About Dana

Hello, and thank you for visiting my portfolio. I am a graphic designer AND illustrator. The ‘and’ is important — for over 15 years, I’ve worked on projects wearing the designer hat as well as the illustrator one, but I am most successful when I embody both roles for my clients.
Got infographics? I will design the underlying complex structure AND illustrate all the elements.
Looking to rebrand? I can intuit the design system that will solve problems AND make the linocut-inspired elements for your brand library.
From my formal training as a graphic designer, the things I constantly think about on a project are typography, emphasis, perception, and access. My illustration work was borne out of this, and it’s an additional way for me to help my clients tell their stories. I am a stronger illustrator because of my design background, and vice versa.
I freelance from Southern California, but my clients are all over. Wherever you might be, I would love to hear about your projects and businesses. Drop me and line and say hi!
Favorite design projects:
Infographics
Anything print, especially publications!
Visual identity/rebrands

Favorite illustration projects:
Anything in a series (icons, products, people)
Repeat patterns
Animals, plants, science topics
Crafts and how-to



Select clients
18th Street Arts Center
AARP International
American Film Institute
The Broad Stage
Gundry MD
Hilton Foundation
Johnson & Johnson
Laguna College of Art & Design
Samsung
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