolled out their Fiesta line of vehicles with a set of missions. One of them happened to be creating a MIMOBOT USB flash drive.
Redmond Channel Partner is designed to make Microsoft partners more successful. The Microsoft channel contends with a unique set of technical, business and even political issues. editorial illustration spot illustration (2006)